Bose won't brick your older SoundTouch speakers even though it's shutting down their servers: Here's everything you need to know

Bose's SoundTouch speakers are positively ancient in tech terms: they were introduced in 2013, and after a successful 13-year ...
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Every smart home brand should be watching how Bose is sunsetting SoundTouch speakers

Bose is shutting down the framework that powers SoundTouch smart speakers. But in a consumer-friendly move, it's open ...

Bose makes it easier to keep using your SoundTouch speaker after support ends

Following public backlash, Bose has extended support for its SoundTouch products and made changes that will let owners ...

Bose Does the Right Thing for Customers of its Unsupported Smart Speakers

Bose announced last October that it would brick its oldest smart speakers in February, setting off customer complaints.

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life

Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver ...

Bose speakers: SoundTouch shutdown softened and postponed

Bose is now shutting down the cloud functions of SoundTouch devices a little later. Lost features could be compensated by the open-source community.

Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them

In a surprisingly user-friendly move, Bose has announced it will be open-sourcing the API documentation for its SoundTouch ...
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Bose Extends SoundTouch Cloud Support Deadline, Open-Sources API

Bose has postponed the end date for cloud support for the SoundTouch series from Feb. 18 to May 6, 2026. The brand initially ...
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Bose goes open source with its aging SoundTouch speakers

Here’s something I’d like to see more of: a tech manufacturer choosing not to brick one of its older cloud-connected products. In this case, we’re talking Bose, which just months ago was poised to ...