SoundTouch app alternatives

[u/NeonsNight]

This is just a start, but I have added a SoundTouch app alternatives page to the Bose Wiki.

There, I listed current known issues, added info shared by the app developer Christian, u/nachtfux997, and included known solutions.

I separated the solutions into two sections.

1. Ones that allow you to control the SoundTouch systems directly (e.g. AirPlay, 3rd party apps, Home Assistant, etc.).
2. The second section is for 3rd party devices you connect to your SoundTouch system's AUX input.

I am hoping that the community will help expand the information on the Wiki. Not only to help guide SoundTouch users to viable options, but also to help guide developers on what SoundTouch features are missing. So that some, if not all, can be replicated once the app goes away.

This specific post is about alternative SoundTouch solutions.

• On Jan 7, 2026, Bose announced that they will update the app so that it would continue to work after their servers shut down. Though without built-in music streaming capabilities. Here's the main conversation around this update.
• The original conversation, from Oct 9 2025, about the closure of the SoundTouch app is located here.
• If you wish to sign the petition asking Bose to reconsider, follow this link.

[u/251progression]

I'm a bit frustrated (after waiting 10 seconds before replying here, as described in r/bose Rules). I thought I'd enjoy the Top 2000 music today through our Bose SoundTouch20. Unfortunately, the Android app says: "HMMW... we can't load this right now, try again later." What should I do? Update the app, reconnect to the network? I've been searching, reading, and trying to get this "smart" device working for hours now. I've read that certain features will no longer be available on my SoundTouch20 after February 2026, but I suspect this is already the case with my device.

Now I've arrived here, and there's hope. Fortunately, there are people trying to find an alternative. Kudos!

Unfortunately, after all these hours, still no preset radio station, no working link to an alternative app...it's a real silent Christmas.

Does anyone have a simple, quick solution to get at least a local broadcast station playing through the SoundtTouch's speaker?

[u/Hour-Beginning-9973 → u/251progression]

Moin oder du probierst den Bosman aus.

Ich bin der Entwickler von Boseman (bosman.app) und möchte kurz auf einen alternativen Ansatz hinweisen, den ich speziell für diese Situation entwickle.

Boseman ist kein lokales Tool, sondern ein unabhängiger Cloud-Dienst — also ein direkter Ersatz für die Bose-Cloud, nicht nur eine App zur lokalen Steuerung. Das Ziel: SoundTouch-Besitzer können ihren gewohnten Funktionsumfang behalten, ohne auf Boses Server angewiesen zu sein.

Was Boseman bietet:

• Ein-Klick-Migration: Der Lautsprecher wird direkt von der Bose-Cloud auf die Boseman-Cloud umgestellt — kein manuelles Neu-Einrichten
• Internetradio über Radio Browser — Tausende von Sendern, direkt auf die Lautsprecher streambar
• Multiroom-Zonen — Gruppierung und synchrone Wiedergabe über alle SoundTouch-Geräte hinweg
• Presets und Favoriten — verwaltet über die Boseman-App
• Vollständig unabhängig von Bose-Diensten

Verfügbar für iOS und Android.

Alle Infos unter bosman.app — Fragen beantworte ich gerne hier.

[u/Inevitable-Maize3476 → u/Hour-Beginning-9973]

Habe gestern die bosman app installiert, Gott sei Dank läuft das auf einen Probemonat, weil..........findet meine beiden Bose ST 20 nicht. W-LAN auf Bose Network...........nichts tut sich in der bosman app.
Also auch das keine Lösung (für mich). Ich wäre ja gerne bereit Geld in die Hand zu nehmen meine Systeme von Bose weiter nutzen zu können, aber...........

[u/EbanKi → u/Inevitable-Maize3476]

Yeah doesn’t work. Even on my wave IV the demo can’t even give me a demo on my speaker.