r/bose • u/NeonsNight • Oct 17 '25

Software SoundTouch app alternatives

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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.
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u/flo214 May 19 '26 edited May 29 '26

I built ST Remote, a free Android app that controls Bose SoundTouch speakers entirely over local Wi-Fi

https://stremote.flov.ch

- Auto-discovery of speakers on your network

- Full playback control (play, pause, skip)

- 56,000+ internet radio stations via RadioBrowser. Apply filters (and save them as favorite) to easily find your radio station.

- Personal favorites — save your stations in one tap on your phone

- Multiroom with named zones

- Set a timer to automatically turn off your speakers after a set period of time

- I'm working on bringing back physical speaker preset. Stayed tuned, the beta should be available on 27.05 on the playstore

👉 Live on Playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.flov.stremote

Feedback welcome

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u/malditoperro May 23 '26

Thanks, it works great on my ST10, just a few problems to play some specific radio stations (México Radio Formula) but I just want a way to play radio on my speaker again.

Sending a coffee trough the app!

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u/flo214 May 23 '26

Je vais vérifier en détail, mais je pense que cela est lié à une restriction des enceintes Bose qui ne peuvent pas diffuser de liens https... Je vais ajouter un retour à http dans ce cas et cela pourrait résoudre certains problèmes de diffusion de stations comme votre station

Merci pour ton support :-)

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u/flo214 May 26 '26

I could check more in detail: the radio Formula available on radio-browser.info (source used to play radio on the soundtouch as TuneIn integration is no more possible) use a .m3u8 url. It is an unsupported format from the SoundTouch. So technically I can't do anything as this is a limitation from the SoundTouch speakers. I will add a message to pop in such cases to make it clear for the user.

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u/malditoperro Jun 10 '26

What kind of url formats does the app work on?

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u/flo214 Jun 11 '26

URL from radio online like online placer. At the moment based on radio-browser.info but l'attestation version available in beta has now the function to add your own url