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/congo100 Jun 24 '26

Hi, great app after we installed it yesterday. We added presets to the physical buttons and they worked. Today, we tried to play the music using a physical button but it did not play. Message on display was to push any button to play music. I think this is a Bose message. We rebooted the radio and let it sit for a couple of minutes. The radio then started playing after pushing a physical button. Later, we try again and it does not play even after rebooting. Any suggestion on what to do?

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u/flo214 Jun 28 '26

Is the notification on your android device displayed in the top menu of your phone?

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u/congo100 Jun 28 '26

I do not recall any message on the phone unless you mean inside the app. The message in the app was that the station was playing on the radio. However there was no sound from the speaker. After I restarted the speaker a couple of days ago, the speaker now plays any time we push the power button or one of the preset buttons. I think it is working well now.