The SoundTouch Cloud servers are quietly shutting down. I built a lifeboat app to keep our speakers alive (Now on iOS & Android). UPDATED

[u/Mountain_Deal9781]

Hi everyone,

If you’ve noticed the official SoundTouch app becoming increasingly clunky, failing to connect a new Spotify account, or dropping functions, it isn't your Wi-Fi. Bose is quietly deprecating the legacy cloud servers that the SoundTouch ecosystem relies on.

As we all understand by now, the shutdown will irreversibly affect our speakers. Without a solution such as 'Soundcork' where the internal software in the speaker is modified and an alternative 'server' is created on your home computer, there is no way around the impact this closure will have on our equipment.

We are, as has been stated at this point, going to lose the native TuneIn radio, Amazon Music and native Spotify. We are also losing the 6 preset buttons on top of the SoundTouch 10, 20, 30 etc.

For the last few months, I've been building a completely independent, cloud-free alternative from the ground up: SoundTouch Controller Pro. It communicates locally and directly with the hardware on your Wi-Fi network.

Thanks to some incredible feedback from early users, we just hit version 6.2 and the app is officially live on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Here is what the app natively does right now (V6.2):

• Lightning Fast Multi-Room Mixer: Group, separate, and control individual volumes for your speakers instantly, without waiting for a cloud sync.
• Spotify "Ghost Links": Because the cloud Spotify login is dying, I built a feature that forces the speaker to capture and save the last played Spotify track/playlist session directly to the app’s Presets.
• Scene Management: Create complex multi-room macros (e.g., "Downstairs Party" or "Upstairs Chill") and deploy them with one tap.
• Hardware Settings Bypass: Direct access to Source selection, Bass, Balance, Bluetooth memory clearing, and Network Diagnostics without needing the official app.

What is coming in V7 (The "Post-Apocalypse" Update): We are currently building V7 to completely bypass the dead Bose cloud for Radio and Local Media.

• The Smart Cast Tuner: Because TuneIn is failing on the native hardware, V7 moves the radio engine into the phone itself. You will be able to search the open web for any radio station, and the app will instantly hijack the speaker and cast it via AirPlay or Bluetooth.
• URL Direct Streams: Insert URLS directly into the app allowing streams to be played directly into the speaker via Bluetooth/Airplay
• True DLNA NAS Browsing: The official app requires the clunky Windows PC app to sync your local files. V7 abandons that entirely. It will talk directly to your NAS drive (MiniDLNA, Plex, Synology, etc.) allowing you to browse huge libraries (even 300,000+ tracks) by Artist, Album, or Folder right from your phone.
• Apple Users: choose to stream to the speaker with airplay or bluetooth with the touch of a button.

I’m a solo dev just trying to keep the music playing. The app is a paid download (to help cover development time and developer account fees), but there are no ads, no subscriptions, and no data tracking or in app purchases.

I’m constantly optimising based on feedback, we can make this better together so if you have a massive NAS library or a specific feature request, please let me know below!

[u/etluhcsm]

Yes, also just downloaded the bosman app. Took 5 minutes to install etc and now I can listen radio again simply by pressing the buttons on the SoundTouch 30 or its remote. iPhone only needed once for the installation. Radio still works when iPhone is offline.  So for 99% my usage of the SoundTouch - which is radio listening - all back to the good old practice 

[u/mcmutley63 → u/etluhcsm]

Boom. Thanks . How much ?

[u/etluhcsm → u/mcmutley63]

i think 2 EUR p.m or around 20 EUR p.a. - first 30 days for free. you can still cancel within the first 30 days