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@itsfoss@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Bose SoundTouch users should read this.

https://itsfoss.com/news/bose-soundtouch-api/

#bose #righttorepair

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Bose SoundTouch End of Life Gets Less Painful With Public API Release

The API documentation opens the door for developers to build their own control apps (hopefully open source ones).
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@itsfoss@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Bose SoundTouch users should read this.

https://itsfoss.com/news/bose-soundtouch-api/

#bose #righttorepair

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Bose SoundTouch End of Life Gets Less Painful With Public API Release

The API documentation opens the door for developers to build their own control apps (hopefully open source ones).
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@petersuber@fediscience.org  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

"Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/

Kudos to #Bose for doing this. I've often called on companies to open the code to products they've decided to lay down or stop supporting. If any have actually done it, I haven't noticed. (Apologies to those I might be overlooking!) I hope this move is widely imitated.

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

If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
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@petersuber@fediscience.org  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

"Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/

Kudos to #Bose for doing this. I've often called on companies to open the code to products they've decided to lay down or stop supporting. If any have actually done it, I haven't noticed. (Apologies to those I might be overlooking!) I hope this move is widely imitated.

#OpenSource

Ars Technica

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

If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
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@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I tip my hat #Bose for giving owners of soon-to-be End of Life/support speakers the garantuee that the devices will continue to function and giving them the information needed to collectively build new tools to do even more with them. Thank you, Bose!

https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life

SoundTouch Cloud Service Ending | What It Means for You
| Bose
Bose is ending SoundTouch app and cloud service support in May 2026. Learn how this impacts your product.
Open-source options for the community 

We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
Open-source options for the community We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
Open-source options for the community We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
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Jan Wildeboer 馃樂:krulorange:
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@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I tip my hat #Bose for giving owners of soon-to-be End of Life/support speakers the garantuee that the devices will continue to function and giving them the information needed to collectively build new tools to do even more with them. Thank you, Bose!

https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life

SoundTouch Cloud Service Ending | What It Means for You
| Bose
Bose is ending SoundTouch app and cloud service support in May 2026. Learn how this impacts your product.
Open-source options for the community 

We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
Open-source options for the community We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
Open-source options for the community We鈥檙e making our technical specifications available so that independent developers can create their own SoundTouch-compatible tools and features. The documentation is available here: SoundTouch API Documentation.
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