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Practical ways to keep SoundTouch speakers useful.

Read evidence-linked guidance for choosing a listening route, finding radio, reconnecting speakers and understanding the options after the Bose cloud shutdown.

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SoundTouch shutdown guide

How to Keep Using Your Bose SoundTouch Speakers in 2026

Your Bose SoundTouch speaker has not automatically become unusable. Bose ended its SoundTouch cloud service on 6 May 2026, but its updated app retains local setup, basic controls and speaker grouping. What disappeared includes music-service browsing inside the Bose app and the original cloud-dependent preset experience.

5 September 2026Read article
SoundTick Browse screen showing radio search and filters

Internet radio guide

Bose SoundTouch Internet Radio: How to Find and Play Stations

To listen to internet radio on a compatible Bose SoundTouch speaker, you need a working station stream and a supported way to start it. SoundTick brings station search and local speaker control together, so you can choose what to hear and where to play it.

5 September 2026Read article
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SoundTouch Wi-Fi setup

How to Set Up Bose SoundTouch on Wi-Fi or Connect to a New Router

Changed your router, moved home or updated your Wi-Fi password? Your SoundTouch speaker may simply need new network details. Connecting it to the network and discovering it in a controller app are two separate steps.

5 September 2026Read article
SoundTick Home screen showing local SoundTouch speaker control

SoundTouch decision guide

Bose SoundTouch Alternatives in 2026: Keep Your Speakers or Replace Them?

The right Bose SoundTouch alternative depends on what you are trying to replace: a listening app, radio access, physical presets or the entire speaker system.

5 September 2026Read article
SoundTick Browse screen showing station discovery

Practical SoundTouch ideas

10 Things You Can Still Do With Your Bose SoundTouch Speakers

Before moving a SoundTouch speaker into a cupboard, give it a specific job. A useful kitchen radio or a familiar music setup in the study can be worth keeping even when the original software experience has changed.

5 September 2026Read article
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Physical preset explainer

Bose SoundTouch Preset Buttons: Why They Stopped Working, How They Can Return and What Servers Cost

A physical button feels as though it should work locally: press a number and hear your station. That expectation makes the loss of SoundTouch presets particularly frustrating.

5 September 2026Read article

Keep good speakers playing

Keep your SoundTouch setup useful.

Install SoundTick and verify the speakers, stations and controls you need during complimentary access.