Keep listening to music on your Bose SoundTouch 10
On 6 May 2026, Bose closed the online services that supported its SoundTouch speakers. Owners of the SoundTouch 10 can no longer browse music services through the SoundTouch app or save new presets to the buttons on their speaker. Some other features, including stereo pairing between two SoundTouch 10 speakers, have also been discontinued.
Fortunately, your SoundTouch 10 can still play music, including internet radio and streaming services. Bose has retained several ways to use the speaker without its former online service.
Listening through Bluetooth
The simplest option is to connect your SoundTouch 10 to a smartphone, tablet or computer using Bluetooth.
Once connected, you can play music from apps such as Spotify, internet radio services or your own music collection. The sound comes through your Bose speaker, while you use your phone or computer to choose what to listen to.
To get started, press the Bluetooth button on the speaker or remote until the Bluetooth light flashes blue. Then open the Bluetooth settings on your phone or computer and choose the speaker from the available devices.
Bose's SoundTouch 10 owner guide explains how to connect a device.
This is also an easy way to continue enjoying internet radio. Open your preferred radio app on your phone and send the audio to the speaker over Bluetooth.
Other ways to play music
The SoundTouch 10 also has a 3.5 mm AUX connection, allowing you to connect a computer, music player or another device using a suitable audio cable.
If you use Spotify, Bose says Spotify Connect remains available. When the speaker is connected to your home network, look for it in the Spotify app's device list.
Bose has updated the SoundTouch app so that it can continue working without the company's cloud service. You can still use it to set up your speaker, adjust playback and volume, and group compatible SoundTouch speakers to play music together. For local app controls, connect your phone and speaker to the same Wi-Fi network.
You can no longer browse music services or start streaming directly through the SoundTouch app. Choose your music in the relevant service's own app.
What about your old presets?
The SoundTouch 10 originally allowed you to save favourite stations and playlists to six preset buttons, making it easy to start listening without using your phone.
Bose has discontinued preset management. Some previously saved presets may continue to work, but you can no longer change them.
For music services that support favourites, you can save your preferred stations or playlists in their own apps. You can then play them through your SoundTouch 10 using Bluetooth or another supported connection.
Community projects to watch
These options keep the speaker useful for listening. Preset management, browsing music services in the SoundTouch app and stereo pairing between two SoundTouch 10 speakers remain unavailable through these routes.
SoundTouch Reborn is an independent project whose developers report bringing internet radio and the preset buttons back into use on the SoundTouch 10. It installs software on the speaker. The developers document a security issue that can give another device on the same network full access to the speaker. We’re following the project as its security and recovery guidance develop. SoundTouch Reborn security notes
Useful links and further information
Bose has also ended software and security updates for SoundTouch products. If you continue using your speaker over Wi-Fi, keep it on a secure, private home network.
About this solution
Bose documents these ways of continuing to use the SoundTouch 10 through the speaker's existing connections and the updated SoundTouch app. Keep Things Working has reviewed Bose's guidance but has not independently tested a SoundTouch 10 following the closure.
Have you found a good way to keep using your SoundTouch 10? We'd welcome your experiences, particularly if you've found a convenient way to listen to your favourite internet radio stations or playlists.