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Bose SoundTouch app for iOS & Android

Your SoundTouch keeps playing. No cloud.

Bose shut down the SoundTouch cloud on May 6, 2026. SoundUplink controls your speakers right over your Wi-Fi: radio, podcasts, presets, multiroom and alarms. No account.
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SoundUplink player with volume and source selection
SoundUplink home screen with recently played stations, favorites and presets
SoundUplink station search with favorites and saved stations
SoundUplink multiroom with three grouped SoundTouch speakers

What your SoundTouch speaker can do again with SoundUplink

Tens of thousands of stations

Search for stations, listen and save them with a single tap. Search covers tens of thousands of internet radio stations, filtered by country, language and genre.

The six preset buttons

With a SixBack unit on your network, your favorite stations sit on the speaker's six buttons again. Without SixBack, you use the presets in the app.

Resume your podcasts

Play podcasts on the speaker straight from the app. Favorites and listening history remember exactly where you stopped.

Music in every room

Group speakers with a tap, with one shared volume for every room and a separate slider for each speaker.

Wake up to the radio

The radio alarm starts your favorite station on the speaker. On Android the app switches it on at wake-up time, on iPhone one tap on the alarm does it.

Sources and sound

Switch between Bluetooth, AUX and DLNA media servers, adjust the bass and, on models that support it, the treble. Plus 14 accent colors, light and dark.

What stopped on May 6. And what comes back.

According to Bose, the SoundTouch app now works locally only: volume, grouping and setup still work, presets and music from inside the app do not. SoundUplink uses the local interface Bose has published for developers and brings radio, podcasts and presets back to the speaker.

SoundTouch app since May 6, 2026
  • Preset buttons no longer work
  • No stations or music services inside the app
  • Music only via Bluetooth, AirPlay or AUX from your phone
SoundUplink
  • Tens of thousands of radio stations on the speaker
  • Preset buttons you can assign again, with SixBack
  • Podcasts, radio alarm and multiroom in one app

A look inside the app

Home screen, podcasts, radio alarm and colors: this is SoundUplink on iPhone.
SoundUplink start image: SoundTouch, cloud-free
SoundUplink podcasts with resume and listening history
SoundUplink radio alarm with a station and speaker per alarm
SoundUplink color settings with 14 accent colors

SoundTouch app: frequently asked questions

Which Bose speakers work with SoundUplink?
SoundUplink uses the local interface of the SoundTouch family. The app is tested with the SoundTouch 10 and the SoundTouch 20. Other SoundTouch models use the same interface, but we have not tested them on real hardware yet.
Do I need an account or the Bose cloud?
No. SoundUplink talks directly to your speakers on your own Wi-Fi. There is no account and no sign-in. Your phone or tablet and the speaker just need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.
Do the preset buttons on the speaker work again?
Yes, with a SixBack unit on your network. SixBack is a small server on an ESP32 that connects the speaker's six buttons to stations again. SoundUplink writes your presets to it. Without SixBack, the six presets live in the app only.
How much does SoundUplink cost?
The app is free and shows ads, but only in station search, podcasts and settings. Home, player, multiroom and alarms stay clear. During the first five days after installing, it does not show any ads yet.
Is SoundUplink made by Bose?
No. SoundUplink is an independent app by WWWERY Good Apps. It uses the technical documentation Bose published for developers when the cloud service ended. Bose and SoundTouch are trademarks of Bose Corporation.
Which devices does the app run on?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later, and Android phones with Android 8 or later. The app is available in English, German and French.
Can I set up a speaker that was reset to factory settings?
On Android, yes: Settings › Speaker › Connect new speaker brings a reset speaker onto your Wi-Fi. On iPhone this setup comes later; until then it works with the Bose SoundTouch app.
Does Spotify work through SoundUplink?
No. Music services ran through the Bose cloud. According to Bose, Spotify still works via Spotify Connect in the Spotify app. SoundUplink takes care of radio, podcasts, DLNA media servers, Bluetooth and AUX.
More on setup, SixBack and the radio alarm is on the support page.

Get your SoundTouch back

SoundUplink is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play: radio, podcasts, presets, multiroom and alarms for your Bose speakers, controlled over your own Wi-Fi.
Coming soonHelp & setup
SoundUplink is not an app by Bose Corporation. Bose and SoundTouch are trademarks of Bose Corporation.