Bose SoundTouch end of life treatment: Difference between revisions
Bythmusters (talk | contribs) I did some work, but the whole article still needs to be refactored in response to recent news, ideally while preserving the initial grievances. Marked the incident as resolved and updated descriptions in cargo. |
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The company stated it remains "committed to creating new listening experiences for our customers built on modern technologies" but confirmed it will not integrate SoundTouch products into the Bose Music app or provide any replacement platform. | The company stated it remains "committed to creating new listening experiences for our customers built on modern technologies" but confirmed it will not integrate SoundTouch products into the Bose Music app or provide any replacement platform. | ||
=== '''January Update''' === | ==='''January Update'''=== | ||
On January 7, 2026, Bose emailed their customers with a revised plan for the end of SoundTouch cloud service:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-07 |title=Bose SoundTouch support discontinued |url=https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=Bose}}</ref> | On January 7, 2026, Bose emailed their customers with a revised plan for the end of SoundTouch cloud service:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-07 |title=Bose SoundTouch support discontinued |url=https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-life |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-07 |website=Bose}}</ref> | ||
* The end of service date has been extended from February 18 to May 6 | *The end of service date has been extended from February 18 to May 6 | ||
* The SoundTouch app will be updated on May 6 to allow the functions that did not rely on the cloud | *The SoundTouch app will be updated on May 6 to allow the functions that did not rely on the cloud | ||
* Spotify Connect will continue to work after May 6 | *Spotify Connect will continue to work after May 6 | ||
* The SoundTouch API documentation is now publicly available | *The SoundTouch API documentation is now publicly available | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
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[[Category:Bose]] | [[Category:Bose]] | ||
[[Category:Service cancellation]] | [[Category:Service cancellation]] | ||
[[Category:Planned obsolescence]] | [[Category:Planned obsolescence]] | ||
[[Category:Cloud service dependency]] | |||