When Bose shut off the SoundTouch servers, internet radio and app control stopped working — leaving great hardware half-dead. OpenST brings it back. Internet radio, presets and full multi-room control return, running entirely on your own network — no Bose account, no monthly cloud.
Independent app · not affiliated with Bose · works over your home Wi-Fi
In 2024 Bose ended the SoundTouch system and switched off the cloud servers the speakers relied on. Overnight, internet radio vanished, the app stopped finding stations, and the newest firmware even removed radio as a source. The speakers still sound great — they just lost the brain Bose hosted for them.
Not a workaround. A drop-in replacement for the parts Bose turned off.
OpenST points your speaker at a replacement service instead of Bose's dead cloud. Setup is a one-time step per speaker.
A one-time step re-enables the speaker's setup access — either over Wi-Fi where supported, or with a simple USB key you can make yourself or order ready-made.
OpenST detects the unlocked speaker and, with one tap, points its radio service at the OpenST replacement cloud — all over your local Wi-Fi.
Unplug it for a minute and plug it back in. The new settings activate on restart — then internet radio is back.
Browse and search thousands of stations by name or genre, set presets, group rooms, and control it all from the OpenST app.
The systems that make a SoundTouch whole again — all in one app.
Thousands of stations via TuneIn and RadioBrowser, plus your own custom streams — searchable by name and genre.
See every speaker at a glance, group them into zones, and control volume and playback per room.
Keep your favourite stations a tap away, and save rooms, sources and volume as one-tap scenes.
No Bose account, no subscription to use your own speaker. The replacement service does the job Bose's cloud used to.
Designed specifically for SoundTouch hardware — it speaks the speaker's own protocols, no extra boxes required.
The setup only needs doing once per speaker, and it's reversible — it's your hardware, fully in your hands again.
Download OpenST and restore internet radio to your Bose SoundTouch.
Got a spare USB stick? You can make the unlock key yourself in a few minutes. No soldering, no firmware flashing, just a file on a USB drive.
Any small USB drive works. Something in the MB range is perfect, anything up to 32 GB also fine. On Windows, right-click the drive, choose Format, set File system to FAT32. On a Mac, open Disk Utility and erase as MS-DOS (FAT) with the Master Boot Record scheme so the speaker can load it.
Create an empty file named exactly remote_services (no extension, no .txt on the end) in the root of the stick. On Windows, make sure file-name extensions are visible first so it doesn't sneak a .txt on.
Power the speaker off at the wall, plug the stick into its USB port, then power it back on. Wait around 60 seconds for it to read the key.
Open OpenST on your phone. It detects the unlocked speaker. Tap Configure radio to set it up over Wi-Fi.
Once configured, unplug the speaker for 1 minute then plug it back in. Internet radio is back. Most firmware needs the USB key to stay plugged in to keep the unlock active, so leave it in.
Copy the prompt below and paste it into Claude.ai. It'll give you step-by-step instructions for your exact operating system and answer any follow-up questions.
I want to make a USB unlock key for my Bose SoundTouch speaker so I can use the OpenST app to restore internet radio. Please walk me through these steps for my operating system and ask me what I'm using if you don't know: 1. Format a small USB stick (any size, even 128 MB works) as FAT32. On Mac use Disk Utility with MS-DOS (FAT) and Master Boot Record scheme so the speaker can load it. 2. Create an empty file in the root of the stick named exactly "remote_services" with NO file extension (not remote_services.txt). On Windows, make sure file extensions are visible first. 3. Power the speaker off, plug the stick in, power it back on, wait 60 seconds. 4. Open OpenST on my phone and configure the speaker. 5. After configuring, unplug the speaker for 1 minute then plug it back in. Leave the USB key plugged in. Tell me which step I'm on and we'll go through them one at a time. Ask me questions if anything is unclear.
Prefer not to fiddle with a USB stick? Order a ready-made key and we'll post one to you.
Some speakers need a one-time USB key to unlock. We'll post you a ready-made one — plug it in, configure in the app, done.
£24.99 each · UK delivery free
Keep the USB key inserted. The key must stay plugged into the speaker to keep the unlock active — please don't remove it after setup.
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OpenST is built for Bose SoundTouch speakers (SoundTouch 10, 20, 30, and the wider range) that lost functionality when Bose shut down the SoundTouch cloud.
No. That's the point — OpenST replaces the cloud service Bose switched off, and runs on your own home network. No Bose login, no monthly fee to use your speaker.
Some speaker firmware needs a one-time unlock before OpenST can configure it. Many speakers can be unlocked over Wi-Fi; others need a small USB key, which you can make yourself or order ready-made from within the app.
The setup is a one-time configuration step and is reversible. OpenST points the speaker at a replacement radio service instead of Bose's dead cloud — it doesn't replace the speaker's firmware.
No. OpenST is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bose Corporation. "Bose" and "SoundTouch" are trademarks of their respective owner.