xSound
The Bose SoundTouch App Is Being Retired — Here’s a Better Alternative for Radio & Presets.
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- jobo49 reviewed xSound
Today is d-day: Bose switched off cloud support for their Soundtouch speakers... but the xSound app failed to take over. Almost complete failure. A few functions work (volume, power-off, etc), but the key functionality fails: the presets don't work, so the speakers no longer work as an Internet Radio.
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- English
- French
- Hebrew
- Spanish
What is xSound?
COMPATIBLE WITH All Bose SoundTouch speakers — SoundTouch 10, 20, 30, Portable, and the Wave series.
Keep your Bose SoundTouch speakers working after the cloud shuts down on May 6, 2026. XSound is a free, private replacement for the official Bose app — no account required, no data collected, no cloud dependency.
WHAT IT DOES
Control your Bose SoundTouch speaker directly over your home WiFi. Browse thousands of radio stations through TuneIn. Play streams through your Bose speaker, your iPhone speakers, Bluetooth headphones, or any AirPlay device — and switch between them in a single tap.
No internet radio? Pick a station. Don't own a Bose speaker yet? Tap "Listen on iPhone" and use XSound as a standalone radio app.
FEATURES
• Full remote control — play, pause, skip, volume, mute, power, sleep timer • Save 6 presets that live on the speaker itself (survives Bose's cloud shutdown) • Browse by curated picks, popular cities (New York, LA, Miami, Paris, Tel Aviv, Tokyo), genres, and full-text search • Favorites library synced to your device • Bass and equalizer adjustment • Audio mode switching (Normal, Dialog, Night) • Spotify Connect integration • Lock-screen controls and background playback • Real-time updates — volume changes made on the physical remote reflect instantly • Available in English, Hebrew, Spanish, and French
WHY XSOUND
Bose ended SoundTouch cloud services on May 6, 2026. The original app stopped working — presets disappear, streaming breaks, remote control becomes unreliable.
XSound talks directly to your speaker over your local WiFi network. No Bose servers involved. Your speaker keeps working exactly as designed, for as long as your WiFi router runs.
PRIVACY FIRST
• Zero data collection • No account creation • No ads, no trackers, no analytics SDKs • Works entirely on your local network • Your favorites and presets stay on your device and speaker
REQUIREMENTS
• iPhone running iOS 17 or later • Bose SoundTouch speaker on the same WiFi network (or use iPhone playback mode without one)
Comments and Reviews
Today is d-day: Bose switched off cloud support for their Soundtouch speakers... but the xSound app failed to take over. Almost complete failure. A few functions work (volume, power-off, etc), but the key functionality fails: the presets don't work, so the speakers no longer work as an Internet Radio.