Samsung is shutting down the Sound app for speakers and soundbars

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Samsung will shut down its Samsung Sound app on March 31, 2027 and tells users to move to SmartThings.

Samsung Sound was launched less than a year ago to manage Bluetooth and Wi-Fi soundbars and speakers released in 2024 or later.

The app is being folded back into SmartThings after missing some key features compared with the broader Samsung platform.

Just a few months ago, Samsung shut down the beloved Samsung Messages app. Now, the company has announced that it is shutting down another app: Samsung Sound, which is used to control and manage soundbars and speakers.

Earlier today, Samsung sent a notice through the Samsung Sound app announcing that the service will shut down on March 31, 2027. The company noted that users can transition to the SmartThings app instead. This move comes less than a year after the Sound app was first launched.

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Shutdown notice for the Samsung Sound app

The Sound app supports all Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-equipped soundbars and wireless speakers released in 2024 and later. It was originally meant to replace SmartThings for the company's audio devices, but it lacked a few key features.

Now, it appears Samsung has decided to scrap the dedicated Sound app entirely and fold its functionality back into SmartThings.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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Samsung is shutting down the app used to manage its speakers

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