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Bose Portable Home Speaker
- Cloud integration
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
Prices verified November 2026
Our verdict
A 360-degree portable smart speaker with Alexa, AirPlay 2 and about 12 hours of battery. Sounds better than the Sonos Roam but is heavier and pricier, and Bose offers no Home Assistant integration, so it suits you if the app and Alexa are enough.
What can Home Assistant control on the Bose Portable Home Speaker?
No first-party Home Assistant integration was verified for this Bose speaker. It supports AirPlay 2, so HA can in principle send audio to it through Music Assistant or an AirPlay-capable media player, but there are no native speaker entities for volume, grouping or status.
Specs
| weight | About 1 kg |
|---|---|
| airplay | AirPlay 2 |
| battery | Up to 12 hours |
| connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| water resistance | IPX4 |
How does the Bose Portable Home Speaker compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bose Portable Home Speaker (this product) | £379 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | Cloud |
| Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) | £79.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | HACS |
| Amazon Echo Pop | £61.9 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Cloud | HACS |
| Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) | £233.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee | Cloud | HACS |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Bose Portable Home Speaker work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The Bose Portable Home Speaker connects to Home Assistant through the manufacturer's cloud integration, which relies on the Bose cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the Bose service.
- Which protocol does the Bose Portable Home Speaker use, and do I need a hub?
- The Bose Portable Home Speaker uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly; or a Bluetooth adapter on your Home Assistant host or an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. Bose's own hub is not required when you integrate through the manufacturer's cloud integration.
- How much does the Bose Portable Home Speaker cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Bose Portable Home Speaker is £379 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in November 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.
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