Unfortunately I think that SoundTouch can only play the presets and not URLs… I’ve been looking to find another solution using the NAS source or mpd/Bluetooth but I’ve been unsuccessful thus far.
I bought the SoundTouch without realizing this first and unfortunately it was too late to return it after finding out.
Me too, but Worry no more Author of Hass SoundTouch component is working on workaround using DLNA and Bose SoundTouch API team are working on URL playback. So future is bright!
Check Hass GitHub issue tracker for more information.
I’m having the same problem, from reading the Bose community forums, I have found that it is possible to send notifications and flash briefings but only through Smart things hub, so the software on the Soundtouch is able to receive them, maybe someone with some understanding of this component will be able to figure out a way to enable this feature.