Picture of an iPhone 12 Pro Max sitting in front of a Wonderboom 3.

Connecting UE Wonderboom 3 to iPhone

This post explains connecting UE Wonderboom 3 iPhone and other iOS devices such as an iPod Touch and iPad. Start with your speaker shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along when connecting it to iPhone.

Connecting UE Wonderboom 3 to iPhone: Step by Step

1. Visit the Home Screen

Press the Home button to get to the  Home   page.  See our screen as shown next.

3. Find the   Settings   App

We found ours on the second page of the  Home  screen.

The -Settings- app icon on the iPhone 12 Pro Max -Home- screen.
iPhone -Home- screen showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.  Find this pointed at in the last picture.

The iPhone then displays the first page of its  Settings  screen, as shown in the next screenshot

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth- option on the iPhone -Settings- page.
iPhone -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with Connecting UE Wonderboom 3 to iPhone

Tap the  Bluetooth  item, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

The Bluetooth Settings screen then appears as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is switched ON here. But since the speaker is currently OFF, it does not show in either the  My Devices  or  Other Devices lists on the tablet yet,  Why?  Because we have yet to connect it with this device for the first time.  Plus, the speaker is not yet transmitting its Bluetooth connection info. See this scenario, that appears as shown next.

Screenshot of the Bluetooth page in iPhone settings.
The Bluetooth page in iPhone settings.

Note in this picture that no UE Wonderboom 3 appears yet.

5. Power On your UE Wonderboom 3

Turn on the unit by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this button, pointed out in the next picture.

Picture of the top of the UE Wonderboom 3. Showing the dark -Power- button.
Top view of the UE Wonderboom 3. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The UE Wonderboom 3 then comes on, and announces this with a rising electronic sound.  The Power button also lights up, as we see next.

Picture of the glowing -Power- button.
The glowing -Power- button.

6. Put your UE Wonderboom 3 into Pairing Mode

Now, to see the speaker on your iPhone, place it into BT discovery mode. For that, press and hold the Bluetooth button located as shown in the next picture. It’s on the top, at the twelve o’clock position in he buttons panel. Release the button when you hear the rising plunks sound.

Picture of the top of the UE Wonderboom 3 and its dark -Bluetooth Pairing- button.
Top view of the UE Wonderboom 3 and its dark -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

Also, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button glowing / flashing white.
The -Bluetooth Pairing- button glowing / flashing white.

7. Find your UE Wonderboom 3 on your iPhone

See the picture next. We found ours, as pointed out next.

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the UE Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not connected.
The iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the UE Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not connected.

8. Connecting With Your UE Wonderboom 3

Tap the listed speaker in the  Other Devices  section of the  Bluetooth Devices  list, shown above.

Your iPhone then connects with the speaker (appears as “WONDERBOOM 3” in this demo).

The  Bluetooth Settings  screen then changes to display something like the following.

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the UE Wonderboom 3 as Connected.
iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the UE Wonderboom 3 as Connected.

Note that the speaker now appears as connected, as pointed out in the last picture.

9. Done with Connecting UE Wonderboom 3 to iPhone !

Lastly, we have now successfully connected this Bluetooth speaker with the test  iPhone.  Audio output from that source device now plays on the UE Wonderboom 3.

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References for Connecting UE Wonderboom 3 to iPhone

    1. Official UE Wonderboom 3 Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the UE Wonderboom 3