How to Connect JBL Charge 5 Speaker to iPhone

Shows how to connect JBL Charge 5 speaker to an iPhone.

How to Connect JBL Charge Speaker 5 to iPhone: Step by Step

With your Charge 5 powered OFF (power button is dark), run through this routine to connect it with your iPhone.

1. Visit the Home Screen on the iPhone

Firstly at the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom or tap the Home button. This then brings up the phone’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

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

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

The iPhone then displays the first page of its settings.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Page to Continue with How to Connect JBL Charge 5 Speaker to iPhone

Tap the Bluetooth item.  Our Bluetooth screen then displays.

Note that our Bluetooth is ON here. If yours shows as OFF, then move the switch item rightward to the ON position.

Now since the Charge 5 is currently OFF, it does not appear in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired it with this iPhone before.

5. Turn ON Your Charge 5 Speaker

So turn on this unit  by quickly pressing its Power button. The speaker then boots and that button starts glowing white.

The speaker then powers up and makes a rising guitar strum sound.

But since the iPhone does not know about this speaker, the Charge 5 will not pair with it automatically. The Pairing light denotes this not-paired state by either being dark or flashing white.

6. Put the Speaker into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see the 5 on your mobile device, place the speaker into pairing mode. To do that, press and release the Pairing button. It’s the button just right of center on the top of the unit. Plus, it resembles the Bluetooth logo.

The speaker then plays the guitar single note pluck in decreasing volume sequence. And the Pairing  button starts flashing white.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Connect JBL Charge 5 Speaker to iPhone

In fact, we found our speaker, as follows.

8. Next, Connect with your Charge 5

So tap the JBL Charge 5 item in the Other Devices section.

Your iPhone then connects with the Charge (named “JBL Charge 5” in this scenario). The mobile device’s Bluetooth screen then changes to look something like the following.

9. Done with How to Connect JBL Charge 5 Speaker to iPhone !

Finally we have now connected this JBL Charge 5. Furthermore, similar procedures work with pairing with other devices. These include iPod Touch players, iPad Pros, and any iPhones. Basically any device that supports Bluetooth. Also, pairing with Android devices works like this too.

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References for How to Connect JBL Charge 5 Speaker to iPhone

1. 1. JBL Charge 5 Speaker Official Product Page
   2. Apple iPhone Official Product Page
   3. Where to Buy the JBL Charge 5 Speaker
   4. Where to Buy the Apple iPhone