How to Connect JBL Charge 5 to iPhone

An iPhone in front of the JBL Charge 5 speaker.

Shows how to connect JBL Charge 5 to iPhone.

How to Connect JBL Charge 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.

The JBL Charge 5, top view. Showing the -Power- button dark.

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.

iPhone -Home- screen showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

The iPhone -Settings- page. Showing the -Bluetooth- option.

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 to iPhone

Tap the Bluetooth item. Our Bluetooth screen then displays.

The iPhone -Bluetooth- page.

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

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

The -Power- button glowing.

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 your JBL Charge 5 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 -Power- and -Bluetooth- buttons glowing.

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 to iPhone

In fact, we found our speaker, as follows.

The JBL Charge 5 showing as Discovered on the iPhone.

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.

The JBL Charge 5 showing as Connected on an iPhone.

9. Done with How to Connect JBL Charge 5 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.