How to Connect UE Speaker to iPhone

This post shows how to connect a typical UE speaker to an iPhone and other iOS devices. First of all, shut OFF the speaker (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along to connect it with an iPhone. Now in this demo, we show how to do this on an iPad Air tablet. But like procedures work for iPhones, and iPod Touch players as well.

How to Connect a UE Speaker to iPhone

1. Visit the Home Screen on your iPhone

Press the Home button or swipe up from the bottom to get to the Home iPhone page. E.g. See our Home screen as shown next.

2. Find the Settings App

Secondly, we find ours on the second page of the Home screen.

Picture of an iPad Home page, showing the -Settings- app. — iPad Home screen, showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

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

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth Settings page, showing the -Bluetooth- item. — The -Bluetooth Settings page, showing the -Bluetooth- item.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with How to Connect UE Speaker to iPhone

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

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

Screenshot of the empty previously paired Bluetooth devices list. — The empty previously paired Bluetooth devices list.

Note in this picture that no UE speaker appears yet.

5. Power On your UE Speaker

Then turn on the unit by quickly pressing its Power button.

Picture of the top of a common UE speaker. showing the dark -Power- button. — Top view of a common UE speaker. showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on.

Picture of the speaker powered ON, with its -Power-button now glowing. — The speaker powered ON, with its -Power-button now glowing.

6. Put your UE Speaker into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your speaker on your iPhone, place it into BT pairing mode. For that, press and release the Bluetooth button.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button. — The -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

When you press this Pairing button, the speaker makes a distinctive noise several times. Then a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white.

7. Find your UE Speaker on your iPhone

See the picture next.

Screenshot of the UE speaker showing as discovered but not yet connected. — The UE speaker showing as discovered but not yet connected.

8. Connect with your UE Speaker

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 2” in this demo).

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

Picture of the test UE speaker showing as Connected. — The test UE speaker showing as Connected.

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

9. Done with How to Connect UE Speaker to iPhone !

Lastly, we have now successfully connected this Bluetooth speaker with our iPhone like iPadOS tablet. Audio output from that source device thus, now plays on this wireless speaker.

References

1. UE Speaker Official Product Page at UltimateEars.com
2. Apple iPhone Official Product Page at apple.com