Picture of an iPhone in front of the Wonderboom 2 BT speaker.

How to Connect UE Wonderboom 2 with iPhone

This post shows how to connect a UE Wonderboom 2 BT speaker to an iPhone and other iOS devices such as an iPod Touch and iPad. Start with your speaker shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along to connect it with iPhone.

How to Connect UE Wonderboom 2 to  iPhone

1. Visit the Home Screen on your iPhone

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

2. Find the   Settings   App

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

The -Settings- app icon on the iPhone -Home- screen.
iPhone -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- option on the iPhone 12 Pro Max -Settings- page.
iPhone 12 Pro Max -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with How to Connect UE Wonderboom 2 to iPhone

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

Our  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 speaker appears yet.





5. Power On your UE  Wonderboom 2 Speaker 

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 2, showing the dark Power button.
Top view of the UE Wonderboom 2 showing the dark Power button.

The speaker then comes on.

Top view of the speaker, powered ON, with its -Power-button lit.
Top view of the speaker, powered ON, with its -Power-button lit.

6. Put your UE Wonderboom 2 into Pairing Mode

Now, to see your UE speaker on your iPhone, place it into BT pairing mode. For that, press and hold the Pairing button until the speaker plays a sequence of rising electronic sounds.

Picture of the top of the UE Wonderboom 2, showing the Bluetooth pairing button.
Top view of the UE Wonderboom 2, showing the Bluetooth pairing button.

Plus, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white. See this in the last picture above.

7. Find your UE Wonderboom 2 on your iPhone

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

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 2 as discovered but not connected.
The iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 2 as discovered but not connected.

8. Connect with your 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.

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 2 as Connected.
iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 2 as Connected.

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

9. Done with How to Connect a UE Wonderboom 2 to iPhone !

Lastly, we have now successfully connected this Bluetooth speaker with an  iPhone.  Audio output from that phone now plays on this wireless speaker.

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References for How to Connect a UE Wonderboom to an iPhone

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

Revisions Log

    • 2021-08-01: First posted.