Picture of the JBL Charge 3 wireless speaker with its Bluetooth Discovery Mode button highlighted.

How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable

To link the Charge 3 JBL speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refurbish the connection information stored on that device, you must know how to make the JBL Charge 3 discoverable.  Now in this mode, this BT speaker advertises its Bluetooth name and current linkage details on the BT airwaves.  So in this post, we show you how get this speaker into discovery mode. Thus with this skill, you can then join it to phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable, Step by Step

1. Turn On the Charge 3

Firstly, turn on the speaker by pressing its  Power  button once.

E.g. See this button, pointed at by the bright green arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of the top of the JBL Charge 3, showing the dark -Power- button.
Top view of the JBL Charge 3, showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on, as pictured next.

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

2. Press the Discovery Mode Button and Release when the Power Lamp Starts Quickly Flashing

Secondly, to find your speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place it into discoverable mode.





For that, press and release the the Discovery Mode button, as pointed out in the next picture.

Picture of the -Pairing / Discovery Mode- button.
The -Pairing / Discovery Mode- button.

Additionally, when you press this button, the speaker makes a plucking guitar pairing sound. Moreover, the lamp in the Power button starts quickly blinking blue.

Picture of the -Power- button blinking blue.
The -Power- button flashing blue.

3. Done with How to Make JBL Charge 3 Discoverable

Lastly, the Status light is flashing, you should be able to see your JBL Charge 3 on any in-range phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, as shown next.

Screenshot of the iOS Bluetooth settings screen, showing JBL Charge 3 discovered but not paired.
iOS Bluetooth settings screen, showing JBL Charge 3 discovered but not paired.

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References 

    1. JBL Charge 3 Official Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

    • 2022-12-02: Updated links.
    • 2021-08-09: First published.