How to Make UE Wonderboom Discoverable

iOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the UE Wonderboom speaker as discovered But not paired, circled.

To pair the UE Wonderboom speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh the connection information stored on that device, you must know how to launch discovery mode on this unit. Further, in this mode, the Wonderboom UE speaker sends its Bluetooth name and current linkage info on the BT airwaves. So in this post, we show you how to make the UE Wonderboom discoverable. Thus you can then join it to phones, tablets, computers, and smart speakers.

How to Make UE Wonderboom Discoverable, Step by Step Routine

1. Turn On the UE Wonderboom

First, turn on the speaker by pressing and releasing its Power button once.

E.g. See this button, that we point at with the bright green arrow in the next picture.

UE Wonderboom speaker powered OFF, top view, showing the -Power- button circled.

The speaker then comes on, and the Power button lights up white to signal that power is ON, as shown next.

The speaker, powered ON, showing the top view, with the glowing -Power- button circled.

2. Press the Discovery Mode Button and Release when the Speaker Makes the Discovery Mode Sound

Now, to see this speaker on your source Bluetooth device, place the UE Wonderboom into discovery mode. For that, press and release the the Discovery Mode button.

E.g. This button we point out in the next picture.

The speaker, top view, showing its -Discovery Mode- button circled.

When you press this button, this BT speaker plays a plucking guitar pairing sound. Furthermore, that same button begins fast-flashing white.

3. Done with How to the Make UE Wonderboom Discoverable

While the Discovery Mode button is flashing, you should see your speaker on any phone, computer, tablet, or smart speaker, that is within several feet of it, as seen next. Our speaker here has its default name here, called “Wonderboom”.

iOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the UE Wonderboom speaker as discovered But not paired, circled.