How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa

Shows how to pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa speakers. Note that this pairing happens between the Go 2 and the Echo Alexa device directly. So you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this pairing.

How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa: Step by Step

Start with your JBL Go 2 powered off (status lamp is dark). Then run through this routine to pair it to your Echo Alexa models. We’re using an iPad Air tablet to create this pairing via the Alexa app.

1. Find the Alexa app on your Mobile Device

Firstly we find the Alexa app on our iPad Air. In this exercise, the app is on the third  Home   screen page.

2. Run the Alexa App

Then the app displays its Home screen.

3. Tap the Hamburger Control

Find the hamburger item in the top left corner of the screen.

This then brings up the Alexa app’s main menu.

4. Tap the Settings  Option on the Main Menu to Continue with How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa

This brings up the  Settings   screen.

5. Tap the  Device Settings  Option

So touching   Device Settings   brings up the  All Devices   page.

From here, choose which Echo device you wish to pair with your JBL Go 2 speaker.

6. Tap the Echo Alexa Dot Device you Wish to Pair

Then this takes you to the device-specific settings screen for the Alexa speaker you chose.

In this demo, we’re pairing from our  Thomas’s Echo Dot 3rd Gen   speaker to our Go.

7. Tap the Bluetooth Devices Item

Next, find the  Bluetooth Devices  option.

This brings up the   Bluetooth Devices   screen, as shown next.

At this point, you’re ready to start a Bluetooth scan by your Echo Alexa Dot speaker for the Go 2. You’ve selected this Dot in the last step. So, that Dot will be the one that scans for BT devices.

But don’t press the   Pair a New Device   button just yet. We must first power up the Go 2 and put it into  Discovery   mode.

8. Turn ON the Go 2 to Continue with How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa

Then put aside your mobile device for a moment. Then turn on the JBL Go 2 by quickly pressing its   Power   button.

The 2 then boots up.

Now our Alexa does not know about the Go 2 here. So the Bluetooth speaker will not pair with Echo without your help the first time.

9. Start Up Discovery Mode

So to allow Echo Alexa to find your Go 2, place it into Bluetooth discovery mode. For that, press and release the Bluetooth button.

When you press the  Bluetooth Discovery Mode  button, the speaker makes a twice repeating group of eight guitar notes. Also, the status lamp on the front changes from slow to fast flashing white.

10. Go Back to your Mobile Device

The screen with the blue  Pair a New Device   button should still be showing.

11. Tap the Pair a New Device  Button

Then this starts your Dot scanning for any nearby Bluetooth devices that are themselves in BT discovery mode. Your Go 2 is now in Bluetooth discovery mode. So your Dot should find it.

After a short pause, you should see something like the screen we got.

In our demo, the Alexa app found our Go 2, named   JBL GO 2.

12. Find your BT Speaker on the Discovered Devices List to Continue with How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa

Our scan found two devices. It found the JBL Go 2 as well as our Roku player. So, we located our speaker in the list.

13. Finally, Pair your Echo Alexa Dot with your JBL Go 2

Pair to the Go 2 JBL by tapping the listed speaker on the  Bluetooth Setup   screen.

The Dot then pairs with the Go 2.

The Alexa App’s  Bluetooth Settings   screen then changes to look something like the following.

Also, the JBL Go 2 makes the Speaker Paired sound (the three ascending guitar notes). Note furthermore, that the Bluetooth symbol to the left of the listed speaker item turns blue when pairing is active.

The JBL Go 2 is now has pairing with your Echo Alexa. So it’s status light glows solid white.  This means thus, that successful pairing is underway.

14. Done with How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa !

Finally we have now successfully paired our JBL Go 2 with our speaker. So we can now ask Alexa to play music on this Echo. Then those tunes will come out of the Go 2. Be sure though, to speak to the Echo Alexa device when making requests, and not the Go 2.  The Echo is still the speaker that  receives voice commands through its internal far field microphones.

Other Posts About the JBL Go 2

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   3. How to Make the 2 Discoverable
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   5. How to Charge

References for How to Pair JBL Go 2 with Echo Alexa

1. 1. Echo Official Product Page
   2. Where to Buy the JBL Go 2