How to Pair JBL Go 3 Bluetooth Speaker

This post shows how to pair a JBL Go 3 personal wireless speaker with common mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod mobile devices.

How to Pair JBL Go 3, Step by Step

With your Go 3 powered OFF (status lamp is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your mobile device.

Showing the dark status light on the JBL Go 3 Bluetooth speaker.

1. Navigate to the Home Screen on your Mobile Device

Press the Home button to bring up the mobile device’s Home screen. Shown next.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of an iPad home screen, shown next.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. — iOS Home Screen with Settings app highlighted.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.

The mobile device then displays the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.

4. Go to Bluetooth Settings to Continue with How to Pair JBL Go 3 Speaker

Our Bluetooth settings screen displays, similar to the following.

Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since JBL speaker is currently powered OFF, it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with the iPad Air before. See this as shown in this list of previously paired Bluetooth devices, shown next.

Screenshot of an iPad Air, showing its previously paired Bluetooth devices list. Note that there's no JBL Go 3 speaker now. — An iPad Air, showing its previously paired Bluetooth devices list. Note that there’s no JBL Go 3 speaker now.

5. Turn On your JBL Go 3 BT Speaker

Turn on this speaker by quickly pressing its Power button. See this pointed out in the next picture.

Right Side View of the JBL Go 3 Speaker, Showing the -Power- Button Highlighted.

The speaker then powers up.

Picture of the speaker -Status- lamp glowing. — The speaker-Status- lamp glowing.

But since the iPad does not know about this speaker, the 3 will not pair with it automatically. The status light on speaker top denotes this not-paired state by slow or quick flashing.

6. Put your JBL Go 3 into Bluetooth Pairing Mode

Now, to see your Go 3 speaker on your mobile device, start up pairing mode on it. To do that, press and release the Pairing button, as we see in the next picture.

Right side panel of the JBL Go 3 speaker, showing the -Bluetooth- button highlighted.

When you press the Pairing button, the speaker makes a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, the status light begins fast flashing white.

7. Find your Bluetooth Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair JBL Go 3 Personal Speaker

See the screen shot next. We found ours, as circled.

iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the speaker, discovered but not paired.

8. Next, Pair with your Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth devices list.

Your source device then pairs with the 3 (named “JBL Go 3” in this demo). The mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.

Picture of the iOS tablet displaying its -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing a JBL Go 3 portable speaker paired, successfully connected, and circled. — iOS tablet displaying its -Bluetooth Settings- screen, showing a JBL Go 3 portable speaker paired, successfully connected, and circled.

9. Done with How to Pair JBL Go 3 !

We have now successfully paired our Go 3 BT speaker. Similar routines work with pairing iPod Touch players, iPad Pros, and any iPhones as well so long as they support Bluetooth. Pairing with Android devices works in similar fashion as well.

References for How to Pair JBL Go 3

1. Go 3 Speaker Official Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

- 2022-09-12: First published.