Picture of an iPhone in front of the Wonderboom 2.

How to Pair JBL Wonderboom 2 to iPhone

This post shows How to Pair JBL Wonderboom 2 to 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 Pair JBL Wonderboom 2 to iPhone: Step by Step

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 -Settings- page.
iPhone -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with How to Pair JBL 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 JBL Wonderboom 2 appears yet.

5. Power On your JBL Wonderboom 2

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 JBL Wonderboom 2. Showing the dark -Power- button.
The Top of the JBL Wonderboom 2. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on.

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

6. Put your JBL Wonderboom 2 into Pairing Mode

Now, to see the speaker on your iPhone, place it into BT discovery mode. For that, press and hold the Bluetooth button as circled in the next picture, until the rising plunks sound.

Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 2 with its Bluetooth pairing button circled.
Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 2 with its Bluetooth pairing button circled.

Indeed the speaker makes a distinctive noise twice. Plus, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white. See this in the last picture above.

7. Find your JBL Wonderboom 2 on your iPhone

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

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

8. Pair 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 iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 as Connected.
iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 as Connected.

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

9. Done with How to Pair JBL Wonderboom 2 to iPhone !

Lastly, we have now successfully connected this Bluetooth speaker with the test  iPhone.  Audio output from that source device now plays on the JBL Wonderboom 2.

Other JBL Wonderboom 2 Posts

    1. Top Panel Buttons Explained
    2. Flashing White Light
    3. How to Sync
    4. How to Pair
    5. Reset Bluetooth Directions

References for How to Pair JBL Wonderboom 2 to iPhone

    1. Official JBL Wonderboom 2 Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the JBL Wonderboom 2