Front right view of the JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth speaker.

How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa

This post shows how to pair a JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa devices. We do this with the Alexa Input.  But the same you could also do with an Alexa Dot, Spot, or any other Alexa smart device that supports Bluetooth.  Since this BT connecting happens directly between the speaker and Alexa, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this link.

How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa, Step by Step

Start with your JBL Xtreme 2 powered off.  Then run through this routine to pair the speaker to the Alexa device. We’re using an iPad Air computer to establish this linkage.

1. Find the Alexa App on your Mobile Device

We found the app on an iPadOS iPad Air as shown in the next screenshot. In our case, the Alexa app is on the third home screen page. It’s pointed at by the blue arrow.

Screenshot of an iOS home screen, showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.
An iOS home screen, showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.

2. Run the Alexa App

The app displays its Home screen as shown in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the Alexa app on iPadOS Home screen, showing the -More- Item.
The Alexa app on iPadOS Home screen, showing the -More- Item.

3. Tap the More (Hamburger) Control 

Find the hamburger item in the lower right corner of the screen. This is pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot. Some older versions of the app display this control near the top left corner of the page.

Touching this item brings up the Alexa app’s main menu, as shown in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the app's main menu, showing the -Settings- item.
The app’s main menu, showing the -Settings- item.

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

The Settings option is pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

This brings up the Settings screen, as shown in the next screenshot.





From here, choose which Alexa device you wish to pair to your JBL speaker.  The green arrow in the next picture points at our choice,  the Thomas’s Echo Input device.

Screenshot of the -All Devices- page, with an Echo Input highlighted.
The -All Devices- page, with an Echo Input highlighted.

5. Tap the Alexa Device you Want to Pair with the JBL Xtreme 2

This takes you to the device-specific settings screen for the Alexa device you picked.  The Echo Input here.

Screenshot of the app displaying the -Device Settings- page for the Echo Input, with the -Bluetooth Devices- option highlighted. How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa.
The app displaying the -Device Settings- page for the Echo Input, with the -Bluetooth Devices- option highlighted.

6. Tap the Bluetooth Devices Item

Find the Bluetooth Devices menu item pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

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

At this point, you’re ready to start a Bluetooth scan by the Alexa unit you just chose for this pairing. Again, our Alexa Input will be the one that scans for Bluetooth devices.

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

Screenshot of the -Select Previously Paired Device- page, with the -Pair a New Device- button bar highlighted.
The -Select Previously Paired Device- page, with the -Pair a New Device- button bar highlighted.

7. Turn On your Speaker to Continue with How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa

Set aside your mobile device for a minute, and turn on your JBL Xtreme 2 speaker.  Here, we power ours up by quickly pressing its Power button. See this button pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Picture of top the JBL Xtreme 2, showing the dark -Power- button (OFF).
Top view of the JBL Xtreme 2, showing the dark -Power- button (OFF).

The speaker then powers ON.

But since our Alexa device does not know about this speaker yet, she will not connect with the speaker automatically. Thus, the Power / Bluetooth Status light shows as white after you switch on this speaker.  This assumes that the Xtreme 2 hasn’t paired with anything else since power up.





8. Put your JBL Xtreme 2 into Pairing Mode

Now, to allow Alexa to find this BT speaker, place it in Bluetooth discovery mode.  For this model speaker, we press and hold in the Bluetooth button, as pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture, until the unit makes a repeating guitar pluck sound.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button.
The -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

This tells us that it’s ready to pair. Its Power lamp also flashes blue to signal that pairing mode is active.

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

9. Now, Go Back to your Mobile Device 

The screen with the blue Pair a New Device button should still be showing, as in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the Alexa app displaying its -Select Previously Paired Device- page, showing the -Pair a New Device- button bar.
The Alexa app displaying its -Select Previously Paired Device- page, showing the -Pair a New Device- button bar.

10. Tap the Blue Pair a New Device Button to Continue with How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa

This starts your Alexa device scanning for any nearby Bluetooth devices that are themselves in discovery mode. Since our speaker is now in pairing mode, the Input should find it.

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

Screenshot of the app displaying its -Pair Bluetooth Device with your Echo Input- page, showing the -JBL Xtreme 2- found.
The app displaying its -Pair Bluetooth Device with your Echo Input- page, showing the -JBL Xtreme 2- found.

In our demo, the Alexa app found our BT speaker, named  JBL Xtreme 2.





11. Find your JBL Speaker on the Discovered Devices List

We see our speaker in the list, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.

12. Finally, Pair your Alexa Smart Device with your JBL Xtreme 2

Pair to the BT speaker by tapping the listed speaker in the Bluetooth Setup screen, shown in the last screenshot above.

Alexa then links with the speaker, as seen in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the app displaying its -Select Previously Paired Device- page, with the -JBL Xtreme 2- connected.
The app displaying its -Select Previously Paired Device- page, with the -JBL Xtreme 2- connected.

13. Tap the Cancel Link

To get back to the Device Settings screen, touch the Cancel link.  Find it highlighted at the bottom of the screen in the last picture.

The app then takes you back to the Device Settings page for the Alexa device you just paired, as shown next.

Screenshot of the -Device Settings- page for an Echo Input, showing one paired and connected device.
The -Device Settings- page for an Echo Input, showing one paired and connected device.

Also, our speaker makes a Speaker Paired sound, the three rising guitar notes.

13. Done with How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa !

We have now successfully paired our BT speaker with an Alexa smart device. So we can now ask that Alexa to play music or any other audio content through this JBL speaker.

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References for How to Pair JBL Xtreme 2 with Alexa

    1. Alexa as Described at Wikipedia.org
    2. JBL Xtreme 2 Official Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

    • 2020-09-16: First published.