How to Pair Sony XB32 to iPhone

An iPhone with a Sony SRS XB32 Bluetooth speaker.

This post shows how to pair the Sony XB32 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device.

How to Pair Sony XB32 to iPhone

With your SRS XB32 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone.

1. Go to the Home Screen on your Device

Firstly, press the Home button to bring up the smart device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the Home screen, as shown next.

iOS Home Screen with Settings App Highlighted

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, tap the Settings app icon.

iPhone 12 Pro Max -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

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

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with How to Pair Sony XB32 to iPhone

Our Bluetooth Settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is running here. But since our SRS XB32 is currently shut OFF (is not in Bluetooth pairing mode), it does not show up in the BT devices list.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max -Bluetooth Settings- page.

Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this speaker with our iOS device before.

5. Turn On your Sony XB32

Turn on the SRS XB32 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this, pointed at by the green arrow, in the next picture.

Sony XB32 -Power- button.

The speaker then powers up, and its status lamp glows, as seen in the next picture.

The -Power- light glowing

Also, the Bluetooth lamp will blink in some pattern to indicate that the SRS XB32 is ready to receive a Bluetooth pairing request, as we see in the next picture.

The Sony XB32, showing the Bluetooth Status light glowing.

If it blinks evenly, then it’s passively waiting for a Bluetooth connection request to come in.

But if it flashes in short, quick blips , then it’s broadcasting its pairing information over Bluetooth so other devices can find it. I.e. The speaker is in pairing mode in this case.

Moreover, since our test iPhone like device does not know about this speaker, the SRS XB32 will not pair with it automatically.

6. Put the Speaker into BT Discovery Mode

Now, to see this speaker on your iPhone, place it into Bluetooth pairing mode if it’s not in that mode already. To do that, press the Power-Pairing button, and release when the unit beeps, and the Bluetooth lamp begins its rapid blinking.

Find the Power-Pairing button as we see above, pointed at by the green arrow.

7. Find the Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair Sony XB32 to iPhone

See the screen shot next. We found our SRS XB32, as we point out with the green arrow.

The iPhone Bluetooth Settings page, showing the speaker as Discovered.

8. Pair with your SRS XB32

Tap the listed speaker in the discovered devices list.

Your mobile device then pairs with the SRS XB32.

The iPhone Bluetooth Settings page, showing a Sony XB32 as Connected.

I.e. The the mobile device’s Bluetooth Settings screen might then change to look something like in the last picture. Note the now-paired Sony XB32 entry, as pointed at by the green arrow in the next screenshot.