Picture of an iPhone 12 Pro Max sitting in front of a Wonderboom 3.

How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone

This post shows How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone and other iOS devices such as an iPod Touch and iPad. Start with your speaker shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along to pair it with a phone.

How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone: Step by Step

1. Visit the Home Screen

Press the Home button to get to the  Home   page.  See our screen as shown next.

3. Find the   Settings   App

We found ours on the second page of the  Home  screen.

Screenshot of a typical -Home- page on a phone/ Showing the -Settings- app.
Typical -Home- screen on a phone/ Showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.  Find this pointed at in the last picture.

The phone then displays the first page of its  Settings  screen, as shown in the next screenshot

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth- option on the phone -Settings- page.
The phone -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone

Tap the  Bluetooth  item, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

The 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 pair it with this device for the first time.  Plus, the speaker is not yet transmitting its Bluetooth pair info. See this scenario, that appears as shown next.

Screenshot of the Bluetooth page.
The Bluetooth page.

Note in this picture that no Wonderboom 3 appears yet.

5. Power On your Wonderboom 3

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 Wonderboom 3. Showing the dark -Power- button.
Top view of the Wonderboom 3. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The Wonderboom 3 then comes on, and announces this with a rising electronic sound.  The Power button also lights up, as we see next.

Picture of the glowing -Power- button.
The glowing -Power- button.

6. Put your Wonderboom 3 into Pairing Mode

Now, to see the speaker on your phone, place it into BT discovery mode. For that, press and hold the Bluetooth button located as shown in the next picture. It’s on the top, at the twelve o’clock position in he buttons panel. Release the button when you hear the rising plunks sound.

Picture of the top of the Wonderboom 3 and its dark -Bluetooth Pairing- button.
Top view of the Wonderboom 3 and its dark -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

Also, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button glowing / flashing white.
The -Bluetooth Pairing- button glowing / flashing white.

7. Find your Wonderboom 3 on the Phone

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

Screenshot of the phone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not paired.
The phone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not paired.

8. Pair With Your Wonderboom 3

Tap the listed speaker in the  Other Devices  section of the  Bluetooth Devices  list, shown above.

Your phone then pairs with the 3 (appears as “WONDERBOOM 3” in this demo).

The  Bluetooth Settings  screen then changes to display something like the following.

Screenshot of the phone Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as paired.
The Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as paired.

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

9. Done with How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone !

Lastly, we have now successfully paired this speaker with the test cell  phone.  Audio output from that source device now plays on the Wonderboom 3.

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References for How to Pair Wonderboom 3 to Phone

    1. Official Wonderboom 3 Support Page
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