Left front view of the JBL Xtreme 2 portable Bluetooth speaker.

How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2

When you scan for in-range Bluetooth speakers on a phone, desktop computer, or tablet, your Xtreme 2 JBL speaker appears as “JBL Xtreme 2” by default. I.e. Its default Bluetooth name is, “JBL Xtreme 2”. But you can rename this BT speaker using the JBL Connect app along with an iOS or Android mobile device. Thus in the post, we outline the JBL Xtreme 2 change name (rename speaker routine, step by step.

Getting your Devices Ready for the JBL Xtreme 2 Rename Action

    1. First, install the JBL Connect app on your Android or iOS mobile device.
    2. Then, turn on your Xtreme 2 and pair your mobile device with it.
    3. Then, follow the directions below to change the speaker’s Bluetooth name. This is the name the speaker broadcasts when you put it in discovery or pairing mode.

How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2, Step by Step

1. Find the JBL Connect App on your Mobile Device

The first step is to find our copy of the JBL Connect app. It installed on home screen four here, as shown next.  We pointed a green arrow at it.

Screenshot of the iOS Home page, with the JBL Connect app highlighted. How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2.
iOS Home screen, showing the JBL Connect app.

2. Run the JBL Connect App

Tap the JBL Connect app icon, as shown in the last picture.

After several seconds, you should see the Home screen for your connected speaker, as shown next.

Screenshot of the JBL Connect app, displaying the JBL Xtreme 2 Home page, showing the Settings gear button.
The JBL Connect app, displaying the JBL Xtreme 2 Home page, showing the Settings gear button.

3. Tap the Settings Gear

Touching the Settings gear brings up the JBL Xtreme 2’s Settings page, as shown next.

Screenshot of the JBL Xtreme 2 Settings page, showing the -Edit Name- control.
The JBL Xtreme 2 Settings page, showing the -Edit Name- control.




4. Tap the Edit Name Pencil Control to Continue with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2

Find this button highlighted by the blue arrow in the last screenshot.

Then, you should see the Enter a New Name for your JBL Speaker screen, as shown next.

Screenshot of the -Enter New Speaker Name- page.
The -Enter New Speaker Name- page.

5. Edit the Speaker Name Field 

Use the displayed virtual keyboard to change the name of the JBL Xtreme 2 to the name to what you want.

In the next screenshots, we change our name from “JBL Xtreme 2” to “Tom’s Xtreme 2”.

First, we backspaced over the default name, as shown next.

Screenshot of the blank -Enter New Speaker Name- edit box.
The blank -Enter New Speaker Name- edit box.

Then we typed in our new name for the JBL Xtreme 2, as we show next.

Showing the name now changed to "Tom's Xtreme 2".
The name now changed to “Tom’s Xtreme 2”.

6. Tap the Blue  Done Button when Finished Editing

Once you’ve changed the speaker name what you want it to be in the edit field, tap the blue Done key in the last row of keys at the bottom of the virtual keyboard.

You then get instructions on how to pair your speaker again with its new name, as shown in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the Connect app on iPadOS, displaying the -Reconnect to Apply New Name- page, showing the -Got It- link.
The Connect app on iPadOS, displaying the -Reconnect to Apply New Name- page, showing the -Got It- link.

7. Tap the Blue  Got It  Button to Continue with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2 

Tapping the Got It link here takes you back to the Home screen for the speaker. But now, the JBL Xtreme 2 appears with its new name assigned (Now “Tom’s Xtreme 2”, as shown in the next screenshot.

Screenshot of the JBL Xtreme 2 home page, showing the new name.
The JBL Xtreme 2 home page, showing the new name.




Pairing the JBL Xtreme 2 with its New Name

With your Xtreme 2 JBL still paired under its old speaker name, run through this routine to unpair it. forget it in your mobile device, and finally, re pair it with its new name.

1. Power Down the JBL Xtreme 2

To turn off the speaker, press and release the Power button, as shown next.

Picture of the top of the JBL Xtreme 2, showing the -Power- button and glowing blue, meaning that the speaker is ON and paired.
Top view of the JBL Xtreme 2, showing the -Power- button and glowing blue, meaning that the speaker is ON and paired.

Powering down the speaker unpairs it from your mobile device.

Picture of the dark -Power- button (power is OFF).
Showing the dark -Power- button (power is OFF).

2. Return your Mobile Device to its Home Screen

Press the Home button on your phone, tablet, or desktop computer, to close the JBL Connect app, and show once again the  Home screen.

3. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the iOS home screen on our iPad Air, as shown next, pointed at by the bright purple arrow.

Picture of an iPad Home screen, with the Settings app highlighted by an arrow. How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2.
iOS Home screen with Settings app highlighted.

4. Bring up the Settings App to Continue with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2

Tap the Settings app icon.

The mobile device then displays the first page of its settings.

5. Go to Bluetooth Settings 

Our Bluetooth settings screen displays as follows on our iPad Air tablet. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since we turned off our JBL Xtreme 2 speaker, it shows as not connected. See this as shown in this list of previously paired Bluetooth devices, shown next.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Xtreme 2 as not connected.
The iPadOS Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Xtreme 2 as not connected.

6. Tap the Blue I Button for That Speaker in the My Devices List

That entry is the next-to-last item on the list in this demo, shown in the last screenshot.





Then, the JBL Xtreme 2 device screen shows, as we see next.

Picture of the -Forget This Device- link.
Showing the -Forget This Device- link.

7. Tap the Forget This Device Option to Continue with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2

When you tap the Forget This Device link, you then get the Forget “JBL Xtreme 2” prompt, as shown next.

Screenshot of The -Forget JBL Xtreme 2- prompt, showing the -Forget Device- link.
The -Forget JBL Xtreme 2- prompt, showing the -Forget Device- link.

8. Tap the Red  Forget Device  Link

Touching Forget Device removes the old JBL Xtreme 2 connection name from the mobile device. This stops that device from looking for the speaker with that name, the next time you turn its Bluetooth on.

Then, after you hit Forget Device, the system takes you back to the previously paired Bluetooth devices list.  That screen looks similar to the following screenshot.  Note that the JBL Xtreme 2 entry no longer appears in the Bluetooth devices list.

Return to the Bluetooth Settings page, showing that the JBL Xtreme 2 is now gone.
Back to the Bluetooth Settings page, showing that the JBL Xtreme 2 is now gone.

9. Turn On your JBL Xtreme 2

Turn on the 2 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this button as we point out with the green arrow, in the next picture.

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

The speaker then powers up.

But since the JBL Xtreme 2 name change is now in effect, no other nearby Bluetooth devices are aware of the new name yet. So it will not pair with anything. The light that comes on in the Power switch denotes this not-paired state by glowing solid white.  No flashing.

Picture of the JBL Xtreme 2 powered ON, but not paired, showing its glowing -Power- button.
The JBL Xtreme 2 powered ON, but not paired, showing its glowing -Power- button.

10. Next, Put your Speaker into Discovery Mode to Continue with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2

Now, to see your newly renamed Xtreme 2 speaker on your mobile device, place the speaker into Bluetooth discovery mode. Do this by pressing and releasing the Bluetooth button, as shown in the next picture.  The bright green arrow there points at the Bluetooth pairing button.





When you press the Bluetooth Discovery Mode button, the Xtreme 2 JBL plays a repeating single pluck guitar note sound several times. Also, the Power button changes from a solid white glow to flashing blue. See this next.

Picture of the Bluetooth button, and just pressed, showing the -Power- button blinking blue as a result.
The Bluetooth button, and just pressed, showing the -Power- button blinking blue as a result.

11. Find your JBL Xtreme 2 with its New Name on your Mobile Device

See the screen shot next. We found our speaker there. Note that it appears here with its new Bluetooth device name (Tom’s Xtreme 2), as we point at with the green arrow.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the Tom's Xtreme 2 speaker discovered.
The iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the Tom’s Xtreme 2 speaker discovered.

12. Pair with your Newly Named JBL Xtreme 2

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

Your mobile device then pairs with the JBL Xtreme 2 using its newly assigned name (“Tom’s Xtreme 2” for us in this demo).

Its Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.

Screenshot of the iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the Tom's Xtreme 2 speaker connected.
The iPadOS Bluetooth page, showing the Tom’s Xtreme 2 speaker connected.

13. Done with How to Rename JBL Xtreme 2 !

We have now successfully renamed the Bluetooth device name of our JBL Xtreme 2 BT speaker. We’ve also successfully paired it with a mobile device using this new name.

Restoring Default JBL Xtreme 2 Name

Note that you can restore the original default speaker name by resetting the JBL Xtreme 2.

Or, you can rename the speaker back to the “JBL Xtreme 2” by following the above given routine again, except that THIS time, you enter “JBL Xtreme 2” instead of your new speaker name.

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References for How to Rename the JBL Xtreme 2 

    1. JBL Xtreme 2 Product Page at JBL.com

Revision History

    • 2020-08-11: First published.