How to Sync Ultimate Ears Wonderboom

An iOS Bluetooth Settings page. Showing the Wonderboom 1 as paired.

This post shows how to sync Ultimate Ears Wonderboom with common Bluetooth devices. So first, start with this speaker OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along to sync it with most any source device. So in this demo, we show how syncing works on our iPad Air mobile computer. But like procedures work for iPhones, iPods, and Android phones and tablets as well.

How to Sync Ultimate Ears Wonderboom: Step by Step

1. Visit the Home Screen on your iPad Air

Firstly, press the Home button to get to the Home iPad page.

2. Find the iPad Settings App

We find ours on the second page of the Home screen on our tablet.

An iPad Home screen. Showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Then, tap the Settings app icon.

Then the source device displays the first page of its Settings screen.

An iOS -Settings- screen with Bluetooth ON. Showing the -Bluetooth- item.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with How to Sync Ultimate Ears Wonderboom

Next, tap the Bluetooth item.

Then our Bluetooth Settings screen appears. Note that the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom is currently OFF. So it does not show in either the My Devices or Other Devices lists yet, Why? Because we’ve not yet synced it with this iPad before. Furthermore, the speaker is not yet transmitting its BT connection info.

The -My Devices- list. Showing no Ultimate Ears Wonderboom present.

5. Turn On your Ultimate Ears Wonderboom

Then, turn on the WB by quickly pressing its Power button.

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom top view. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The speaker then comes on.

The glowing -Power- button.

6. Start Discovery Mode

So to see your Ultimate Ears Wonderboom on your iPad Air, place it into discovery mode. For that, press and release the Bluetooth button.

The -Bluetooth- button.

When you press this Pairing button, the speaker makes a distinctive sound several times. Plus, a lamp in this button starts rapidly flashing white.

7. Find your Ultimate Ears Wonderboom on your Source Device

See the picture next. We find ours.

The iOS -Bluetooth Settings- page. Showing the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom as discovered.

8. Sync with your Ultimate Ears Wonderboom

Then tap the speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth Devices list.

Your iPad Air then syncs with the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom (appears as “WONDERBOOM” in this demo).

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

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom showing as synced.

Note that the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom now appears as connected, as circled inside the green oval in the last picture.

9. Done with How to Sync Ultimate Ears Wonderboom !

Finally, we have now successfully synced our Ultimate Ears Wonderboom with our iPad Air iOS device. So audio from that device now plays on this speaker.