How to Tell if JBL Go 3 Is Charging

How to Tell if JBL Go 3 Is Charging?  This little speaker has just one LED lamp on its side as shown in the pictures that follow.  This two-color lamp not only indicates speaker power ON, OFF, and pairing status. But it also tells battery level and charging status.  So to see if this speaker is charging,  just look at this light.  We describe how to read it below.

How to Tell if JBL Go 3 is Charging: Step by Step

1. Connect Your Go 3 to Household Power

Of course, you can be certain that the Go is NOT charging with no power cord  connected to it.

2. Check the Front Panel Power / Status LED

You can tell if the JBL Go 3 is charging if this lamp glows steady red.  But this light can blink red as well.  If it flashes  red  with the power cord connected, then the speaker is not charging. Further, you should check your USB cord and power adapter for proper operation.  Try a different charger.  You want this light glowing solid red.  Indeed the speaker is not recharging if the lamp glows or flashes any other color or pattern than solid red.

Also, the Go 3 slightly warms as it charges as does most charger adapters you would power it with.  This warmth is a handy way to tell if the JBL Go is in fact, charging.

As speaker charging moves on, the status lamp continues to glow solid red.  The JBL Go 3 gives no indication though, of just how far along the battery charging is. It just signals that charging is in progress.  See the red glowing lamp in the last picture.

3. When the Light Goes Out or Turns Solid or Flashing White, JBL Go 3 Charging is Done

The LED tells us when the battery charge cycle is done.  It does this by changing from solid red to any other color or pattern. This includes going dark, as we see next.

The lamp stops glowing altogether when the battery is full. This is the case even with the charger cord still plugged in, and the speaker is OFF.  The speaker stops charging when the battery reaches full.

4. Finally, Unplug the JBL Go 3 and Turn it On

If the power LED flashes solid or flashing white, this could mean that the Go 3 did indeed charge. But with the cord disconnected, we cannot tell just by examining the power lamp, just how much charge it took.  But it probably did recharge to full though. This is definitely true if we waited until the light stopped glowing  red  before disconnecting the charger.

5. Done with How to Tell if JBL Go 3 is Charging

Other Posts About the JBL Go 3

1. Solving the Not Charging Problem
2. All Buttons Explained
3. How to Check the Battery
4. Firmware Update Instructions
5. Connect JBL Go 3 to Alexa Directions

References

1. JBL Go 3 Official Product Page
2. Where to Buy the JBL Go 3