JBL Charge 3 Reset Paired Devices

JBL Charge 3 portable wireless speaker. Showing the front right end view. The Bluetooth speaker is powered on and paired.

Here we give the JBL Charge 3 reset paired devices routine, which clear the previously paired Bluetooth devices list from the speaker’s internal memory. Paired devices reset restores this speaker to the state it was in when it came from the factory. Clearing the paired devices list stops the speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices automatically, until you add new connections.

JBL Charge 3 Reset Paired Devices: Step by Step

1. Turn on the JBL Charge 3

Press and release the Power button. It should light up right away.

The JBL Charge 3 powered off. Showing the dark -Power- button.

Find the Power button, as shown in the last picture above.

Then, the Power button comes on, as shown next. In our case, since we’ve paired the speaker with other devices before this, it does not enter Bluetooth discovery mode. We know that because the Power button glows solid gray, rather than blinking blue.

The JBL Charge 3 powered ON and not paired. Showing the glowing white power button.

2. Wait for the Power Up Sound

The 3 makes a rising electric guitar strum sound when it boots, and is then ready for factory resetting after this sound finishes.

3. Press the Volume UP and Play-Pause Buttons Together to Continue with JBL Charge 3 Reset Paired Devices

See the next picture to find the Pause Play and UP Volume buttons.

The -Volume Up- and -Play Pause- buttons.

The speaker then enters paired device reset mode, as shown in the next picture. Note that both the Power and Connect buttons light up for a couple seconds as the device reset executes. The Power button glows a pale blue, and the Connect button glows gray-white. See these buttons circled in green, as shown next.

The JBL Charge 3 during factory reset. Showing the glowing -Power- and -Connect- buttons.

Then after a short pause, the speaker turns off. All the lights go off, and it makes the power-down guitar sound.

The next picture shows the speaker, powered down. All buttons go OFF.

The dark control panel buttons.

4. Check that your JBL Charge 3 Did Indeed Reset its Paired Devices List

Next, power on the speaker again, as explained in step 1 above. In short, press and release the Power button, as shown next.

Now this time, after device reset, our speaker almost instantly comes up in Bluetooth discovery mode, as shown next. We did not have to press the Bluetooth button first, as after a reset, the speaker automatically enters Bluetooth pairing mode.

Note that the Power button blinks blue to show that it is in BT discovery mode. When this button blinks blue or shows as solid white, the speaker is not currently paired. Indeed we expect it not to pair to anything once the paired devices list has been emptied.

The -Power- button flashing blue.

5. Done with JBL Charge 3 Reset Paired Devices !

The speaker paired devices reset is now done. You may now pair it again with your favorite Bluetooth devices.

Note that to restore automatic Bluetooth pairing, you’ll need to forget the previously paired speaker listed in the Bluetooth devices section of your source device settings. Once that’s done, you can manually pair the speaker with that device again if so desired. Then after that, any time that both speaker and that device have Bluetooth turned on, pairing with automatically take place once more.