Picture of the JBL Flip 3 wireless speaker. Showing its battery status gage, which itself shows that the speaker Is almost fully charged.

JBL Flip 3 Charging Indicator

The Flip 3 Bluetooth speaker sports a row of LEDs across its top panel, as shown in the pictures below.  These lamps tell battery charge and recharging status.  To summarize, the JBL Flip 3 charging indicator lets you see battery charging progress.  Specifically, the gauge shows how full the battery is at a given time while charging.  And, for several seconds after you press any of the buttons on the speaker while operating with the charger disconnected, this gauge shows roughly how much battery juice remains.

JBL Flip 3 Charging Indicator: How to Read It

1. All JBL Flip 3 Charging Indicator Lamps OFF

When you shut down the Flip 3 with no charger connected, no lamps glow, as shown next.  The indicator lights also all show dark when the charger IS connected but the battery charging is complete.

Picture of the JBL Flip 3 battery powered Bluetooth speaker, charging.
JBL Flip 3 battery powered Bluetooth speaker, charging.

See our   Charging JBL Flip 3 Instructions   piece for more details on connecting the USB charge cord and charger.  The last picture above shows these connections and speaker recharging happening.

2. This Gauge Shows Battery Recharging Progress

There are five lamps that come on one after the other, as the charge in speaker battery builds up.  See these in action in the next picture.  The Flip 3 recharges when one of these lamps blinks white.  Furthermore, when the battery fully discharges, the light on the far left blinks white while charging.

Then as charging continues, that lamp stops flashing, and assumes a steady white glow.  At that point, the next lamp to the right starts blinking white.

Eventually, when the battery fills completely up, all five lamps glow, with the last one blinking.  But when they all go out, you have successfully and fully recharged the JBL Flip 3.





Note though, that you may see the first lamp (far left) blink red.  This does not mean that charging is going on.  Instead, a flashing red light here shows that the speaker battery is critically low.  You should recharge the Flip 3 right away when you see this.

This light only pulsates red when the battery is nearly dead and AC power has not yet been connected to the speaker. However, when you connect adequate USB power, this red flight starts blinking white.  Note.  This light never flashes red while charging is occurring.

Picture of the speaker's battery status gage at 60 percent charged, highlighted.
Showing the speaker’s battery status gauge at 60 percent charged, highlighted.

3. When All Lamps Light Up Solid on the JBL Flip 3 Charging Indicator, Charging is Finished

As speaker charging continues, more and more of these battery gauge lights on the JBL Flip 3 light solid white.  That is, the flashing LED blip moves further and further to the right, until that blinking reaches the last of these five lamps.

The speaker lets you know at last that battery charging is done when all but the last of the battery status lights shine solid.  The last LED continues to blink for several minutes.  Again, you know that charging is occurring if one of the battery charge level lamps is flashing white.

This next picture shows the speaker just prior to finishing a full charge cycle. Note that all the lamps in the battery status meter glow.  But the last one, on the right, continues flashing white for a bit.

Picture of the battery status gauge, showing that the speaker Is almost fully charged.
The battery status gauge showing that the speaker Is almost fully charged.

The battery recharge cycle finishes when all battery status gauge lights go out, as shown next. Thus, the battery is no longer charging when all lamps are OFF. Even with the AC charger still connected, no lamp glows when battery is full.

Picture of the speaker, connected to USB wall charger. Showing its battery status gage highlighted, with all lights OFF. This means that recharging has finished.
The speaker connected to USB wall charger. Showing its battery status gage highlighted, with all lights OFF. This means that recharging has finished.

4. The Gauge is Also a Battery Charge Remaining Meter

When unplugged from the charger, what was the charging indicator becomes the battery charge left indicator.  The more lights lit, the fuller the battery. The fewer glowing lamps, the less speaker run time left. These lamps show battery status for a small time after you power up the Flip 3. They also display it when you depress many of the buttons.  To save power, these lamps go dark after a few seconds.  Thus, to see the amount of battery charge level once more, just press the volume UP or DOWN buttons.

The next picture shows a JBL Flip 3, powered ON, with all five lights aglow in its battery status indicator.  This means that the battery is between eighty and one hundred percent charged.

Top view picture of the speaker, with the -Power- button glowing white and highlighted. Speaker powered ON.
Top view of the speaker, showing the -Power- button glowing white and highlighted. Speaker powered ON and battery gauge lamps aglow, showing fully charged state.

Other Posts About the JBL Flip 3

    1. JBL Flip 3 Change Name Instructions
    2. Updating Firmware
    3. How to Pair
    4. The Buttons Explained
    5. Where is the Reset Button

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References for JBL Flip 3 Charging Indicator

    1. JBL Flip 3 Product Page at JBL.com

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    • 2018-12-28: First published.