Picture of an iPhone in front of the Wonderboom 2.

JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting

This post explains how to avoid the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting problem, by giving the correct way to pair it. This shows pairing to a typical smart device so that you may play music on that device and have it come through the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker. Start with your JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along for pairing it with phones, tablets, laptops, media players, et al.

JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting: The Right Way to Do It

1. Visit the Home Screen of your Smart Device

Press the Home button to get to the  Home   page.  See our screen as shown next.

3. Find the   Settings   App

We found ours on the second page of the  Home  screen.

The -Settings- app icon on the iPhone -Home- screen.
iPhone -Home- screen showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon.  Find this pointed at in the last picture.

The iPhone then displays the first page of its  Settings  screen, as shown in the next screenshot

Screenshot of the -Bluetooth- option on the iPhone -Settings- page.
iPhone -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the  Bluetooth Settings  Page to Continue with JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting Solution

Tap the  Bluetooth  item, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

The Bluetooth Settings screen then appears as follows. Note that our Bluetooth should be switched ON here.

But since the 3 is currently OFF, it does not show in either the  My Devices  or  Other Devices lists on the tablet yet,  Why?  Because we have yet to connect it with this device for the first time.  Plus, the 3 is not yet transmitting its Bluetooth connection info. See this scenario, that appears as shown next.

Screenshot of the Bluetooth page in iPhone settings.
The Bluetooth page in iPhone settings.

Note in this picture that no JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker appears yet.

5. Power Up your JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker

Turn on the unit by quickly pressing its  Power  button. See this button, pointed out in the next picture.

Picture of The top of the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker. Showing the dark -Power- button.
The Top of the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker. Showing the dark -Power- button.

The 3 then comes on, and announces this with a rising electronic sound.  The Power button also lights up, as we see next.

Picture of the -Power-button glowing white.
The -Power-button glowing white.

If the 3 does not come on, then see our  JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Power Button Not Working Fixes piece to solve this.

6. Put your JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker into Discovery Mode

Now, to see the 3 on your iPhone, place it into BT discovery mode. For that, press and hold the Bluetooth button located as we see in the next picture. It’s on the top, at the twelve o’clock position in he buttons panel. Release the button when you hear the rising plunks sound.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Pairing- button.
The -Bluetooth Pairing- button.

Also, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white.

7. Find your JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker on your Smart Device

See the picture next

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker as discovered but not connected.
The iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker as discovered but not connected.

8. Pair with your JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker

Tap the listed speaker in the  Other Devices  section of the  Bluetooth Devices  list, shown above. If the unit does not appear on the source device, try moving it closer, powering it off and then back on again. Or at worst, you may have to reset the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker.

Your device then connects with the 3 (appears as “WONDERBOOM 3” in this demo).

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

Screenshot of the iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker as Connected.
iPhone Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker as Connected.

Note that the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker now appears as connected, as pointed out in the last picture.

9. Done with the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting Answer

Lastly, we have now successfully paired the 3 with the test  source device.  So now, audio output from that device now plays on the 3.

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References for JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Not Connecting

    1. Official JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the JBL Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker