Picture of an iPhone 12 Pro Max sitting in front of a Wonderboom 3.

JBL Wonderboom 3 Pairing

This post demonstrates JBL Wonderboom 3 pairing to a typical smart device so that you may play music on that device and have it come through the JBL Wonderboom 3. Start with your speaker shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along for pairing it with phones, tablets, laptops, media players, et al.

JBL Wonderboom 3 Pairing: Step by Step

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 3 Pairing

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 is switched ON here. But since the speaker 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 speaker 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 3 appears yet.

5. Power Up your JBL Wonderboom 3

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 3 BT speaker. showing the dark Power button.
Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 3 BT speaker. showing the dark Power button.

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

Picture of the JBL Wonderboom 3 speaker glowing Power button.
Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 3 speaker. showing the glowing Power button.

6. Put your JBL Wonderboom 3 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see the speaker 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 top of the JBL Wonderboom 3 and its dark Bluetooth button.
Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 3 and its dark Bluetooth button.

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

Picture of the JBL Wonderboom 3 Bluetooth Pairing button glowing / flashing white.
The JBL Wonderboom 3 Bluetooth Pairing button glowing / flashing white.

7. Find your JBL Wonderboom 3 on your Smart Device

See the picture next. We found ours, as pointed out next.

Screenshot of the Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not connected.
The Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not connected.

8. Connect with your JBL Wonderboom 3

Tap the listed speaker in the  Other Devices  section of the  Bluetooth Devices  list, shown above.

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

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

Screenshot of the Bluetooth page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 3 as Connected.
The Bluetooth Settings page, showing the JBL Wonderboom 3 as Connected.

Note that the JBL Wonderboom 3 now appears as connected, as pointed out in the last picture.

9. Done with JBL Wonderboom 3 Pairing

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

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References for JBL Wonderboom 3 Pairing

    1. Official JBL Wonderboom 3 Support Page
    2. Where to Buy the JBL Wonderboom 3