JBL Go 2 Buttons

The JBL Go line of highly portable wireless speakers features several buttons on the right side, one lamp on the front grill, a set of ports on the left side. The status lamp lights in two colors and flashing patterns to show speaker pairing and battery status. In this JBL Go 2 buttons guide, we … Continue reading JBL Go 2 Buttons



How to Pair JBL Charge 4

This post shows how to pair JBL Charge 4 with common source devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones and tablets.  A routine with some small variation also works for Android phones and tablets. How to Pair JBL Charge 4, Step by Step With your Charge 4 JBL speaker … Continue reading How to Pair JBL Charge 4



JBL Charge 5 Charging

You can recharge the JBL Charge 5 portable speaker through the USB-C charging port at the rear of the speaker. To summarize these JBL Charge 5 charging directions: First, choose a right sized USB power adapter, which we detail below. Next, connect the Black USB-C cable included with the speaker between the Charge 5 and … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Charging



How to Put JBL Go 2 in Pairing Mode

To link the Go 2 JBL with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to reset the connection information on that device, you must know how to activate discovery mode on the speaker.  You must know this because in this mode, the JBL Go 2 calls out its Bluetooth name and current linkage … Continue reading How to Put JBL Go 2 in Pairing Mode



JBL Charge Firmware Update

Covers the JBL Charge firmware update directions.  However, we know of no way to upgrade the software on this particular speaker. Indeed we find no firmware downloads for this unit on the JBL web site.  Plus, we see no details for this in the included manuals. So it’s likely that JBL thinks that the speaker … Continue reading JBL Charge Firmware Update



JBL Clip 2 Battery Indicator

The Clip 2 JBL Bluetooth speaker has a single LED on its top panel, near the clip carabiner, as shown in the next pictures.  This displays battery status, whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when discharging.  However, it does not tell you the charging progress, or how full the … Continue reading JBL Clip 2 Battery Indicator



JBL Flip 3 Hard Reset

These JBL Flip 3 hard reset instructions show you how to set your JBL Flip 3 Bluetooth speaker back to its original default settings and state. Hard resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Moreover, clearing these stops the Flip 3 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the reset. Also, … Continue reading JBL Flip 3 Hard Reset



How to Pair JBL Speaker to iPhone

This post demonstrates how to pair a JBL speaker to iPhone and iPhone like smart devices like tablets, Android phones, and computers. How to Pair JBL Speaker to iPhone, Step by Step We’ll run this illustration with a JBL Flip 4 speaker. But other JBL Bluetooth speakers work roughly the same way. So, with your … Continue reading How to Pair JBL Speaker to iPhone



How to Put JBL Clip 2 in Pairing Mode

To pair the JBL Clip 2 with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to renew the connection information stored on that device, you must know how to fire off pairing mode on the speaker.  In this mode, the JBL Clip 2 sends out its Bluetooth name and current linkage data over the … Continue reading How to Put JBL Clip 2 in Pairing Mode



JBL Flip Firmware Update

Covers a proposed JBL Flip firmware update procedure.  However, we know of no way to update the firmware on this speaker. Indeed we find no firmware downloads for it on the JBL web site.  Plus, we see no details in the included manuals. So it’s likely that JBL thinks that the speaker works well enough … Continue reading JBL Flip Firmware Update