Picture of the JBL Flip 2 wireless speaker, NFC antenna end view, speaker held in hand.

How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with iOS

This post demonstrates how to pair JBL Flip 2 Bluetooth speaker with iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad Air line of Apple phones and tablets.

How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with iOS

With your JBL Flip 2 powered off (power button is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch iOS mobile device. We’re using an iPad Air tablet for this demo.

1. Navitate to the Home Screen on your iOS Device

Firstly, press the Home button to get to the mobile iOS device’s Home screen.

2. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the iOS home screen on our iPad Air running iOS 11.4, as shown next.

Screenshot of the iOS Home page, showing the Settings app.
The iOS Home page, showing the Settings app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Thirdly, tap the Settings app icon.

The iOS device then displays the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.

4. Go to Bluetooth Settings to Continue with How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with iOS

Our Bluetooth settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our  JBL Flip 2 speaker is currently powered OFF and not in Bluetooth discovery mode, it does not show up in the Bluetooth devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired our Flip 2 with the iPad Air before. See this as shown in this list of previously paired Bluetooth devices, shown next.

Screenshot of iOS previously paired Bluetooth devices list, empty.
iOS Previously Paired Bluetooth devices list, empty.




5. Turn On your JBL Flip 2

Additionally, turn on the JBL Flip 2 by quickly pressing its Power button. See this pointed at by the blue arrow in the next picture.

Picture of the dark -Power- button on the JBL Flip 2.
The dark -Power- button on the JBL Flip 2.

The speaker then powers up.

But since our iPad does not know about this speaker, the Flip 2 will not pair with it automatically. The Bluetooth pairing light pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture is OFF.  This denotes this not-paired state.

Picture of the -Bluetooth Discovery Mode- button.
The -Bluetooth Discovery Mode- button.

6. Put your JBL Flip 2 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see your speaker on your iOS device, place the speaker into Bluetooth discovery mode. To do that, press and release the Bluetooth button, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.

When you press the Bluetooth Discovery Mode button, the speaker makes a repeating single tone sound several times. Also, the Bluetooth button changes from not glowing at all to a flashing white. We snapped the next picture of the Bluetooth button during the ON part of its flashing.

Picture of the blinking -Bluetooth- button on the JBL Flip 2, indicating that the speaker is in Bluetooth discovery mode.
The blinking -Bluetooth- button on the JBL Flip 2, indicating that the speaker is in Bluetooth discovery mode.

7. Find your JBL Flip 2 on your Mobile Device to Continue with How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with iOS

See the screen shot next. We found our speaker, as pointed at by the blue arrow.

Screenshot of the iOS Bluetooth Settings screen, showing the JBL Flip 2 found, discovered.
iOS Bluetooth Settings screen, showing the JBL Flip 2 found, discovered.

8. Pair your iOS Device with your JBL Flip 2

Then tap the listed speaker in the Devices list.

Your iOS device then pairs with the Flip 2 (“JBL Flip 2” here). The iOS device’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following.  The blue arrows show the JBL Flip 2 paired, connected to an iPad Air tablet.

Screenshot of the JBL Flip 2 showing as paired on an iOS device.
The JBL Flip 2 showing as paired on an iOS device.

9. Done with How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with IOS !

Finally, we have now successfully paired our JBL Flip 2 portable speaker with our iPad iOS device.





Other Posts About the JBL Flip 2

    1. Battery Life
    2. How to Charge
    3. JBL Flip 2 Review
    4. How to Tell if JBL Flip 2 is Charging
    5. Reset Button Location

References for How to Pair JBL Flip 2 with iOS

    1. JBL Flip 2 Official Product Page at JBL.com

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