This post details pairing a typical Sony speaker like the Extra Bass portable ones, with an iPhone or other smart device.
Pairing Sony Speaker to iPhone, Step by Step
With your speaker powered off (status lamp is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your iPhone mobile device.
1. Bring up the Home Screen on your iPhone
First off, press the Home button to get to the iPhone’s Home screen.
2. Find the Settings App
We found ours on the second page of the Home screen, as shown next.
3. Bring Up the Settings App
Thirdly, tap the Settings app icon.
The iPhone then displays the first page of its settings, as shown in the next step.
4. Go to Bluetooth Settings to Continue with Pairing Sony Speaker to iPhone
The Bluetooth settings screen displays as follows. Note that our Bluetooth is enabled here. But since our BT speaker is currently powered OFF and so, not in discovery mode, it does not appear in the BT devices list. Also, we don’t see it since we’ve never paired this Sony speaker with the iPhone before, it should not appear here.
E.g. See this as shown in this list of previously paired devices, shown next.
5. Turn On your Sony Speaker
Press and release the Power button to power up this speaker.
E.g. See the Power button pointed at by the green arrow in our example speaker, in the next picture.
The speaker then powers up.
But since an iPhone does not know about this speaker if never paired to it before, the Sony will not link with it automatically. The pairing status light pointed at by the arrow in the next picture may either blink fast, slow, or remain dark therefore, to denotes this not-paired state.
6. Put your Sony Speaker into Discovery Mode
Now, to see your BT speaker on your iPhone, place it into Bluetooth pairing mode. On many Sony speaker models, you press and hold the Power button until you hear a couple beeps. Also, some have a status lamp that begins blinking white or blue.
7. Find your Speaker on your Mobile Device to Continue with Pairing Sony Speaker to iPhone
See the screen shot next. We found our speaker, as pointed at by the purple arrow.
8. Next, Pair the Sony Speaker
Tap the listed speaker in the Devices list.
Your iPhone then links with the speaker.
Then, the iPhone’s Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to look something like the following. The blue arrows show the Sony speaker now paired to iPhone.
9. Done with Pairing Sony Speaker to iPhone Directions !
Finally, we have now successfully linked our wireless speaker with a device like an iPhone.
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Revision History
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- 2023-03-01: First published.