JBL Go 3 Reset Procedure

Covers the JBL Go 3 reset routine, to restore it to its default factory settings. Plus, it erases any earlier paired devices from the speaker’s memory. Clearing these stops the speaker from pairing to any of those. Also, you might reset to get the speaker ready or sale or re-gifting. Or you just might want … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Reset Procedure

How to Connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone

This post shows how to connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone phones. In summary: Start with your speaker OFF (dark front panel LED). Then, follow these directions to pair your Go 3 Bluetooth speaker to an iPhone. To clarify, we’re running an iPad Air tablet for this exercise.  But the pairing details are about the … Continue reading How to Connect JBL Go 3 to iPhone

JBL Go 3 Buttons

The JBL Go 3 small and portable Bluetooth speaker has a few buttons on the top and sides. Plus, there’s one lamp on the right side, and one port on the left side. The lamp lights in two colors and flashing patterns to show speaker pairing and battery charge status. In this guide, we explain … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Buttons

JBL Go 3 Firmware Update

Covers the JBL Go 3 mini Bluetooth speaker firmware update instructions.  However, we know of no way to upgrade the software on this particular speaker. Why not?  Because we find  no firmware downloads for this unit on the JBL web site.  Plus, we find no details for this in the included manuals. So it’s likely … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Firmware Update

How to Bass Boost JBL Go 3

Currently we know of no way to boost bass output the JBL Go 3 Bluetooth speaker via the speaker controls themselves. But if this were possible, it would make the speaker vibrate much more.  It would also add a louder bass quality to the playing content. Thus if JBL ever added this, it could work … Continue reading How to Bass Boost JBL Go 3

How to Put JBL Go 3 in Pairing Mode

To put the JBL Go 3 in pairing mode, first turn on this BT speaker.  Then press and release the Bluetooth button.  Next, listen for the pairing musical notes and see the status light start flashing.  The unit is now in pairing mode.  And for a detailed explanation of how to do this, see below. … Continue reading How to Put JBL Go 3 in Pairing Mode

JBL Go 3 Pairing

In short, the JBL Go 3 pairing routine goes as follows.  Turn on the speaker.  next, put it in pairing mode.  Turn Bluetooth ON, in the source device you want to pair.  Move the speaker close to this device, and then look for the JBL Go 3 in the new devices list.  Finally, tap that … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Pairing

JBL Go 3 Charging Time

You charge JBL Go 3 Bluetooth speaker via its USB-C charge port. And to get the shortest charging time and fullest charge when the JBL Go 3 runs low on battery power, be sure to use at least a medium current USB charger. Details follow. JBL Go 3 Charging Time: How Long to Fully Recharge … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Charging Time

JBL Go 3 Watts

The JBL Go 3 is a low power, hand-held style speaker with still enough watts to fill a small room with decent sounding tunes. It provides 4.2 watts of RMS audio output power.  So it’s plenty loud enough for personal use either indoors or outdoors. But what do the watts a speaker has, tell us … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Watts

JBL Go 3 Red Light Stays ON

Many JBL speakers, including the Go 3, sport a status light that shines red while charging / recharging these speakers. Sometimes though, this light stays on.  E.g. It does not turn off once charging completes. Further, this concerns many JBL Go 3 owners, as they wonder if there’s something wrong with their speaker and wish … Continue reading JBL Go 3 Red Light Stays ON