JBL Charge 5 Charging Indicator

The JBL Charge 5 speaker has a Charging Indicator in its front lower area. This displays battery status. Whether it’s draining or charging.  So it displays charging progress. Or it shows how full the battery is at a given time while charging. It also tells you how much “juice” the battery has left as the … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Charging Indicator



JBL Charge 5 Battery Indicator

The JBL Charge 5 speaker has a battery indicator in its front lower area. This displays battery status. Whether it’s draining or charging.  So it displays charging progress. Or it shows how full the battery is at a given time while charging. It also tells you how much “juice” the battery has left as the … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Battery Indicator



JBL Charge 5 Bass Mode — Explained

Unfortunately, the usual way to activate the JBL Charge 5 bass mode does not work. Further, we know of no other way to switch this mode ON. But you could simulate it by adjusting an equalizer app on your streaming source device. Hopefully, JBL will add this feature in a later version of the firmware. … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Bass Mode — Explained



JBL Charge 5 Extra Bass Mode

Unfortunately, the usual way to activate the JBL Charge 5 extra bass mode does not work. Further, we know of no other way to switch this mode ON. But you could simulate it by adjusting an equalizer app on your streaming source device. Hopefully, JBL will add this feature in a later version of the … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Extra Bass Mode



JBL Charge 5 Not Showing Up on Bluetooth

When you find the JBL Charge 5 not showing up on Bluetooth, this likely means one or more things. JBL Charge 5 Not Showing Up on Bluetooth: Short Fixes The button contacts are dirty. So clean them. Your charger cord is defective. Thus get a new one. The battery is faulty. So replace it. The … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Not Showing Up on Bluetooth



JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn ON !

Sometimes a JBL Charge 5 won’t turn on, unless you plug it in. So this likely means one or more things.  First, your speaker might be faulty beyond repair. Or the battery no longer recharges due to age or heavy use. Or finally, you mistakenly put your speaker into service mode a.k.a. secret or weird … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Won’t Turn ON !



How to Charge JBL Charge 5

Recharge this speaker through the USB-C charging port on its back. To summarize how to charge the JBL Charge 5: First, choose a USB power adapter that’s big enough. Next, connect the Black USB-C cable included with the speaker between the Charge 5 and the power adapter you’re using. Then plug the adapter into a … Continue reading How to Charge JBL Charge 5



How to Hard Reset JBL Charge 5

Here, we show how to hard reset the JBL Charge 5 portable power bank speaker.  Hard resetting puts the unit back into its default state. Plus, it deletes any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory.  Thus, hard resetting stops the speaker from connecting to any nearby Bluetooth devices afterwards. Also, you should reset the speaker … Continue reading How to Hard Reset JBL Charge 5



JBL Charge 5 Charger Details

An adequate JBL Charge 5 charger is a USB wall or car charger that supplies enough power to fully recharge this speaker in the least amount of time (around 4 hours). Note that currently, JBL does not include a USB charger with this speaker.  So, you’ll need to either have one already or buy one. … Continue reading JBL Charge 5 Charger Details



How to Connect JBL Charge 5 to Alexa

This post shows how to connect the JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the JBL and Alexa devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Connect JBL Charge 5 to Alexa With your Charge … Continue reading How to Connect JBL Charge 5 to Alexa