When you scan for in-range Bluetooth speakers, a JBL Flip 5 speaker shows up as “JBL Flip 5” by default. But you can rename the JBL Flip 5 using the JBL Connect app, running on an iOS or Android based mobile device. In the post, we outline how to do this, step by step. First, … Continue reading How to Rename JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth Speaker
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How to Connect JBL Flip 5 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the JBL Flip 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 Flip 5 to Alexa With your Flip … Continue reading How to Connect JBL Flip 5 to Alexa
JBL Flip 5 Buttons Not Working, How to Fix
When the buttons on your JBL Flip 5 speaker are not working, this likely means one or more things. Either your unit is broken past reparability, the battery inside no longer recharges due to age or heavy use, or, you accidently put your speaker into service mode a.k.a. secret or weird mode. So, assuming that … Continue reading JBL Flip 5 Buttons Not Working, How to Fix
JBL Flip 5 Buttons Explained, Codes, Meaning
The JBL Flip 5 waterproof mono speaker features several buttons and lamps across its top and side panels. The Power button lights solid when the speaker is ON. and the Bluetooth button glows or flashes to indicate current pairing status. Plus, an oval ring around these buttons lights up during reset or changes in speaker … Continue reading JBL Flip 5 Buttons Explained, Codes, Meaning
How to Hard Reset JBL Flip 5
Shows how to hard reset the JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker, to restore it to default settings. Hard resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops the 5 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after the hard reset. Also, you might hard reset this speaker to get it ready … Continue reading How to Hard Reset JBL Flip 5
How to Check JBL Flip 5 Firmware Version
Here, we show how to check the current firmware version installed on the JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker. First, you might want to know the exact version number when troubleshooting speaker connections, pairing, and other issues and errors. So, to get this, you just need the JBL Flip 5 speaker itself. Now this takes but … Continue reading How to Check JBL Flip 5 Firmware Version
JBL Flip 5 Firmware Upgrade Instructions
Here’s our JBL Flip 5 firmware upgrade instructions. This routine can take up to thirty minutes to finish, depending on the speed of your WiFi connection. Plus, you can’t reverse once done. That is, you won’t be able to return to any prior firmware version once you complete this speaker upgrade. So, be sure that … Continue reading JBL Flip 5 Firmware Upgrade Instructions
JBL Flip 5 Firmware Update Instructions
Here’s our JBL Flip 5 firmware update instructions. This routine can take up to thirty minutes to finish, depending on the speed of your WiFi connection. Plus, you can’t reverse once done. That is, you won’t be able to return to any prior firmware version once you complete this speaker update. So, be sure that … Continue reading JBL Flip 5 Firmware Update Instructions
JBL Flip 5 Specs, Specifications
Here, we list JBL Flip 5 specs. First of all, these specifications cover the speaker’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge. We also give this speaker’s frequency response, and Bluetooth support details as well as other interesting tidbits. Moreover, it’s clear from the published specs, that the … Continue reading JBL Flip 5 Specs, Specifications
How to Pair JBL Flip 5 with Alexa Device
This post shows how to pair a JBL Flip 5 speaker with an Alexa assistant speaker device. We illustrate this on the Alexa Input device, although just about any Alexa speaker would pair the same way as shown here. Since this Bluetooth connecting happens right between the speaker and Alexa, you need not turn Bluetooth … Continue reading How to Pair JBL Flip 5 with Alexa Device