Wonderboom 3 Not Pairing

An iPhone 12 Pro Max sitting in front of a Wonderboom 3.

This post explains how to avoid the Wonderboom 3 Not Pairing problem, by giving the correct way to pair it. This shows pairing to a typical smart device so that you may play music on that device and have it come through the Wonderboom 3. Start with your Wonderboom 3 shut OFF (all dark LEDs). Then, follow along for pairing it with phones, tablets, laptops, media players, et al.

Wonderboom 3 Not Pairing: The Right Way to Do It

1. Visit the Home Screen of your Smart Device

Press the Home button to get to the Home page. See our screen as shown next.

3. Find the Settings App

We found ours on the second page of the Home screen.

iPhone -Home- screen showing the -Settings- app.

3. Bring up the Settings App

Tap the Settings app icon. Find this pointed at in the last picture.

The iPhone then displays the first page of its Settings screen, as shown in the next screenshot

iPhone -Settings- page, showing the -Bluetooth- option.

4. Go to the Bluetooth Settings Page to Continue with Wonderboom 3 Not Pairing Solution

Tap the Bluetooth item, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last screenshot.

The Bluetooth Settings screen then appears as follows. Note that our Bluetooth should be switched ON here.

But since the 3 is currently OFF, it does not show in either the My Devices or Other Devices lists on the tablet yet, Why? Because we have yet to connect it with this device for the first time. Plus, the 3 is not yet transmitting its Bluetooth connection info. See this scenario, that appears as shown next.

The Bluetooth page in iPhone settings.

Note in this picture that no Wonderboom 3 appears yet.

5. Power Up your Wonderboom 3

Turn on the unit by quickly pressing its Power button. See this button, pointed out in the next picture.

Top view of the Wonderboom 3. showing the dark -Power- button.

The 3 then comes on, and announces this with a rising electronic sound. The Power button also lights up, as we see next.

The white glowing -Power- button.

If the 3 does not come on, then see our Wonderboom 3 Power Button Not Working Fixes piece to solve this.

6. Put your Wonderboom 3 into Discovery Mode

Now, to see the 3 on your iPhone, place it into BT discovery mode. For that, press and hold the Bluetooth button located as we see in the next picture. It’s on the top, at the twelve o’clock position in he buttons panel. Release the button when you hear the rising plunks sound.

The dark -Pairing- button.

Also, a lamp in this button starts quickly flashing white.

The -Pairing -button flashing white.

7. Find your Wonderboom 3 on your Smart Device

See the picture next. We found ours, as pointed out next.

The Bluetooth page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as discovered but not connected.

8. Pair with your Wonderboom 3

Tap the listed speaker in the Other Devices section of the Bluetooth Devices list, shown above. If the unit does not appear on the source device, try moving it closer, powering it off and then back on again. Or at worst, you may have to reset the Wonderboom 3.

Your device then connects with the 3 (appears as “WONDERBOOM 3” in this demo).

The Bluetooth Settings screen then changes to display something like the following.

The Bluetooth Settings page, showing the Wonderboom 3 as Connected.

Note that the Wonderboom 3 now appears as connected, as pointed out in the last picture.