How to Pair JBL Flip 5 with Bluetooth Device

This video walks you through how to pair a Bluetooth device with a JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker.

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Steps to Pair JBL Flip 5 with Bluetooth Device: 0:53

Video Transcript:
The JBL Flip 5 is an impressive portable Bluetooth speaker that packs a lot of power into a tiny body. The device supports Bluetooth 4.2, offers up to 12 hours of playback, and lets you connect multiple JBL Bluetooth speakers together (through JBL PartyBoost only -- not JBL Connect or JBL Connect+). However, none of that does you any good if you don't have a device paired with it. In this video I'll show you how to pair your JBL Flip 5 with another Bluetooth device, using my iPhone as an example. I'll also talk through what specifically you'll need to do in the most recent version of Android.

And now let's walk through the steps to pair your JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker with other Bluetooth devices.

Step 1. Locate the Power and Bluetooth buttons in the center of the plastic bar that runs along the back of the portable Bluetooth speaker.

Step 2. Make sure your JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker is powered on. If the speaker is turned on, you'll see a blue backlight behind the outline of the Power button. Additionally, check to see if the blue backlight behind the Bluetooth button is solid or blinking. If the blue backlight behind the Bluetooth button is solid, then your Flip 5 is already paired with another device, which is fine because you can pair it with multiple devices. If the blue backlight behind the Bluetooth button is blinking, then the device is in Discovery mode and you can skip the next step and move to Step 4.

Step 3. Press the "Bluetooth" button next to the Power button in the center of the plastic bar that runs along the back of the portable Bluetooth speaker if the Bluetooth button's blue backlight is solid to move forward with pairing another device. The JBL Flip 5 will immediately make the following pinging sound, and the Bluetooth button's blue backlight will start flashing, indicating that the device is in Discovery mode. The speaker will remain in Discovery mode until it either runs out of battery life or you power it down.

Step 4. Ensure that the ability to connect to a Bluetooth device is enabled on the device you want to connect to the JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker, and then view the list of available Bluetooth devices you can connect to. For example, on an iPhone, you would navigate to "Settings" and then "Bluetooth" to display the Bluetooth screen, and then slide the toggle to the right of Bluetooth to the right side of the screen to ensure it is enabled. On the most recent version of Android, you would need to go into the Settings app on your device, tap "Connected Devices," then "Connection Preferences," and then "Bluetooth" to arrive at the Bluetooth screen, and then make sure Bluetooth is toggled on.

Step 4. You should see JBL Flip 5 in the list of available devices to connect to. Tap "JBL Flip 5." The device should immediately show as connected on your device screen. Additionally, the JBL Flip 5 will indicate it has been successfully paired with a Bluetooth device when it makes the following short sound and the backlight for the Bluetooth button stops flashing.