How to connect a bose speaker to an iPhone?

Have you recently purchased a Bose speaker? You may be wondering how to connect your Apple iPhone to the Bose speaker.

All newer Bose speakers come with the same Bluetooth setup. Bluetooth wireless technology makes it easy to pair with your iPhone and other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

This article will walk you through a step-by-step procedure.

3 Ways to Pair

Pairing your iPhone with your speaker can be done using these three methods.

• Bluetooth
• NFC
• Bose app

Connect Bluetooth speaker

1. Turn the speaker on

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The Bose speaker power button is located on the top right of the device.

The first time you turn on the Bose speaker, you will be prompted to select a language.> Press – or + to scroll through the languages.> To select the language you want, press and hold the three-dot button to save. >> After selecting the language, the buzzer sounds “Ready to pair”.> Go to step 3.

If you are not prompted to select a language, continue to step 2.

2. Turn on Bluetooth on the speaker

• Hold down the Bluetooth button for three seconds to activate Bluetooth pairing mode. The Bluetooth button has a Bluetooth icon in the shape of a B.

• Now verify that your Bose speaker has entered pairing mode. This can be confirmed by looking for a blinking blue light near the Bluetooth button.

3. Open the iPhone’s Bluetooth settings

1. Go to the “Settings” icon on your iPhone. The “Settings” icon should be on the home screen of the iPhone.

1. After you have accessed “Settings”, click “General”.

1. In the “General” section, go to the “Bluetooth” section.

1. Turn on the Bluetooth switch.

4. Search for the Bose speaker

iPhone will instantly start searching for discoverable devices.

After iPhone finishes its search, it will return the name “Bose SoundLink”. This name will appear in the “Devices” column.

Note: Your speaker may be called something else. If so, tap on the device that appears to be your bose speaker.

5. Connect iPhone to the speaker

Tap “Bose SoundLink” in the list. You will then hear “Connected to (your iPhone name).”

You probably won’t be prompted to enter a passcode. If prompted, wait a few moments and the passkey will automatically appear on your iPhone screen.

The Bose Soundlink speaker should now be successfully paired and the flashing blue light should change to a solid white light .

Connect speaker via NFC

1. Turn on your Bose SoundLink speaker.

2. Open your NFC reader on your iPhone.

Swipe down from the top right corner to open the control center on your iPhone. (for older iPhones, swipe up from the bottom)

Tap the NFC symbol in the control center of your iPhone.

3. Place your iPhone over the Bose logo.

Place and hold the back of your iPhone over the Bose logo for a few seconds. Your iPhone will ask you to accept the pairing.

FYI: The NFC target area on all Bose speakers is the Bose logo.

And voila! Now your speaker is connected!

Connect the speaker using the app

You can also pair your speaker with the Bose Connect app.

To pair your device with the app.

• Turn on your Bose speaker.
• Search the Apple App Store for “Bose Connect app” or click here.
• Download the app and follow the instructions.

Download the app on Google Play.

Troubleshooting

If you have any problems with pairing, you can reset Bluetooth on your speaker.

• Press the bluetooth button for ten seconds to clear all devices.
• Bluetooth will go to sleep mode and the speaker will turn off.
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• Restart the pairing process.

If the problem persists, see the bose support article.

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