Jbl Charge 4 Target Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker
It also floats for a bit if you do drop it in the water so you don’t have to worry about losing it if it falls off of a boat or a deck. Is the JBL Charge 4 waterproof?Yes, the tough waterproof fabric makes a comeback along with the IPX7 certification that lets you submerge it for up to 30 minutes in a meter of water. Besides that, the Charge 4 still keeps most of the features that made the Charge 3 so great. 149 +1 option.JBL also upgraded the battery from 6000mAh on the Charge 3 to around 7500mAh on the Charge 4. 4.4 out of 5 stars with 149 ratings. JBL Charge 5 Portable Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker.
As soon as you turn it on all you have to do is press the Bluetooth button that’s located next to the power button in order to enter pairing mode. Considering JBL is a company whose big selling point is their waterproofing, this was disappointing.The Charge 4 has the playback buttons up top with the power and Bluetooth pairing buttons lit up.Connecting to the speaker might not be as simple as your AirPods, but it’s still pretty easy. JBL customer support stated that the one year warranty had passed, and defective products out of warranty could not be replaced for free. The speaker still produced sound, but the sound was shrouded by a loud crackling.
Personally, I never want a mic on my speaker and always ended up fumbling to disconnect my phone every time I got a phone call, so this is actually a positive thing for me but I can see how that can be a deal-breaker for some.Protected under a waterproof flap are the inputs and outputs of the speaker.On paper, you’ll notice that the JBL Charge 4 has Bluetooth 4.2 instead of the older 4.1 which is nice, but the real differences have to deal with JBL Connect. The Charge 4 also doesn’t have a built-in microphone so if you tend to use your speaker for phone calls you might be annoyed. The playback controls work great and the buttons are nice and clicky, though I do wish the buttons were made of white plastic or were all lit up like the power button, as it’s hard to see which one is which when it’s dark. The Charge 4 has all of your bases covered with a strong connection up to around 30 feet just like most Bluetooth speakers. It’s an iteration on an iteration, but connectivity is where things to start to split.
If you happen to have a mansion, this would be a cool party trick.Unfortunately, if you bought an older speaker with the regular JBL Connect (like the Charge 3), it isn’t compatible with this new plus version. JBL Connect+ is a better version of the older JBL Connect, and lets you connect up to 100 JBL speakers together instead of one or two. It’s not really the equivalent of a Sonos system, but if you’re having a party it could definitely get the job done.
After it does this the speaker should power down automatically. Once it’s powered on, hold down the Bluetooth button and the volume up (+) button simultaneously for a few seconds until the LED ring on the top of the speaker lights up. Go into the Bluetooth settings of your source device and delete the Charge 4 from your paired devices. To do that just follow these steps: How to reset the JBL Charge 4If you’re having trouble connecting to your Charge 4 then it might be a good idea to just reset it and start from scratch. For the average person, I doubt it matters much.
It should enter pairing mode automatically so that you can locate it in your Bluetooth settings.
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