And finally, I chose the JBL Flip 4 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker (Black) because in my search, I kept seeing the JBL Flip 3 pop up in reviews for other speakers, and this is the newest (and supposedly slightly better) version of that speaker.
So you can start to take it apart by using a small flat head screw driver at the top of the fabric portion near the power button on both sides. There are three retaining clips to release on each side. Once that is off there are four Phillips head screws that should be taken off by a small screw driver on each side. This will remove the plastic cover from the top power button. Once that is complete take the silicone portion that protects the power button and lights and pull it back. You will see a small blue ribbon wire on the side closest to the charging port.
You will need a small tool or flat head screwdriver to lift the ribbon clip and reseat the blue portion back into the clip. Once it is back in push the clip down and replace the silicone over the power button. You can now test the power by pressing the button. This worked for me. I was using the charger but had no lights at all and it wouldn't turn on. Once I reseated the ribbon cable it worked like a champby.
I had trouble pairing the Flip 4 with any device, it would not be recognized. I tried a very F’d up method on you tube to get it to pair by holding several buttons down together, and then suddenly the speaker charge light would illuminate, but NOT power up at all! I thought it was game over!! I tried everything! Nothing worked. After watching every video on YouTube.and several other different posted tries that all failed, even one that insisted you take it apart! I simply used the following method to get it to power up.
It took me 4-5 tries to finally get it powered up, IT TAKES AN INSTANT UN-PLUG AND RE-PLUG IN.!Use the factory charger! BUT In order to get the speaker to power up.I pressed the Connect Plus And Volume Up At The SAME TIME.While at the same time, doing the INSTANT cable “Unplug/Re-plug. POWER!!Then I did a factory “Hard Re-set' as follows: Step 1: With the speaker on, (you can tell the device is on when the Power button has a blue backlight) Step 2: Hold both the 'Volume Up' and 'Play' buttons down until the device turns off by itself. Power it back up and you will be good to go on powering up and pairing. Keep trying until you succeed. This was a random trial and error case where I just tried holding down the buttons in various combos until something reacted.
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Similarly, my speaker wouldn’t turn on by pressing the start button, and when plugged in, only the white light would flash. I ended up pressing the BLUETOOTH connect, Volume up, and Power down for a few seconds and instantly it turned back on. Hopefully this combo helps someone else!EDIT: Shortly after this happened, when I tried to play audio through my speaker, something weird happened. The speaker is emitting a strange white noise, almost sounds like a broken radio & now I’m trying to figure out how to rid of that. Thought I solved my problem but looks like I just made a new one;( Although, I do notice this sound only happens when the charger is plugged in?
Maybe its a cord issue? My speaker was working fine, and I pressed the connect button and plus button at the same time for several seconds and the speaker stopped working, I figured it was some type of factory reset. None of the light would come on unless I plugged the power cord in and then the power button would light up.
So with the power plugged in, I pressed the connect button and plus button at the same time and held them down until one of the power level led's at the bottom of the speaker flashed red approx. 10 seconds and the speaker started working normal again. Hope this helps. FIX!!!!!This i found on another site and it FIXED MINEMy speaker was working fine, and I pressed the connect button and plus button at the same time for several seconds and the speaker stopped working, I figured it was some type of factory reset. None of the light would come on unless I plugged the power cord in and then the power button would light up.
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So with the power plugged in, I pressed the connect button and plus button at the same time and held them down until one of the power level led's at the bottom of the speaker flashed red approx. 10 seconds and the speaker started working normal again. Hope this helps.
Yesterday I used my JBL FLIP 4 till the battery gone empty. When I arrived back home I let it to charge for one night, hoping that next day it will be “alive” again and ready for use. But surprise! My speaker it seems to be still empty because he`s not reacting to “Power” button.
Only the red light is keeping flashing while he stay on charge.I must make a remark: after the the JBL FLIP 4 shut down, I tried one more time to open it and play music again till he shut down again. Is it possible to damage the battery in this way? Did anyone have any idea what can be the solution?