If you cannot pair your Bose speaker or headphones to a Bluetooth device, like a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or TV, here are some things to try.
If the Bluetooth connection between your product and a connected audio device is only reliable within short range of your product, try the following:
If the Bluetooth connection between your system and a connected device (e.g. laptop, smartphone, or Bose app) is intermittent or is lost unexpectedly, try the following:
If one earbud is not connecting to a Bluetooth device or powering on, try the following:
If your product appears to be receiving power but won't power on as expected:
If power to your product seems intermittent or it powers on and off unexpectedly, try the following:
If your system indicates that your battery is charging but never indicates that charging is complete, try the following:
If your product is connected to power but does not appear to be receiving power, try the following:
If one earbud is not connecting to a Bluetooth device or powering on, try the following:
If your product is plugged in to charge but the battery level does not increase or your product does not indicate that the battery is charging:
If the battery charge level drains at a faster rate than expected, try the following:
If your system indicates that your battery is charging but never indicates that charging is complete, try the following:
If sound is missing from the left or right ear while listening to your product, try the following:
This is normal: It may take a moment to switch sources if both sources are playing. During this time, it may seem like the new source is paused or the headset is not producing sound.
If you experience distortion, crackling, static, noise or unexpected poor sound quality from your product:
If you hear excessive low frequencies from your product, the sound quality might be boomy, muffled or difficult to hear. To reduce the bass response and/or increase the treble response, try the following:
If you lose audio from your Bose product while using it to make calls with a online virtual meetings app (e.g. Skype, Teams, Zoom, etc.), try the following:
If the video on the TV or device you are watching does not match up with the corresponding audio you are hearing from your product, try the following
If you don't hear enough low frequency audio from your product, the sound quality might be tinny, shrill or lacking fullness. To increase the bass response or reduce the treble response, try the following:
If your product seems to be set up properly but does not produce sound, try the following:
If the sound played from your product cuts in and out, plays inconsistently or is choppy-sounding, try the following:
If one of the speakers in your product cuts in and out, is of low volume or produces poor sound quality, try the following:
If the volume level heard from your product is faint or quieter than normal, try the following:
If the person on the other end of a phone call hears a clicking sound when you adjust the Bluetooth volume on your Bose product, try the following:
If you open the Bose Connect app on your iOS or Android device but your Bose Bluetooth® product is not found or does not appear in the app, try the following:
If you cannot start or complete an update on a Bose product or app, try the following:
If the microphone on your product picks up your voice quietly or with added noise that makes it difficult for others to understand you during phone calls with your product, try the following:
If people have difficulty understanding you, hear a lot of background noise and/or you sound distorted during phone calls when using your Bose product, try the following:
If the microphone on your product picks up your voice inconsistently or people say you are cutting in and out when making phone calls with your product, try the following:
If the microphone on your product does not pick up your voice or people cannot hear you talking when making phone calls with your product, try the following:
If the answer/end button on your Bose headphones is not ending phone calls, try the following:
If you are unable to use your product with the Siri voice assistant from Apple, try the following:
To resolve this issue, try the following:
If the person on the other end of a phone call hears a clicking sound when you adjust the Bluetooth volume on your Bose product, try the following: