How to Connect Two Bluetooth Speakers to One iPhone: When you want to enjoy movies or music at home, go outdoors, or host a party for your friends, a single Bluetooth speaker can’t fulfill your needs. If you want the next level of audio quality, you have to connect multiple Bluetooth speakers.
This question might come to your mind: how do I connect two or more Bluetooth speakers to my iPhone? Is it even possible? The answer is yes. You can connect two or more Bluetooth speakers to your iPhone, but not directly. In the guide below, I’ll share some of the best ways to connect multiple Bluetooth speakers to an iPhone.
How many devices can be connected to an iPhone?
You can connect multiple devices to an iPhone at once. As per guidelines provided by the company, an iPhone is technically seven devices. But if you can play audio on one device at a time, playing sound on multiple speakers at the same time is not possible.
Check Compatibility
Compatibility is essential when connecting two Bluetooth speakers to an iPhone. Before you try to connect two or more speakers to an iPhone via Bluetooth, make sure they are compatible with each other, support dual pairing, and also support iOS.
Although there are many devices that are incompatible with iOS and also don’t support dual pairing, if you first check the compatibility of your speakers, then it’ll be easy for you. If you check them first and they are compatible with iOS, your time will be saved.
So, now let’s move to the next and final step: to connect two or more Bluetooth speakers to the iPhone.
Connecting Two Bluetooth Speakers to an iPhone
There are many ways to connect Bluetooth speakers to an iPhone. Here, I have shared the most helpful and verified methods to connect two or more Bluetooth speakers to your iPhone. So, let’s get started quickly.
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CONNECT USING AIRPLAY
Airplay is something similar to Bluetooth, but Airplay uses a Wi-Fi connection to connect. Connecting a Bluetooth speaker to an iPhone using AirPlay is the best way to do it. It provides the best experience. But you need AirPlay-supported speakers to connect using AirPlay.
Requirements: Airplay-supported Bluetooth speakers and 1 iPhone
Steps:
- Turn on your AirPlay-supported speakers
- Connect your speaker to your Wi-Fi network and your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Now, open the control center by swiping down from the top-right.
- Click on the icon triangle with three circles and select the Bluetooth speaker on which you want to play the audio.
- Check the connection by playing audio.
Via Bluetooth 5.0
If you want to connect your Bluetooth speaker to your iPhone via Bluetooth, you need iOS 13 or later and Bluetooth 5.0 to connect to two or more wireless speakers.
Requirements: iPhone with iOS 13 or later and compatible Bluetooth speakers of the same model or series.
Steps:
- Open the settings on your iPhone, go to the Bluetooth tab, and turn it on.
- Turn on your primary Bluetooth speaker that you want to connect to your iPhone.
- Check for the available devices and click on the name of your Bluetooth speaker. Allow permission if it’s asked.
- Now, you’ll see that your primary device is connected.
- Press and hold the connect button on your primary speaker until you hear a sound.
- Turn on the secondary speaker and press and hold the connect button.
- You’ll hear a sound within 30 seconds, and you’ll see your secondary speaker is now connected to the primary speaker.
- Now, you can play music on two speakers with one iPhone.
Note: Following these steps, you can connect two speakers to one iPhone. You can play music or any audio to test the connection. If you connect both speakers to your iPhone, then playing audio on both speakers simultaneously is not possible. You can play sound on only one speaker at a time if you do so.
Using the AmpMe App
To connect your Bluetooth speaker through the AmpMe app, you need to download the app. This app is available on the App Store, and you can download and install it easily. You’ll also need to buy a subscription to this app, which is $10, to get started with it. Now let’s move to the steps:
Requirements: AmpMe App Subscription, iPhone, Bluetooth speaker
Steps:
- Open the AmpMe app.
- Click on the plus sign and select music services and connections.
- Log in or create an account. (supposing you have a subscription to this app.)
- After logging into your account, you can add other devices, like Bluetooth speakers.
Note: Now you can play music on your Bluetooth speakers and double the fun. This app provides excellent functionality, but for that, it charges $10 weekly.
FAQ
Is there a limit to the number of Bluetooth speakers that I can pair with my iPhone?
You can pair up to 7 Bluetooth speakers to your iPhone as per guidelines by the company, but you can play sound only on one device at a time.
Can I connect 2 Bluetooth speakers at the same time?
You can connect up to 7 Bluetooth devices at the same time only if you have iOS 13 and a later version with Bluetooth 5.0, but playing sound on multiple devices at the same time is not possible. Suppose you want to play sound with multiple speakers on one iPhone. In that case, you can do it with compatible Bluetooth speakers connected to the iPhone.
How do I share sound between two speakers on my iPhone?
You can do it using Airplay and third-party apps like AmpMe. Also, you can do it if you have Bluetooth speakers of the same model and series. In that case, you can share sounds between them by connecting your primary speaker to your iPhone and the secondary speaker to your primary speaker.
Where is audio sharing on the iPhone?
Audio sharing is only available on iPhones to share audio between separate Bluetooth devices. You can enable it by clicking on the music/playback option in the control center. You’ll see an icon of a triangle with three circles; click on it, and you’ll see the share audio option. Turn it on to enable audio sharing.