JBL OnBeat User Reviews

JBL OnBeat
JBL OnBeat
Harman International Industries

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  • forget Airplay

    no way, no how. unable to obtian airplay viamanual orWi Fi entries. Worthless Paperweight !
  • Useless

    Doesn't even function as the description shows. Eq is not even available. A roll of toilet paper is more useful.
  • upgrade...

    hi jbl
    This program needs to upgrade for ios 7,because my onbeat xtreme dosent work very well in ios 7
    interface is very poor
    this app have many bugs
    plz fix it
  • Useless

    Since I tried to (unsuccessfully) update my OnBeat Air firmware this app simply dies every time I try to start it. Even when the OnBeat is not in the network. So I don't think the two things are related.

    Multiple remove and reinstall attempts did not solve the issue and JBL support is not helping either.
    Too bad I can't give no stars.
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  • A wast

    Provides no added functionality compared to iTunes, except for providing a shortcut to JBL's online store.
  • Needs an update

    I have enjoyed using this devise but lately since my update I keep sling the connection. Could use and update please.
  • Frustrated 😤

    The speakers that you buy are good but this app is a waste of time and does not work to its full potential I often found myself waiting on the setup page to load, which never did. I don't even bother with the wireless feature do to how poor this app is (buy a different dock)
  • useless app

    I've always held JBL to a higher standards. This app is just terrible. the setup to connect to the wifi network doesn't work. the screen appears when you touch the setup button. I can only use it while connected to the base. support is nonexistent. better buy Sony if you want the wireless feature.
  • So poorly designed it's hard to imagine

    I recently got a JBL Soundfly Air, and for the sake of comparison I'm an IT professional and also own Sony SAN-NS airplay speakers and their companion app too. In the end, I got it set up, but I just want to lay out a few things here with the hopes that JBL/Harman ever reads these.

    1. Why try to replicate the iOS music player functionality by layering your own garbage over it? This app should do stuff not already built into the phone.

    2. The pairing setup is a joke, you most hold your iPhone in landscape mode to read it, and it forces you to use a re-formatted browser page within its own app instead of something simpler and quicker built into a real app.

    3. I can adjust some make believe setting called "3D music" from the app, though I cannot do something simple like EQ settings.

    4. The app/setup webpage have no built in way to query for a firmware update for the device (and the link on the web is dead).

    5. One of the four tabs of the app is a link to a (not even easy to navigate) listing of other JBL products. . .try worrying about the one I already bought before trying to sell me more.

    6. Cannot check/adjust settings of the speaker (with the exception of "3D effect") from the app.

    Useless garbage for a device that is mediocre at best on its own.
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  • No thank you

    Waste of money. Adds no value, and building a product manual into an app is not adding value.

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