Flip 4's battery runs out quickly and other problems.
My Flip 4, only bought it for like half an year, is having a battery issue where it runs real quick. And when it charges, I find some problems like stopping the blink (which indicates it is being charged) stops at 4 point and never run to 5th unless I plug it in, again. And the sounds are getting distorted when the light hit red which indicates the battery has run short. I get it if the battery is efficiently using the juice by not using its full sound quality but when I turn up the volume at that moment, the battery runs out and the speaker shuts down. I bought it as my travel accessory and it doesn't quite help me with my purpose.
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When I first bought my flip the battery lasted 3 hours . Now only 1 hour I bought a back up power pack to have additional play time
by Mark Stanich
My flip won’t even make the sound confirming a connection anymore, it’ll charge but no matter for how long its plugged in or how many times I replug it in, it will not play music. It will turn blue on the power button to show I’ve connected but no sound plays and the audio is out of my phone. Is this still a battery issue?
by Tyler Keenan
My Flip 4 has exactly the same problem!
Mine also last about 6~8 months, then the problems charging started with the poor battery time.
JBL should take a look at these faulty batteries, in the future I'll give Sony a chance when I choose a new portable speeker.
by Lordello
I upgraded the software in the speaker via the Jbl Connect app. Seems to have fixed my charging issue. Guess the software wasn’t mapping the battery correctly. Mines about 18 months old and is used daily.
by Darren Riesz
Mine too same problem. This is the second unit. First one had this issue and got it replaced. Now same problem for the second unit too.
by Nidhin M Nambiyath
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