How to connect a phone to multiple Bluetooth speakers or headphones?

Bluetooth audio devices are the perfect solution for listening to music by yourself, but they alone may not be enough in a situation like a house party. Thankfully, there are ways to connect one audio source (read: phone) to multiple Bluetooth-enabled speakers or even headphones. Let’s jump straight into it.

How to connect multiple speakers and headphones for Android phones

1. Turn on the speakers or headphones and put them in pairing mode.

2. Now turn on Bluetooth on your phone.

3. Tap and hold the Bluetooth icon on the quick notification settings. It will take you to the Bluetooth settings menu.

4. Under the “available devices”, look for your speakers or headphones and click on one of them to Pair. You will hear an audible confirmation from the device.

5. Now repeat this pairing process for the other speakers or headphones.

6. After that, inside the Bluetooth settings menu, go to Advanced Settings and turn on the “Dual audio” option if it isn’t already turned on.

7. Alternately, head over to Advanced Settings under the Bluetooth menu by clicking on the three dots at the top-right corner.

8. Now click on the Music Share button.

9. You will see the connected device’s names and turn on the “Connected audio” option beside each device.

10. Go to the home screen and pull down the quick notification panel and select the Media option to access the connected Bluetooth devices.

11. Under the Audio output, select all the connected Bluetooth devices and you are done.

How to connect multiple speakers and headphones for iPhone

1. Go to Settings and turn on Bluetooth.

2. Now, turn on Bluetooth pairing on your speakers or headphones.

3. Connect the Bluetooth devices one by one.

4. Once all the devices are connected, open the control centre on the iPhone .

5. Click on Airplay by tapping and holding the currently playing music card on the quick notification panel.

6. Select one of the connected Bluetooth devices and right below it, click on the Share Audio.

7. It will then show you options for other devices. Simply select them to share audio output among them.

8. You can control the audio level individually from here as well.

How to connect multiple speakers and headphones for iPhone

1. Go to Settings and turn on Bluetooth.

2. Now, turn on Bluetooth pairing on your speakers or headphones.

3. Connect the Bluetooth devices one by one.

4. Once all the devices are connected, open the control centre on the iPhone.

5. Click on Airplay by tapping and holding the currently playing music card on the quick notification panel.

6. Select one of the connected Bluetooth devices and right below it, click on the Share Audio.

7. It will then show you options for other devices. Simply select them to share audio output among them.

8. You can control the audio level individually from here as well.

Things to keep in mind

1. To connect multiple Bluetooth devices and play media simultaneously, you would need devices compatible with Bluetooth 5.0

2. You will also need an Android device running OS version 10 or above.

3. As for iPhone users, this will work on iPhone 8 and later, as well as latest the iPads.

4. If both the speakers and headphones are of the same brand then you might need to download an app to connect them seamlessly.

5. As far as wired connection goes, a Bluetooth receiver and 3.5mm jack splitter that can connect multiple speakers through a 3.5mm audio jack can be used to achieve this.