How to Find Lost JBL Earbuds or Headphones

To find lost JBL earbuds, go back to where you last had them, open the JBL Headphones app and use Find My Buds to make the left or right earbud beep. JBL says the feature runs on Bluetooth only, not GPS, and works within about 8 meters (JBL). Some JBL earbuds and headphones also support Google’s Find My Device, now called Find Hub, which lets you locate and ring them from an Android phone (JBL, Google). If neither applies, or the beep is too faint, follow the Bluetooth signal while they’re switched on and close by.

Use Find My Buds in the JBL Headphones app

JBL’s app page says that when you misplace your buds, Find My Buds gives you “audio help” to locate them. JBL also notes that which app features you get differs by product, so check the app for your model (JBL). The app’s FAQ lists Find My Buds for true wireless (TWS) earbuds only (JBL).

JBL’s FAQ gives these steps (JBL):

1. Get within Bluetooth range of where you think the earbuds are. JBL says Find My Buds works within 8 meters and runs on Bluetooth connectivity only, not GPS.
2. Open the JBL Headphones app and go to Find My Buds.
3. Tap the left earbud, the right earbud or both, and they start beeping.
4. Follow the sound. Once you’ve found them, stop the beeping in the app by tapping the same button again.

On the Tour Pro 2, JBL says you’ll hear a loud sound from the lost earbud (JBL). On the Tour Pro 3, a firmware update released January 28, 2026 made the Find My Buds sound get gradually louder over 10 seconds (JBL), so give it time before you decide it isn’t working.

JBL’s app page for some regions also says Find My Buds can send a notification with the location and time you last used the buds (JBL). JBL’s current US app page mentions only the sound (JBL), so look in your app to see whether it shows a last-used location.

The app itself runs on iOS 14.0 and above and Android 7.0 and above, and it isn’t available for iPad (JBL).

Use Google’s Find Hub on supported JBL models

JBL has added Google’s finding service to several models through firmware updates. Its release notes call it Google Find My Device in some places and Google Finder in others, and its Endurance Peak 4 page describes Google Finder as a way to locate misplaced earbuds with Android devices (JBL). Google renamed Find My Device to Find Hub in 2025 (Google).

Model	JBL’s wording	Added in
Tour Pro 2	Google Find My Device	Earbuds 5.7.0, June 3, 2024 (JBL)
Tune Flex 2	Google Find My Device	2.2.0, November 11, 2024 (JBL)
Live Flex 3	Google Finder	February 21, 2025 update (JBL)
Soundgear Sense	Google Find My Device	2.9.0, April 1, 2025 (JBL)
Live 670NC and Live 675NC	Google Find My Device	670NC 5.0.0 and 675NC 1.9.0, April 28, 2025 (JBL)
Tune 775NC	Google Finder	1.4.0, July 30, 2025 (JBL)
Live Buds 3	Google Finder	Headphones 8.1.0, September 11, 2025 (JBL)
Tune 720BT	Google Find My Device	4.0.0, September 23, 2025 (JBL)
Endurance Peak 4	Google Finder	Listed on the product page (JBL)

If your model isn’t in the table, check its release notes on JBL’s support site. For the Tour Pro 2, JBL says Find My Device is turned on through Google’s app from the Google Play Store (JBL), and the Endurance Peak 4 page says Google Finder works with Android devices (JBL). Plan on using an Android phone for this route.

Google’s setup steps (Google):

• When you pair headphones with Fast Pair, your phone asks whether to add them to Find Hub. Tap Add.
• If you missed that prompt, open Settings, tap Connected devices, select the headphones, tap Find when disconnected, then tap Add. Google notes that some of its steps only work on Android 14 and up.
• If the headphones are in Bluetooth range, you can ring them or find them nearby.

To play a sound, Google says wireless headphones need to be turned on and earbuds need to be outside the case (Google).

Follow the signal for the last few meters

When the beep isn’t enough, or your JBL model has neither feature, you can follow the earbuds’ Bluetooth signal while they’re switched on and close by.

Phones find nearby Bluetooth devices by listening for the short “advertising” packets those devices send out, and picking them up is a sign the device is present (Bluetooth SIG). Signal strength, shown as RSSI, measures how much of that signal reaches your phone, and a higher number means a stronger signal (Bluetooth SIG). Watch whether it climbs or drops as you move. That tells you whether you’re heading toward the device or away from it (same source).

The reading is noisy, for a few reasons:

• It jumps around even when nothing moves, because radio signals are heavily affected by their surroundings. Each chip maker also sets its own scale, so a reading tells you more next to your earlier readings than it does on its own (Bluetooth SIG).
• Walls, windows and other obstacles weaken the signal (Bluetooth SIG).
• Apple rates metal as having very high interference potential, plaster and concrete high, and water and bricks medium. Microwave ovens, cordless phones and fluorescent lights can interfere too (Apple).

Walk slowly and pause for a few seconds at each spot so the number can settle. When it starts to fall, turn back. Check low and enclosed places too: bags, jacket pockets, gym lockers, under car seats and between cushions.

If your model doesn’t have Find My Buds but the earbuds are still connected to your phone, the Earbud Sound Finder can play a loud chirp in just the left or right earbud.

When there’s nothing to detect

A scanner only picks up a device that is powered on and advertising (Bluetooth SIG). If the battery is dead or the earbuds are off, there’s nothing for your phone to hear, and Find My Buds needs the earbuds within Bluetooth range (JBL). Earbuds in their case may be silent as well: Google says earbuds must be outside the case to play a sound through Find Hub (Google).

In that case, retrace your steps to the last place you had them connected. If your app shows a last-used location, start there. For a step-by-step plan, see how to find earbuds that are off or dead.