The JBL Portable app (available for Android and iOS) features a colorful, easy-to-navigate interface. It has a few more features than necessary but reliably delivers the essentials.
On the main screen, there's an image of the speaker and a battery life indicator. Below that, you see all the lighting options (we cover those in the next section). Further down, there's a customizable, three-band EQ (bass, mid, and treble); you can adjust the sound to taste or turn it off. Of course, we would prefer more customizable bands, but a simple EQ is better than none.
JBL estimates that the Pulse 5 can last roughly 12 hours per charge, but your results will vary based on your typical listening volume level. The company claims that the 7,500mAh battery takes about four hours to fully charge from empty.
Aside from the missing playback controls, the