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09 December 2021
Great speaker, almost like a portable HomePod Mini (without Siri, of course)
The HomeKit setup instructions are completely wrong, but that's due to Apple having changed the process. It is disappointing that JBL doesn't keep their online directions up to date, but whatever.
Hint: Power on the speaker, on iOS go to Settings --> Wifi and wait for the speaker to appear and then jump into a separate section, the setup takes 2 clicks from here.
AirPlay 2 support is amazing! From a speaker perspective this is essentially a wireless HomePod Mini. It can't be part of a HomePod stereo pair of course, but the audio stays in sync without any echo if you place it side by side with a HomePod Mini, while you can just grab the JBL Link Portable and take it with you. I love having music playing in every room, and this allows me to take my audio into rooms where I don't need a HomePod.
Also nice to see, in HomeKit / AirPlay mode, the Google wiretap functionality is disabled and your conversations are not randomly sent to Google -- Had the Google functionality been mandatory I would have returned the speaker, and the documentation wasn't really clear about this.
All in all, for the price I paid, I love this speaker! And it does have Bluetooth support for non-iOS devices, or for use off the home wifi -- I don't intend on using this functionality much, but it is a definite nice-to-have.