Music playback on my HUAWEI earbuds automatically pauses or starts

Perform the following to troubleshoot:

1. Update your earbuds to their latest version.
2. Try to avoid touching the touch control areas when taking the earbuds off or adjusting the position of the earbuds. If you are wearing HUAWEI FreeClip earbuds, adjust the position of the earbuds to ensure a snug fit. If gesture control is triggered frequently when you tap on your shoulder or head, touch your ears, or flip your hair, open the AI Life app, access the earbuds card, touch Gestures, and select None for the desired gesture.
3. The earbuds support Smart wear detection, which automatically pauses audio playback if you take off either earbud during audio playback.
   • Select an appropriate size of ear tips and adjust the position of the earbuds to ensure an optimal fit. Resume playback manually on your phone/tablet or by tapping the earbud twice.
      

     • Currently, only FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2 +/WATCH Buds/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds Pro/FreeBuds 4i/FreeBuds 3i/FreeLace/FreeLace Pro/FreeLace Lite/FreeBuds SE earbuds come with ear tips.
     • It is recommended that you take the earbuds off before you lie down or go to sleep.
   • If you put the earbud back on within 3 minutes of taking it off, playback will automatically resume, regardless of whether the audio app is running in the foreground or background. If you do not put it on again within 3 minutes, you will need to double-tap on the earbud to resume playback (pinch the earbud once if you are using FreeBuds Pro earbuds).
      

     • Smart wear detection is not supported on FreeBuds SE 3/FreeBuds SE 2. If you have updated FreeBuds SE 2 earbuds to V1.0.1.115 and connected them to a phone running EMUI 10.0.1/HarmonyOS 2.0 or later, placing the earbuds in the charging case will pause playback, and taking them out of the charging case will resume playback.
     • If the sensing area of the earbuds supporting Smart wear detection is blocked or touched, for instance when the earbuds are in your pocket or in a bag, the earbuds may be misidentified as being worn. When you are not wearing the earbuds (headphones), remember to place them in the charging case (storage bag).
     • FreeBuds Lite only pauses the audio when you take the earbuds off.
4. Check whether a recording app (such as the built-in camera, live streaming apps, and short video apps) is running on the current device or any other connected devices. If so, select the earbuds as the audio output device on your phone. To do so, swipe down from the upper right corner of the screen to display Control Panel, touch , and select the desired earbuds.
5. Grant permissions to the app to allow it to play and download audio using both mobile data and Wi-Fi. This prevents audio playback from being paused when your phone/tablet is not connected to Wi-Fi.
6. The player or music app in question has stopped running or crashed. Update the player or music app to its latest version and try again.
7. If the issue persists, press and hold the Function button for at least 10 seconds until the indicator flashes to restore the earbuds to their factory settings. Then search for and pair with your phone again.

If the issue persists, take your device and proof of purchase to an authorized Huawei Customer Service Center for assistance.