Voice prompts on HUAWEI earbuds

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Voice prompts on HUAWEI earbuds

When the earbuds are used with phones running iOS/EMUI 10.0/HarmonyOS 2.0 or later, the language of the voice prompts will vary depending on the phone's system language. If the language on your phone is set to Chinese, the voice prompts will be played in Chinese. Otherwise, voice prompts will be in English. Currently, it is not possible to disable or modify voice prompts, or adjust their volume.

 
  • Third-party Android phones may not support the feature. Consult with your phone's vendor for assistance.
  • The language of voice prompts on FreeLace Pro and FreeLace Lite earbuds is the language of the country/region of manufacture by default. You cannot change the language or adjust the volume level.
Table 1. TWS earbuds

Scenario

Prompt

Supported Models
  • Earbuds being worn

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeClip
  • WATCH Buds
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • FreeBuds SE
     
    • When putting on the left and right FreeBuds Pro/FreeBuds 4i/FreeBuds 3/FreeBuds SE earbuds one at a time, the prompt tone will play from both earbuds the moment the first one is put on. You may fail to hear that tone when putting on the second earbud.
    • Smart wear detection is not supported on FreeBuds SE 4 ANC/FreeArc /FreeBuds SE 3/FreeBuds SE 2. When your put on these earbuds, no prompt tone is played.
  • The left and right earbuds worn on the right and left ears respectively

Left and right buds switched automatically
  • FreeClip
  • WATCH Buds

    After Auto-switch L/R is enabled, the earbuds won't play the prompt tone when you only wear a single earbud.
  • Double-tap/Triple-tap

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 5i
  • FreeArc
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC/FreeBuds SE 3
  • FreeClip
  • WATCH Buds

Certain models do not support the triple-tap gesture. You can open the AI Life/HUAWEI Audio Connect app, access the earbuds details screen, and tap Gestures to check whether the gesture is supported on your device. If the triple-tap gesture cannot be found, it indicates feature unavailability. For details, refer to here.
  • Answering/Rejecting an incoming call with head control

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4
  • FreeBuds 6
  • FreeClip
  • Pinch and hold/Pinch

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • Bluetooth connected

Dedicated tones
  • FreeArc
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC/FreeBuds SE 3/FreeBuds SE 2/FreeBuds SE
  • Bluetooth disconnected

Dedicated tones
  • FreeArc
  • FreeClip
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC/FreeBuds SE 3/FreeBuds SE 2/FreeBuds SE
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • WATCH Buds
  • Battery lower than 20% or 10%

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4
  • FreeClip
  • WATCH Buds
  • Battery lower than 10%

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC
  • Battery lower than 10% or 7%

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds SE 3/FreeBuds SE 2
  • Battery lower than 10% or 5%

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • FreeBuds SE
  • Battery lower than 10%

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2 +/FreeBuds Pro 2
  • FreeBuds 6i
  • FreeArc
  • Tap to adjust volume

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC

Tap five times in quick succession until you hear a prompt tone, which indicates that the earbuds have entered volume adjustment mode.
  • Swipe to adjust volume

Dedicated tones
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • FreeBuds SE
  • ANC on

Noise cancellation
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC
  • WATCH Buds

Noise canceling
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • ANC off

Off
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC
  • WATCH Buds

Off
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeBuds 5/FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • Awareness mode enabled

Awareness
  • FreeBuds Pro 4/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 2/FreeBuds Pro
  • FreeBuds 4/FreeBuds 3
  • FreeBuds 6i/FreeBuds 5i/FreeBuds 4i
  • FreeBuds Lipstick
  • FreeBuds 4E
  • FreeBuds SE 4 ANC/FreeBuds SE
  • WATCH Buds
  • Pinch the right earbud to broadcast heart rate

Dedicated tones
Table 2. TWS charging case

Scenario

Prompt

Supported Models
  • Being charged (connected to a USB cable or placed on a wireless charger)

Dedicated tones

Voice prompts for charging cases are available after you have updated the earbuds' firmware and Audio Accessory Manager to their latest versions. This feature is enabled by default. To disable it, access the earbuds card in the AI Life/HUAWEI Audio Connect app, and go to Settings/Device settings > Charging case tone.
  • FreeBuds 6/FreeClip/FreeBuds Pro 3/FreeBuds Pro 4
  • Ready to pair/Pairing completed
  • Restored to factory settings (played when the indicator flashes red after the device is restored to its factory settings and restarted)
  • Low battery level of the charging case (played when you take the earbuds out of the case or put them into the case and then close the case, with the battery level of the charging case being lower than 20%)
Table 3. Neckband earbuds

Scenario

Prompt

Supported Models
  • Power-on

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • FreeLace Lite

A knock prompt
  • FreeLace
  • Power-off

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • FreeLace Lite

A double-knock prompt
  • FreeLace
  • Ready to pair

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • FreeLace Lite

    If a non-HUAWEI phone is playing audio before being connected to a pair of HUAWEI FreeLace Pro 2 earbuds, the pairing prompt may not fully play. This is normal and does not indicate an issue with your device.

Connecting
  • FreeLace
  • Successful pairing

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • FreeLace Lite

Connected
  • FreeLace
  • Volume adjustment

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2
  • FreeLace

    Volume adjustment is not supported for FreeLace Lite/FreeLace Pro.
  • Bluetooth disconnected

Dedicated tones
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • FreeLace Lite
  • Battery lower than 10% or 5%
  • Restored to factory settings
  • ANC on

Noise cancellation
  • FreeLace Pro 2/FreeLace Pro
  • ANC off

Off
  • Awareness mode enabled

Awareness
Table 4. Headphones

Scenario

Prompt

Supported Models
  • Power-on

Power-on tone

FreeBuds Studio
  • Power-off

Power-off tone
  • Entering Pairing mode

Waiting to connect
  • Successful pairing

Connected
  • Bluetooth automatically disconnects

Disconnection tone
  • Restored to factory settings

Power-on tone
  • Switching between noise cancellation modes

Noise cancellation

Awareness

Off
  • Volume up/down

Dedicated tones
  • Waking up the voice assistant
  • Receiving a new message

Tones set on your phone/tablet
  • Adding to favorites in HUAWEI Music

Favorited
  • Fail to add to favorites in HUAWEI Music

Unable to add to favorites
  • Battery lower than 10% or 5%

Battery low
Table 5. FreeBuds 2/HONOR FlyPods/HONOR FlyPods Pro/FreeBuds 2 Pro earbuds

Scenario

Prompt
  • Switching between the primary and secondary earbuds
  • Bluetooth connection
  • Battery lower than 10% or 5%

Dedicated tones
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