Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | Pairing & Charging Instructions

The Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC have Bluetooth 5.0, aptX, AAC, and SBC codecs, ANC, the IPX4 sweat and water-proof certification, 10mm dynamic driver, around 3.5 hours listening on a full charge with the ANC off and 2.5 with the ANC on, and up to 14.5 hours of music playback with the charging case, and much more. Learn how to use them with this new Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | Everything You Need To Know!

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Pair / Connect?

To iOS and Android phones

Step 1: Open the lid of the charging case. After that, they will turn on automatically.

Step 2: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for 2 seconds. When a light starts flashing in the earbuds, they will be ready to pair.

Step 3: Go to the device’s Bluetooth settings.

Step 4: Select “HUAWEI Freebuds i3 ANC”. If a password is needed, type “0000”.

Step 5: After that, the pairing will be done.

To PC (Windows)

Step 1: Turn on Window’s Bluetooth.

Step 2: Go to the settings.

Step 3: Go to “Bluetooth and other devices”.

Step 4: Click on “Add device”.

Step 5: Click on Bluetooth.

Step 6: Open the lid of the charging case. After that, they will turn on automatically.

Step 7: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for 2 seconds. When a light starts flashing in the earbuds, they will be ready to pair.

Step 8: Select “HUAWEI Freebuds i3 ANC”. If a password is needed, type “0000”.

Step 9: After that, the pairing will be done.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Wear?

Step 1: Take both earbuds out of the charging case.

Step 2: Identify the left and right earbuds.

Step 3: Choose the ear tips that best suit your ears.

Step 4: Insert the headphones into the inner canal of the ears.

Step 5: Rotate for the best possible comfort and best fit, and make sure that the microphone is pointing to the mouth.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Turn On and Off?

Turn on

Automatically: Open the lid of the charging case. After that, they will turn on automatically.

Manually: Press and hold the multifunction button on the charging case for 2 seconds.

Turn off

Automatically: Place the earbuds inside of the charging case. After that, the earbuds will turn off automatically.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Activate the ANC?

To activate or deactivate the ANC feature in the Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC, all you have to do is to press and hold the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds.

How to Control? / How to Operate? – Instructions

• Play or pause music: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds two times.
• Answer an incoming call: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds two times when an incoming call.
• End a call: Press the multifunction touch button on any of the earbuds two times.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Charge

Earbuds

To charge the earbuds, all you have to do is to place them into the charging case and close the lid. The earbuds will start charging automatically.

Charging case

To charge the charging case, all you have to do is to connect the case to a USB charger or charging port with the included USB-A to C cable. It will start charging automatically.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Reset?

Step 1: Unpair the earbuds from any paired devices.

Step 2: Open the lid of the charging case and keep the earbuds inside.

Step 3: Press and hold the multifunction touch button on both earbuds for 10 seconds.

Step 4: After that, the resetting will be done.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | LED Light Status

Earbuds

• Light flashing in the earbuds: Earbuds ready to pair.

Charging case

• Orange light on: Case charging.
• Green light on: Case fully charged.

A Guide To Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC APP

The Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC can be used with an application, called Honor AI Life. This application is available for iOS and Android devices.

• First page: On the first page of this application, you will be able to see the earbuds connected to the application.
• Second page: On this page, you will be able to obtain information about the earbuds, such as the percentage of their battery and the charging case, options to change the touch controls of the earbuds, firmware updates and special data about the earbuds.
• Third page: this is the page where the options to change the touch controls of the earbuds appear. You can change the controls to play and pause the music, change the songs and activate the voice assistant, both with simple touches and with long touches.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual | How to Update the Firmware?

Step 1: Make sure your Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC are connected to your phone or tablet. Place both earbuds into the case, and leave the case cover open. Check that both the earbuds and the case have at least 30% battery remaining.

Step 2: Open the Honor AI Life app.

Step 3: Select the Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC card.

Step 4: Touch “Firmware update”, or just “Update”. If an update is available, touch “DOWNLOAD” and “UPDATE”.

Some Common Earbuds Problems & Troubleshooting

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds have stopped working

If this happens, it may be because it is low on battery or it did not connect correctly with the device. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try charging the earbud that is not working or both, placing them in the charging case.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

If that doesn’t work, the earbud is probably faulty, and I can go for a refund or replacement of it.

Left / Right / One side of the earbuds has low volume

If this happens, it may be because the earbuds are dirty or the volume is set low. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try cleaning the earbud using a cotton swab or carefully clean the mesh with a pin.

2. Try factory resetting the earbuds.

Microphone not working

If this happens, it can be because the microphone is muted, or the earbuds are badly positioned. To fix this, you can do the following:

If the microphone is muted, check the device microphone volume. If that doesn’t work, that means that there might be a defect in the earbud, so try replacing them or get a refund.

Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC eabuds not connecting to Windows/laptop/PC

If the earbuds are earbuds not connecting, it can be because the Bluetooth on the computer has a pairing problem. To fix this, you can do the following:

1. Try disabling Bluetooth from nearby devices >>> then activate pairing mode of the earbuds, pair and connect earbuds from Settings >>> Bluetooth & other devices >>> Add a new device >>>> elect Bluetooth,

2. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Bluetooth driver, or update the Bluetooth driver. All can be done in Manage >>> Device Manager, reset earbuds (if available), and then repeat the step.

3. Try resetting the earbuds.

FAQs

We hope you now know how to operate the earphone from the above Huawei Freebuds i3 ANC Manual. Want to know anything about the earphones? Do not hesitate to ask in the comments section.

In case you want or need to contact the Huawei company, all your information can be found on its Contact Us Page, where you can find information about the devices, and numbers and emails available for several countries!