According to the changelog, Huawei is rolling out the call effect optimization update for the FreeBuds 6i with HarmonyOS 4.2.0.198 version. Make sure to have sufficient storage and battery level in your device as the earbuds firmware weighs 3.07MB.

The update doesn’t carry any major changes for the new earbuds. Although it improves the call effect feature of the device. As a result, users will observe a more clear and immersive sound while having an audio conversation with friends and family.

Users may also get a seamless connection while talking on phone calls without any interruptions. Apart from the calling effect, users may also get rid of internal issues (if any) or system glitches after installing the latest update on their audio wearable.

Huawei improves FreeBuds 6i call effect feature with new update (Image Credits: Huawei)

Huawei is rolling out the latest update in China under a phased rollout. It may take some time to approach all the device owners. However, you can try out installing the update manually, using the Huawei AI Life app. Just click on your device name and tap Check for Updates. To the available version, hit the Update button.

The company is currently busy with the HarmonyOS NEXT preparations. It will launch the HarmonyOS native public beta program on October 8. By the end of this year, FreeBuds 6i may also fetch the new beta upgrade. Hence, keep your device up-to-date.

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FreeBuds 6i is already available for the pre-sale activity. Although the tech giant has now launched it officially for its home ground consumers with effective features.

Design:

Starting with the standard variant, the Huawei FreeBuds 6i in China has arrived with upgraded features. It is available in three shades: Sky White, Flowing Purple, and Magic Night Black. It measures 31.4 x 21.3 x 23.7mm and weighs 5.4gm without a charging case.

The charging case bears a dimension of 48.2 x 61.8 x 27.0mm and weighs 34 grams. FreeBuds 6i supports various audio techs like Dynamic EQ, ANC, and Transparent Video/Call noise reduction. It also has Infrared, Hall, and Touch sensors.

Huawei Freebuds 6i colors (Image Credits: Huawei)

Well, touch sensors remind of how the device effectively supports quick gestures for certain tasks. Just adjust the settings and you can opt for the following operations:

• Double Tap: Play/Pause the music or Answer/Hang up the call.
• Tap three times: switch to the next song or go back to the previous song.
• Slide: Slide up or down once to increase or decrease the volume by one level.
• Press and hold: You can adjust the noise control or reject any call by pressing and holding the earbud.

Internal Parameters:

Based on the Helmholtz resonance principle, the FreeBuds 6i design easily makes the noise from the outer surroundings less effective. It has 3 mics. Two of these collect ambient noise whereas, the other captures noise in the ear to provide optimized sound.

Huawei Freebuds 6i internal specs (Image Credits: Huawei)

The earphones include an 11mm four-magnet dynamic driver with a range of 14Hz-40kHz. It equips skin-friendly silicon buds that come in different sizes. The device has qualified for an IP54 rating yet, the case is not waterproof.

Battery and Charging

Each earbud contains a 55mAh cell whereas, the charging box carries a 510mAh battery. A full charge to these buds can let you tune on to your favorite music for up to 35 hours. Battery down? Don’t worry, just charge it for 10 minutes and it will be alive to play music for 4 hours more. Thus, you can enjoy your music anytime.

Note: 35 hours of music playback only works when the Noise Reduction feature is disabled.

The device supports a powerful bass and 27dB noise cancelation depth at all frequencies. ANC 3.0 algorithm is the next useful tech that optimizes the earbuds as per the environment. It can adapt to 34 types of scenarios in seconds, bringing a noise-free experience. The company has improved the noise reduction by 100%.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i supports the highest ANC bandwidth of 5kHz. It can adjust according to the surroundings. For instance, it will lessen the noise of coffee machines, conversations, and footsteps in a cafe, while making it most silent in the airplane so you may not get disturbed by the heavy engine noise.

Huawei Freebuds 6i specifications (Image Credits: Huawei)

FreeBuds 6i Flowing Light Sound Edition

Apart from the standard variant, the company has also unveiled the new Huawei FreeBuds 6i Flowing Light Sound Edition in China. It is co-developed with Pop-Mart and brings an exciting gift box for consumers. Although the specs are similar as the original version.

It has a pearl-textured charging case which symbolizes a glowing as well as healing energy. You may also find new pop-up themes while connecting it to your Huawei device.

Price:

The standard FreeBuds 6i is available for 599 yuan in China whereas, the new Flowing Light Sound Edition costs 899 yuan and is live on pre-sale. Meanwhile, the standard FreeBuds 6i sale has started on the official VMall.

Huawei Freebuds 6i Flowing Light Sound Edition (Image Credits: Huawei)

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The company has shared an interesting teaser on its Weibo account this morning. The promo poster reveals that the new Huawei FreeBuds 6i is co-branded with Pop Mart (SKULLPANDA) and will hit the consumer platform on August 6 in China.

Looking into the teaser, the SKULLPANDA logo hints that the FreeBuds 6i could arrive in new colors or immersive pop-up themes, unlike the global variants. Huawei has further increased the excitement level with an interesting caption that reads:

“Shh! We are preparing a brand new surprise.
See you at 14:30 on August 6, 2024 @POPMART” – wrote Huawei.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i teaser for China launch (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

The Chinese phone maker will unveil the “new surprise” on August 6th. By that time, consumers willing to buy this product can visit the official VMall and participate in the pre-sale activity. You can get more details about this pre-booking HERE.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i debuted in the global market with some useful features and improvements. The company has enhanced the noise cancelation by up to 100%. As a result, the device easily adapts to any environment and offers disturbance-free audio.

It has a powerful battery that provides 35 hours of music playback. There is a 55mAh cell in each bud whereas, a 510mAh battery is in the charging case. Thus, giving a charge of just 10 minutes offers 4 hours of music playback and 5.5 hours of normal usage.

The new teaser also implies that Huawei will bring more enhancements to the FreeBuds 6i Chinese units over the global variants. However, to know these changes as well as new upgrades, we have to wait till August 6th. Stay tuned.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i (Image Credits: Huawei)

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FreeBuds 6i has already debuted in the global market during the May 2024 Product Launch Conference. Now Huawei is bringing the amazing earbuds to its home ground.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i is on pre-sale in China starting today at 10:00. The event will be live till August 6. The company has not revealed the price yet. However, consumers can visit the official VMall and book the device in advance with a 100 yuan discount.

• FreeBuds 6i pre-sale activity – VMall

The new earphones come with super interesting features, better upgrades, as well as three brilliant colors: Sky White, Phantom Night Black, and Flowing Purple.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i pre-sale poster (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

As per the official details, FreeBuds 6i promises a 100% improvement in ANC functionality. The earbuds adopted the dynamic noise reduction 3.0 algorithm to achieve second-level adaptive noise cancelation capabilities. As a result, users will receive a clear and disturbance-free audio experience.

It holds a 27dB average full-range noise cancellation property. Thus, the device can easily adapt to several environments such as quiet places like cafes, noisier surroundings like airport cabins, and more.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i features (Image Credits: Huawei Mall)

The next useful feature is AI noise reduction. It optimizes the volume of the in-ear part and decreases it by 6%. FreeBuds 6i has obtained an IP54 rating for dust and water resistance traits. Other features include easy gestures to perform quick operations.

Huawei has further used an 11mm quad-magnet dynamic driver that has a frequency response range of 14Hz to 40Hz. It also implemented Bluetooth 5.3 capability and dual-device connection support for easy connectivity between multiple devices.

Each earphone carries a 55mAh cell whereas, the charging case equips a 510mAh battery. It can run for 35 hours (with the charging box) and can support 5.5 hours of usage and 4 hours of music playback on a single charge for 10 minutes.

The device has an Infrared sensor, a Hall sensor, and a Touch sensor. It supports Dynamic EQ and Transparency mode. The company will likely unveil more interesting features of the device on August 6.

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FreeBuds 6i is only available in the global market. It brings essential changes over its predecessors. With Bluetooth 5.3, ANC 3.0, and easy-to-navigate gestures, the all-new audio wearable aims to uplift the user experience to the next level.

Now the phone maker is improving the Huawei FreeBuds 6i to more extent with the July 2024 update. The latest firmware is rolling out with the HarmonyOS 4.2.0.132 version. It also accompanies a software package of 3.06 Megabytes.

Huawei has optimized the overall device’s system stability with the new release. Users will observe more seamless as well as productive functioning after the update installation.

Even though the changelog is small, the new update could also eliminate hidden bugs and privacy exploits in the device. Thus, you may get rid of certain glitches that might have ruined the sound quality or the audio experience in any manner.

• Optimizations: Improved system stability.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i gets July 2024 update (Image Credits: HuaweiAilesi)

For starters, the company has kicked off the newest update in batches. It may take some days to reach every unit in the global market. But you can also take the help of the Huawei AI Life app to carry out the update installation manually.

Just remember to maintain 45% of the battery on both devices. Always put your earbuds into the charging case and keep the case open during the update. Do not forget to pair your earbuds and smartphone before updating.

[Source – HuaweiAilesi]

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Starting with the version, Huawei FreeBuds 6i is receiving its first update via HarmonyOS 4.2.0.116 build number. Users are required to download a software package of 3.06 Megabytes to enjoy the newest enhancements and changes.

The update optimizes the triple-tap gesture for the newly launched earbuds. You can adjust the gesture between the ‘None, Left, Right’ option as per your preference to tune on to your favorite song without opening your phone or launching the app.

Next addition is new voiceovers for double-tap and triple-tap gestures. This will help to have a clear sound of your voice on phone calls by simply tapping on the earbuds.

Optimizations:

• Adds the triple-tap gesture. You can set the gesture to None, or for the left/right earbuds to play the previous/next track.
• Adds voiceovers for the Double Tap and Triple Tap Gestures.

Thanks to the tipster – CRISTHIAN 305 for this amazing tip!

Huawei FreeBuds 6i receives first update (Image Credits: HCNewsroom)

Note that Huawei FreeBuds 6i already supports a few gestures to ease certain operations. Although the new update will enhance these gestures to a greater extent.

FreeBuds 6 coming this year?

Huawei released FreeBuds 6i last month which ultimately raised questions if the company will launch the standard FreeBuds 6 in the coming month. But a recent leak says that we could only see this audio wearable next year. Although the reasons seem quite good. Read More…

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So without any ados, let’s explore the all-new FreeBuds 6i earphones.

Top Features

• Intelligent Dynamic ANC 3.0
• Punchy Bass
• Enhanced ear tips and internal mechanism
• Easy-to-navigate gestures
• 35 hours of battery life

Specifications

Huawei FreeBuds 6i earphones come in three sweet colors: White, Black, and Purple. After going through 10000 ear samples, the company opted for in-ear components that are 6% smaller with indicators that can optimize wearing comfort for users.

The device uses skin-friendly silicone ear tips that can save you from a high or noisy environment without affecting the wearing quality. It comes in three sizes and easily fits in your ears without causing any discomfort or inconvenience problems.

It measures 31.4 x 21.3 x 23.7mm with 5.4 grams whereas, the charging case has a dimension of 48.2 x 61.8 x 27mm with a weight of 34 grams.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i colors (Image Credits: Huawei)

Internal Mechanism

Freebuds 6i has a noise-filtering chamber that absorbs noises passing via the earbuds and reduces its background chatter and other frequencies to the utmost level.

It uses a 3-Mic system for each bud with a 50% higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) than its predecessors. Hence, the device boosts the canceling performance in a much better way. Next addition is the 11mm dynamic drivers with quad-magnet capability.

These dynamic drivers are 50% more sensitive than FreeBuds 5i and form a covering of sound waves to counteract the outer noise. Thus, offering an immersive experience.

Significant Features:

• Intelligent Dynamic ANC 3.0

The respective feature provides 240% higher computing power over the previous generation earbuds. It efficiently estimates the inverted-phase audio of in-ear noise in real time and sends the instruction to the driver section accordingly.

• DNN Algorithm

FreeBuds 69 uses a deep neural network (DNN) algorithm to differentiate between normal voice and other noises to eliminate harsh sounds during calls. It also helps in reducing background chaos in a quiet place like a cafe, to avoid disturbance in your work.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i core mechanism (Image Credits: Huawei)

Huawei’s new earbuds offer a punchy bass of 14Hz to 40kHz. Besides, one can easily operate the device through certain effective controls which are as follows:

1. Press & hold: Enable or disable noise canceling/Awareness
2. Swipe up/down: Turn the volume up or down
3. Double-tap: Play/pause music, answer/end a call
4. Triple-tap: Play the next track

Battery: Huawei FreeBuds 6i earphone equips a 55mAh cell for each bud with a 510mAh battery for the charging case. It uses USB-C wired charging and takes at least 40 minutes for earbuds as well as 1 hour for the charging case to power up effectively.

When ANC is disabled, the device offers 35 hours of music playback in the case while 8 hours with earbuds only. However, when ANC is running, the earphones run for 20 hours with the case and 5 hours without the case.

Other features include a dual-device connection, easy audio sharing, IP54 rating for dust and water resistance, Dynamic EQ, call noise cancelation, transparency mode, and Bluetooth 5.3 compatibility.

Price and Availability

The information reveals that the FreeBuds 6i is available in the global market for 99 euros ($106). We will post the latest sale details as hits with the official inputs.

Huawei FreeBuds 6i features (Image Credits: Huawei)

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