How to Pair Amazon Echo Buds 2nd Gen using Amazon Alexa

We’ll show you how to pair the Amazon Echo Buds 2 headphones with your cell phone’s Bluetooth in this short and simple tutorial.

Once the headphones are connected to the device, you can use Alexa’s voice commands to make calls, play audiobooks, control music, and get information.

Amazon’s latest wireless headphones are called the Echo Buds 2. Due to the use of Bose Active Noise Reduction (ANC) technology, it has immersive sound and noise reduction. Additionally, it works with Google Assistant and Siri.

How do I connect my Echo Buds 2 headphones to my phone?

Step 1: Check to see if Bluetooth and phone location are both turned on first.

Step 2:  Install the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone after downloading it.

Step 3: Open the charging case, but leave the earbuds inside. The charging case light will begin to flash blue. This indicates that the headphones have already entered pairing mode and are waiting for a connection.

If they do not enter pairing mode automatically, press and hold the charging box button for 3 or 4 seconds.

Step 4: Wait for the pop-up notification to appear after opening the Amazon Alexa app on your phone. Tap “Continue” on the notification.

Step 5: Wait for the Echo Buds to be picked up. When this occurs, a pop-up window will appear asking for pairing; tap “Pair” to proceed.

Step 6: Tap “Later” to finish or “Continue” to learn more about the Echo Buds features.

Your Echo Buds 2 are now connected to your phone, and you can control music, ask your virtual assistant for information, and more.

Echo Buds 2 touch controls

In the Alexa app, you can set the number of rings for each type of action you want to perform on the headphones. For example, a single tap to answer a phone call or a long tap to launch the virtual assistant (Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant). The default ringtones and the number of ringtones and actions that can be manually configured are listed below:

Quantity default ringtones:

• Single tap: play or pause
• Double tap: next track/answer or end calls
• Triple tap: previous track
• Long press: Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant

Quantity of customizable ringtones per action:

• One touch
• two taps
• three touches
• long press

Actions:

• Play and pause songs
• Fast-forward and rewind a track
• Enable noise cancellation
• The answer, end or decline a call
• call virtual assistant

How to pair Echo Buds 1st Gen?

1. Enable your cell phone’s Bluetooth and then install the Alexa app.
2. Open the charging box lid and leave the headphones inside.
3. Next, you will need to put the headphones in pairing mode.
4. To do this, press and hold the button located at the bottom of the charging box for 3 seconds. Confirm that the light is now flashing blue.
5. Now place the headphones in your ear. Position them where you feel comfortable.
6. Now open the Amazon Alexa app, tap on “Devices”, and tap on the (+) sign located at the top of the screen.
7. Select the “Add Device” option, tap “Amazon Echo” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

How to reset Echo Buds 2 headphones?

If you are having any problems with the audio or headphone connection, try a factory reset. Follow the step-by-step below:

1. Open the Alexa app on your phone
2. Then tap on “Devices” and select “Echo Buds 2.
3. On the next screen, tap on the “Forget Device” option.
4. Once that’s done, go to the cell phone’s Bluetooth settings and unpair the headphones.
5. Now put the headphones in the case, close the lid and then press and hold the back button for 15 seconds.
6. When the case light turns orange, the factory reset is complete.

Problems solution

About the flashing red flashing lights: This could indicate a problem with the connection or the contact points on the earbuds is dirty. Clean the contact pins or disconnect and reconnect the headphones.

Problems related to the connection of the headphones: Perhaps, there is some kind of conflict or problem in the Bluetooth connectivity of one of the devices. This can usually be fixed by applying a hard reset to the headphones:

• Close the Alexa app.
• Place the headphones inside the case.
• Close the lid and leave it like that for 30 seconds.
• Open the case lid and try again.

More solutions:

• Also, make sure your device is charged. Note if the battery level is within acceptable limits, usually, the icon should be green.
• Make sure Bluetooth is activated on your cell phone.
• Restart the Alexa app on your phone.
• Unpair the earbuds in the app, go to “Devices” > “Echo Buds 2″ > Forget Device” and pair it again.

If the problem still persists, do a factory reset (reset) on the headphones. However, you will need to redo the entire pairing process.