TaoTronics SoundLiberty 53 bluetooth earphones won't pair with each other

I found that this issue arose after attempting to pair it to my laptop and connecting to the bluetooth connection labelled tt-bh053 instead of the normal Taotronics Soundliberty 53 connection. The former is likely what is used to connect between the earbuds instead of to a device normally. I also found that following the device instructions EXACTLY fixed it. They are, based on the video from the seller (https://www.amazon.com/vdp/04eb8c136e3e465d8c3ac8d77e3afdd8?ref=dp_vse_rvc3):

Put the earbuds in the case
Take them out for 30 seconds (make sure any devices attempting to connect to them are unpaired, have bluetooth off, and or are off)
Put them in the case and hold the button for 10 seconds to put them in reset mode
Take them out and hold them right next to each other and the right one will change to blinking just blue, and the left alternating between blue and white.

I followed the instructions multiple times and it did not work. But then I did it once more and it worked! The headset are now paired to each other. I think the above instructions do work, but you need to hold on to the button for a little longer until after the three flashes signalling a reset stop.

After a month of the right earbud not working, I figured out what works!
1. Turn off Bluetooth on the phone
2. Put both buds back in the charging box (which should have charge)
3. Tap 3 times quickly on each bud, then hold on each bud while still in the box for 10 seconds. Each one should immediately starting flashing white/blue alternating.
4. Take them both out and long hold for 5 seconds on each. They should both say connected or pairing.
5. Turn Bluetooth back on and connect to phone - both should work!
I was JUST about to throw in the towel, I'm so surprised. Good luck everyone.

A little background knowledge for the people that have tried numerous times to reset the earbuds and then re-connect but haven't had any success -

First you need to make sure there are no other Bluetooth signals or devices in the area when you are trying to reset them. These earbuds can only connect to one device at a time so if they accidentally connect to another signal or device, or a device they were previously paired with then the reset will not work effectively. Make sure the case is charged fully and the earbuds as well. Next open the case and take both the earbuds out, wait a few seconds then put the earbuds back in the case. While the LED's are still flashing blue hold your finger or thumb on the Taotronics logo on BOTH earbuds for approximately 10 seconds until they flash white 3 times. If one of the buds doesn't flash white 3 times then just remove that one from the case and then put it back in and repeat putting your finger on the logo for 10 seconds until you get the 3 white flashes. Once BOTH earbuds have flashed white 3 times they have been reset. Now they are rest take them both out of the case and put them close to each other so the earbuds can connect to each other, this should happen fairly quickly and the left bud will flash white and blue, while the right bud flashes blue. Now they should be connected to each other so you can use the Bluetooth on your phone or tablet to scan and connect to them. The issue I had was having their profile still on my tablet when trying to connect to my phone and not realizing that the Bluetooth was active on my tablet, so when i did the reset originally, only one of them flashed white 3 times so only one was reset. The left one connected to my phone, but the right was still trying to connect to my tablet, which meant the earbuds weren't connected to each other. If I had turned the Bluetooth off on my tablet when I did the complete reset of the earbuds, and then connected to my phone there would have been no issue. One of the reasons the right bud doesn't work sometimes after a reset is because it can still be trying to connect to its profile on a different device if there are other Bluetooth signals active in the area.

I hope this helps someone

I had a similar issue with just one ear working independently of the other. I deleted the headphones from my iphone. Put the headphones back in the box and held down both logos for 10 seconds until they blinked white. I then took them out and let them sync again. Popped them back in the box, turned on Bluetooth on my iphone and took the headphones out of the box, searched for new devices and selected the headphones. Bingo! Both back working again. The trick is to get the eight hand one blinking blue and the left blue and white like other users have identified. Great value sounding headphones for the money so pleased to have them back working!