A:Answer Yes, you can use one bud at a time. Also, he can use the other one for different purposes as both the buds can have different applications. Eg. when i long press my left bud it activates google assistant and when I long-press the right one it activates noise focus application, there are a few more applications he can use apart from this like volume up and down. Also, wearing the right one all the time is recommended as only right bud has the mic. Hope it helps :)