Nest photographic camera and doorbell lights and sounds

Your Google Nest camera and doorbell lights let you know whether they piece of work usually or if there'southward a problem. It will also play audible tones for of import things similar when you lot reset or connect to Wi-Fi.

Nest camera and doorbell lights

What the lights mean

Google Nest Doorbell (bombardment)

Your doorbell has two different lights that indicate what state it'southward in:

  • A small status light above the camera
  • A large lite band around the doorbell push

Everyday use

Lite

What information technology means

Condition light is solid green

Everything is working normally

Your Nest doorbell is turned on, connected to Wi-Fi network, and is processing images in its view.

Your doorbell could exist recording activity and saving information technology to the cloud, or information technology could be using local storage to record and save video if it'due south offline.

Status light is pulsing green

A live doorbell interaction is beingness used

Someone is watching your doorbell's video live stream, is using Talk and Heed or quick actions.

Status low-cal is off

This can be caused by one of the post-obit reasons:

  • Your doorbell is idle and not detecting activity, streaming video or recording video.
  • Your doorbell was turned off manually, with a schedule or when your home automatically switched to Home.
  • Your doorbell is offline and tin can't notice activity or record video.
  • Your doorbell's battery is dead or not receiving power.
  • Your doorbell failed to update its software.

Calorie-free ring is pulsing white

Doorbell sensed motion

The light ring will pulse white when your doorbell detects motion, like a visitor coming into view of the camera.

Low-cal ring is spinning

Waiting for a response

The light ring on the doorbell will spin later on a visitor presses the doorbell button and is waiting for a response.

Setup

Light What information technology means

Status calorie-free is pulsing white

Starting up

The status low-cal volition pulse white when it'south starting up. Your doorbell will also play a tone when this happens.

Condition light is pulsing blue

Fix to connect

The condition calorie-free volition pulse blue when the doorbell is ready to connect.

Trying to connect

The status light will pulse slightly faster when it's trying to connect to the app and Wi-Fi network.

Status lite is blinking white

Successfully connected

Your doorbell has successfully connected. Your doorbell will also play a confirmation tone when this happens.

Status light is pulsing white

Software update

Your doorbell is downloading a software update.

Status low-cal is blinking yellow quickly

Failed to connect

Your doorbell wasn't able to connect successfully. Your doorbell will also play a alert tone when this happens.

Charging

Light What it means

Condition light pulses white

Charging

The status light volition pulse white when your doorbell is charging with the USB cablevision.

Status light is solid white

Fully charged

When your doorbell is continued to the USB charging cable, the status calorie-free will appear solid white when your doorbell is completely charged.

Status light is solid yellow

Battery consequence

There's an issue with the bombardment, and your doorbell might non exist able to operate.

Restart

Lite What information technology means

Status light turns off and and so solid white

Restarting

When yous press and release the restart or reset push, your doorbell's status light will turn off, and and then plough solid white after a few moments. Your doorbell will automatically restart.

Status lite is pulsing blueish

Ready to connect

If your doorbell restarts and is not already connected to the app and Wi-Fi network, the status light will pulse blue when it'due south ready to connect.

Manufactory reset

Light What information technology means

Status light turns off and then solid white

Restarting

When y'all press and concord the restart or reset button at first, your doorbell will restart as normal. The status low-cal volition turn off, and then plow solid white afterwards a few seconds.

You lot'll need to keep property the restart or reset push to factory reset.

Status light is blinking yellow rapidly

Inaugural to mill reset

As you lot continue to hold the restart or reset push, your doorbell will count down to its manufactory reset and the status low-cal volition blink yellow. Your doorbell will also play a countdown tone.

Status light is solid yellow

Mill reset has started

The status calorie-free will appear solid yellowish when the factory reset has begun. Your doorbell will also play a tone to ostend the factory reset.

Status light turns off and then solid green

Camera is recording

This happens if someone presses and holds the restart or reset button while your doorbell is recording video. Hither's what to expect:

  1. The status light will turn off as your doorbell restarts.
  2. When the status calorie-free turns solid green once more, your doorbell will continue recording video as information technology plays the countdown tone to mill reset.
  3. Another tone will play to confirm that the factory reset has begun.

Google Nest Doorbell (wired)

Your doorbell has 2 dissimilar lights that indicate what land information technology'southward in:

  • A small condition light to a higher place the camera
  • A large calorie-free band effectually the doorbell button

Power and connectivity

Calorie-free What information technology means

Status light is solid green

Everything is working normally

Your Nest doorbell is turned on, connected to a Wi-Fi network, and can stream video.

Condition light is off

Light ring is either dim or off

The camera sensor is off

Your doorbell'south's status light is off if its camera sensor is off. This could mean that i of the following is true:

  • Your doorbell was turned off manually, with a schedule, or when your home automatically switched to Habitation. In this instance, the light ring volition be dim, only not all the mode off.
  • The doorbell isn't receiving power. In this case, the light ring will be completely off. Yous tin troubleshoot power and offline issues for your Nest doorbell to attempt and resolve this.

Nest cam yellow blinking light

Calorie-free ring blinks yellow

Insufficient ability

Your doorbell is continued to ability, but doesn't take enough electric current to operate usually. Check the voltage.

Blinking yellow lite on Nest doorbell

Setup and connectedness to the app

Light What it ways

blue pulse light

Calorie-free ring pulses blueish

Gear up to exist connected to the Nest app

Your doorbell is gear up and waiting for your input in the app.

blue rotating light

Lite ring spins blue

Currently connecting to the Nest app

Nest is processing information and establishing a connection betwixt the app and your doorbell.

green pulse light

Light ring pulses dark-green in one case

Successfully connected to the Nest app

Your doorbell has successfully connected to the app and is now ready for use.


yellow pulse light

Light band blinks yellow 5 times

Problem connecting

Equally you lot set upwards your Nest doorbell for the first time, y'all might find this light if your video doorbell can't connect to the Nest service or complete setup.

Go to the app and check if at that place's an mistake bulletin or something else y'all need to address.

Troubleshoot Nest doorbell issues

Lights during mean solar day-to-day use

Light What it means
white pulse light

Low-cal ring pulses white

Person at your door

Your doorbell has detected a person at your door.

blue rotating light

Calorie-free ring spins blueish

Doorbell button pressed and waiting for owner'south response

Someone has pressed the doorbell push and it'south waiting for someone to respond.

nest hello red light

Red lights above doorbell button

Night Vision is on

You may notice these lights are just on at nighttime. It only means Nighttime Vision is on. These infrared lights assist your photographic camera see so that you have a improve view of what's happening.

Y'all tin always turn off Night Vision in your camera's settings.

Google Nest Cam (wired)

Everyday use

Light

What it ways

Status calorie-free is solid green

Everything is working usually

Your photographic camera is turned on, connected to Wi-Fi, and is processing images in its view.

Your camera could be recording action and saving it to the cloud, or it could be using local storage to tape and save video if it's offline.

Status lite is pulsing green

A live camera interaction is being used

Someone is watching your camera'south video live stream, is using Talk and Mind or quick actions.

Condition lite is off

This can be acquired by one of the following reasons:

  • Your camera is idle and not detecting activity, streaming video or recording video.
  • Your camera is turned off manually, with a schedule or when your dwelling automatically switched to Dwelling house.
  • Your photographic camera is offline and can't detect activeness or tape video.
  • Your camera is dead or not receiving ability.
  • Your camera failed to update its software.

Status light is blinking xanthous slowly

The power adapter plugged into your photographic camera has incorrect wattage.

Proceed in mind that some tertiary-party power adapters might not be compatible with your camera. Your photographic camera needs a seven.v W USB-A ability cablevision to stay powered and piece of work properly.

Setup

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What it means

Status light pulses white

Starting up

The condition light will pulse white when your camera is starting up. Your photographic camera will likewise play a start tone when this happens.

Status light is pulsing bluish

Ready to connect

The status light volition pulse blueish when your photographic camera is ready to connect.

Trying to connect

The status light volition pulse slightly faster when your camera is trying to connect to the app and Wi-Fi network.

Status light is blinking white

Successfully continued

Your photographic camera has successfully continued. Information technology will likewise play a confirmation tone when this happens.

Status lite is pulsing white

Software update

Your camera is downloading a software update.

Status lite is blinking xanthous speedily

Failed to connect

Your camera wasn't able to connect successfully. It will also play a alert tone when this happens.

Restart

Light

What information technology means

Status low-cal turns off and so solid white

Restarting

When you press and release the restart or reset push, your camera's status low-cal will turn off, and so turn solid white after a few moments. Your photographic camera will automatically restart.

Condition light is pulsing blue

Ready to connect

If your camera is non yet connected to the app and Wi-Fi network, the status light will pulse blue when the camera is prepare to connect.

Factory reset

Light

What information technology means

Status calorie-free turns off and and then solid white

Restarting

When you press and hold the restart or reset push button at first, your photographic camera will restart as normal. The condition low-cal volition turn off, and then turn solid white subsequently a few seconds.

You'll need to proceed holding the restart or reset button to factory reset.

Status light is blinking yellow rapidly

Countdown to factory reset

As you lot go on to concord the restart or reset push button, your photographic camera will count down to its factory reset and the status light volition glimmer yellow. Your camera will also play a countdown tone.

Status low-cal is solid yellowish

Factory reset has started

The status light will appear solid yellow when the factory reset has begun. Your camera will also play a tone to confirm the factory reset.

Condition light turns off then solid green

Camera is recording

This happens if someone presses and holds the restart or reset push while your camera is recording video. Here's what to await:

  1. The status low-cal will turn off as your camera restarts.
  2. When the status light turns solid dark-green again, your camera volition continue recording video as it plays the countdown tone to factory reset.
  3. Another tone will play to confirm that the mill reset has begun.

Nest Cam with floodlight

Everyday use

Low-cal What information technology means

Status light is solid greenish

Everything is working commonly

Your camera is turned on, connected to Wi-Fi, and is processing images in its view.

Your camera could exist recording activity and saving it to the cloud, or it could be using local storage to tape and relieve video if it's offline.

Condition light is pulsing green

A live camera interaction is being used

Someone is watching your camera's video alive stream, is using Talk and Listen or quick deportment.

Status light is off

This tin can be caused by ane of the following reasons:

  • Your photographic camera is idle and not detecting activity, streaming video or recording video.
  • Your photographic camera is turned off manually, with a schedule or when your home automatically switches to Home.
  • Your camera is offline and can't notice activity or record video.
  • Your camera'due south battery is dead or not receiving ability.
  • Your camera failed to update its software.

Setup

Low-cal What it means

Condition light pulses white

Starting up

The status light volition pulse white when your camera is starting upwardly. Your camera will also play a showtime tone when this happens.

Condition calorie-free is pulsing blueish

Ready to connect

The status light will pulse blueish when your camera is ready to connect.

Trying to connect

The condition lite will pulse slightly faster when your camera is trying to connect to the app and Wi-Fi network.

Status light is blinking white

Successfully continued

Your camera has successfully connected. Information technology will also play a confirmation tone when this happens.

Condition calorie-free is pulsing white

Software update

Your photographic camera is downloading a software update.

Condition calorie-free is blinking yellow quickly

Failed to connect

Your camera wasn't able to connect successfully. It will also play a warning tone when this happens.

Charging

Lite What it means

Status light pulses white

Charging

The status light will pulse white when your photographic camera is charging with the USB cable.

Condition lite is solid white

Fully charged

When your camera is connected to the USB charging cable, the condition lite will appear solid white when your camera is completely charged.

Condition lite is solid yellow

Battery result

There's an upshot with the bombardment, and your camera might non exist able to operate.

Restart

Lite What it ways

Condition light turns off and and so solid white

Restarting

When y'all printing and release the restart or reset push, your camera'due south status light will turn off, and and then turn solid white after a few moments. Your camera volition automatically restart.

Status light is pulsing blueish

Ready to connect

If your camera is not yet continued to the app and Wi-Fi network, the status light will pulse blue when the camera is ready to connect.

Factory reset

Lite What information technology means

Status light turns off and and so solid white

Restarting

When you printing and hold the restart or reset button at first, your camera will restart as normal. The condition light will plough off, and so turn solid white after a few seconds.

You'll need to keep holding the restart or reset button to factory reset.

Status light is blinking yellow speedily

Countdown to factory reset

Equally y'all proceed to concord the restart or reset button, your camera volition count down to its factory reset and the condition light will blink yellow. Your camera will also play a countdown tone.

Status light is solid yellow

Factory reset has started

The status lite will appear solid yellow when the factory reset has begun. Your camera will also play a tone to confirm the factory reset.

Status calorie-free turns off and then solid green

Camera is recording

This happens if someone presses and holds the restart or reset button while your camera is recording video. Hither's what to wait:

  1. The status low-cal will plow off as your camera restarts.
  2. When the condition low-cal turns solid green again, your camera volition keep to tape video equally it plays the countdown tone to factory reset.
  3. Another tone will play to confirm that the factory reset has begun.

Google Nest Cam (battery)

Everyday apply

Lite What it means

Status lite is solid green

Everything is working ordinarily

Your camera is turned on, connected to Wi-Fi, and is processing images in its view.

Your photographic camera could be recording activity and saving it to the cloud, or it could be using local storage to tape and save video if it'southward offline.

Status light is pulsing greenish

A live camera interaction is being used

Someone is watching your camera'due south video live stream, is using Talk and Listen or quick deportment.

Status light is off

This tin be caused by one of the following reasons:

  • Your photographic camera is idle and non detecting activity, streaming video or recording video.
  • Your photographic camera is turned off manually, with a schedule or when your domicile automatically switches to Home.
  • Your camera is offline and can't detect activity or record video.
  • Your camera's battery is dead or not receiving power.
  • Your camera failed to update its software.

Setup

Calorie-free What it means

Status light pulses white

Starting up

The status calorie-free will pulse white when your camera is starting upward. Your camera will also play a start tone when this happens.

Status light is pulsing blueish

Fix to connect

The status light will pulse blue when your camera is ready to connect.

Trying to connect

The status calorie-free volition pulse slightly faster when your photographic camera is trying to connect to the app and Wi-Fi network.

Status light is blinking white

Successfully connected

Your photographic camera has successfully continued. It will also play a confirmation tone when this happens.

Status light is pulsing white

Software update

Your camera is downloading a software update.

Status calorie-free is blinking xanthous quickly

Failed to connect

Your camera wasn't able to connect successfully. It will besides play a warning tone when this happens.

Charging

Low-cal What it means

Condition light pulses white

Charging

The status light will pulse white when your photographic camera is charging with the USB cable.

Status light is solid white

Fully charged

When your camera is connected to the USB charging cable, the status calorie-free volition appear solid white when your photographic camera is completely charged.

Status low-cal is solid yellowish

Battery issue

There'south an outcome with the battery, and your photographic camera might not be able to operate.

Restart

Light What it means

Status low-cal turns off then solid white

Restarting

When you press and release the restart or reset button, your photographic camera'southward status light will turn off, and so plough solid white after a few moments. Your camera will automatically restart.

Status calorie-free is pulsing blueish

Prepare to connect

If your camera is not withal connected to the app and Wi-Fi network, the status light will pulse blueish when the camera is prepare to connect.

Manufactory reset

Light What information technology ways

Status light turns off and and then solid white

Restarting

When you press and concur the restart or reset button at first, your camera will restart equally normal. The status low-cal will turn off, and and then plough solid white afterward a few seconds.

You'll need to keep holding the restart or reset button to factory reset.

Status light is blinking yellowish apace

Countdown to factory reset

As you proceed to concord the restart or reset button, your camera will count down to its factory reset and the status light will blink yellow. Your camera volition likewise play a countdown tone.

Status light is solid yellow

Mill reset has started

The status light will appear solid yellow when the factory reset has begun. Your camera will also play a tone to ostend the mill reset.

Status light turns off and then solid green

Camera is recording

This happens if someone presses and holds the restart or reset push while your camera is recording video. Here's what to wait:

  1. The status light will turn off as your camera restarts.
  2. When the status light turns solid greenish again, your camera will go on to record video as it plays the inaugural tone to factory reset.
  3. Another tone will play to confirm that the manufactory reset has begun.

Google Nest Cam IQ Indoor and Outdoor

Your camera has 2 dissimilar lights that can help you figure out what's going on:

  • A small condition lite
  • A large light band around the lens

They calorie-free up in different patterns and colors to tell you what your camera is doing.

Light What information technology means

Status light is solid green

Everything is working normally

Your Nest camera is turned on, connected to Wi-Fi, and is streaming video.

The light ring won't light up.

Status light slowly pulses green

Watching live video

Someone is watching your camera's live video stream with the app, a device like the Nest Hub, or a tertiary party connexion like Alexa Show.

The lite band won't lite up.

Note: At that place'due south an exception. The camera's light won't pulse green if you use an Android phone's cellular data connectedness (not Wi-Fi) to stream video in the Nest app's Spaces view.
blue pulse light

Light ring pulses blue

Ready to be connected to the app

Your camera is ready and waiting for your input in the Nest app.

yellow pulse light

Light ring blinks xanthous 5 times

Problem connecting

When y'all set up your camera for the offset time, this light will announced if the camera can't connect to the Nest service or can't complete setup. Go the the app and cheque if at that place'southward an error message or something else you need to address.

Troubleshoot Nest camera and doorbell mistake messages
red blink light

Light ring blinks red

Insufficient ability

Your camera is plugged in just there's not enough ability for information technology to work correctly. Endeavour an outlet with more power. Don't plug your camera into an external battery pack.

No condition light and no
lite ring

There are ii possible reasons your camera's lights are off:

The camera is turned off

When your photographic camera isn't streaming video, its status lite is off. The camera tin be turned off manually, with a schedule, or when your home automatically switches to Habitation.

The photographic camera isn't receiving power

The ability cable is disconnected or the outlet it's plugged into isn't receiving ability.

Google Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor

Light What it means

Solid green

Everything is working commonly

Your Nest camera is turned on, continued to a Wi-Fi network, and is streaming video.
solid blue status light

Solid blueish

Starting upward or restarting

This happens when yous commencement plug your photographic camera into a power outlet, when your camera restarts itself after a power outage or firmware update, or is waiting to be added to an account.

solid red status light

Solid red

LED isn't working properly

If there's a solid red condition light, it means the LED isn't working properly. Contact Nest Support for help.

Pulsing green

Watching live video

Someone is watching your camera's live video stream with the Nest app, a device like the Nest Hub, or a 3rd party connection like Alexa Show.

The light ring won't light up.

Note: There'southward an exception. The camera's low-cal won't blink greenish if you employ an Android telephone's cellular data connection (not Wi-Fi) to stream video in the app'southward Spaces view.

No calorie-free

In that location are 2 possible reasons your camera's lights are off:

The camera is turned off

When your camera isn't streaming video, its status lite will be off. The photographic camera can be turned off manually, with a schedule, or when your dwelling house automatically switches to Home.

It isn't receiving ability

The power cablevision is disconnected or the outlet information technology'due south plugged into isn't receiving power.

 Change light settings

Change the status light brightness

Utilise the app you use to control your camera or doorbell to change the brightness of its status light.

Note: This characteristic isn't available on Dropcams.

The Home app

  1. Open the Home app Google Home app.
  2. Bear upon and hold your device'southward tile.
  3. Tap Settings .
  4. Select Video.
  5. Nether "Status light brightness," choose High, Auto, or Low.

The Nest app

  1. Open the Nest app Nest app icon.
  2. On the home screen, tap your photographic camera.
  3. Tap SettingsNest settings icon.
  4. Select Status light. Then cull Low, Loftier or Auto.

Nest photographic camera and doorbell sounds

All Nest cameras and doorbells have sounds that help yous know what's happening (for example, when it restarts). Most of these sounds cannot be changed in settings.

Depending on which Nest camera or doorbell you have, you lot can turn off the tone it plays when you utilise Talk and Mind, and turn it back on whenever you like.

In improver, depending on which Nest doorbell y'all have, you tin can alter different indoor chime settings.

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