Pixel Buds case: Blinking orange, lid closed

What to do

Google Pixel Buds Help gives no step for this light; the meaning above is all it says.

The same colour on other earbud cases

Another maker can use this colour for something else entirely.

• AirPods: Amber — Less than one full charge remains: for the AirPods if they are in the case with the lid open, otherwise for the case itself.
• AirPods: Pulsing amber, briefly — The AirPods or the charging case are less than 95% charged.
• AirPods: Flashing amber, briefly — The AirPods are less than 95% charged and the charging case is less than 25% charged.
• AirPods: Flashes amber, then white — The reset worked: the AirPods are reset and ready to be set up again.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Orange for about 6 or 3 seconds — Lower charge.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Solid orange while plugged in — Charging: the buds, the case, or both.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Orange, flashing twice, about every second — Abnormal charging temperature.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Orange, flashing slowly about every 0.5 seconds — An error occurred while charging and charging cannot be done.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Orange, flashing 3 times about every 1.3 seconds — Sony calls this an abnormal combination of the left and right headset units.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Orange and blue, flashing in turn — The lid was opened while the earbuds’ software is updating automatically.
• Sony WF-1000XM5: Slow orange flashing about 15 seconds after pressing the reset button — Getting ready to reset or initialise.

Other Google Pixel Buds case lights

• Solid white, lid open
• Solid white, lid closed
• Breathing white, lid open
• Breathing white, lid closed, plugged in
• Bouncing white
• Blinking white and orange
• Switching between white and orange
• Blinking fast orange
• Blinking orange, lid open
• Solid orange, lid closed, unplugged (Pro 2 and 2a)
• Solid orange (Pro, A-Series, 2020)
• Breathing orange
• No light when plugged in or just after closing the lid
• All Google Pixel Buds case lights on one page