Sony WF-1000XM5 case: Orange, flashing 3 times about every 1.3 seconds
Sony calls this an abnormal combination of the left and right headset units.
Applies to: WF-1000XM5. What you see: orange or amber, flashing or blinking. What it reports on: pairing, reset or an error.
What to do
Sony Help Guide gives no step for this light; the meaning above is all it says.
Source
Sony’s own support page, read on the date shown.
- Sony Help Guide: WF-1000XM5 | Help Guide | About the indicator — WF-1000XM5 (model YY2963). helpguide.sony.net Checked 2026-09-29.
The same colour on other earbud cases
Another maker can use this colour for something else entirely.