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Nest: Pulsing yellow light

Our drawing: yellow, pulsing (slow fade).

Your speaker is confirming that you want to perform a factory reset.

Applies to: Google Home Speaker. What you see: yellow, pulsing (slow fade).

What to do

Google Nest Help’s page gives no step for this light; the meaning above is all it says.

Source

Google Nest and Google Home’s own support page, read on the date shown.

  • Google Nest Help: Learn about the lights on your speaker — Google Home Speaker, Google Nest Audio, Google Nest Mini (2nd gen), Google Home Mini (1st gen), Google Home Max and Google Home (a table per speaker). support.google.com Checked 2026-09-29.

The same colour on other speakers

Another maker’s speaker can use this colour for something else entirely.

Other Google Nest and Google Home lights