Nest: White lights run back and forth

What to do

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

The same colour on other speakers

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

• Echo: White — When you change the volume, white lights show the volume level.
• HomePod: Static white light — Your HomePod speaker is playing audio.
• HomePod: White flashing light — A white light shining on and off repeatedly means HomePod isn’t responding normally.
• HomePod: White pulsing light — Your HomePod speaker is ready for setup.
• HomePod: White spinning light — Your HomePod speaker is turning on or updating software.
• Sonos: Solid white — The Sonos product is powered up and working properly.
• Sonos: Flashing white — The Sonos product is powered on and booting up.
• Sonos: Flashing orange and white — The Sonos product is updating, or a factory reset is in progress.
• Sonos: Flashing red and white — The Sonos product failed to update.
• Sonos: Flashing pattern of red, white, orange and green — The product is in a hardware diagnostic mode.

Other Google Nest and Google Home lights

• 4 solid orange lights
• Pulsing orange light
• 2 solid red lights
• 4 solid blue lights
• White lights slowly pulse
• White lights light up from left to right
• One solid white light, for about 10 minutes
• 4 white lights pulse quickly
• Rainbow or multicoloured lights light up from left to right
• Orange lights count down
• Purple lights run, pulse or flash twice
• Yellow light ring pulsing fast
• Pulsing yellow light
• All Google Nest and Google Home lights on one page