Sonos speaker lights: what each colour means
Sonos speakers have one small status light, and Sonos documents fourteen colour-and-flash combinations for it on one page, the same for its speakers, portable speakers and components. The same page has separate tables for Sonos Ace headphones, Amp Multi and the microphone and voice lights; those are not on these pages.
The status light is on the front or the top of the speaker, usually near the touch or button controls. The Sonos app can switch it off, and some home-theatre speakers ship with it off.
Solid white
The Sonos product is powered up and working properly. On a Play or Move 2 grouped over Bluetooth, solid white can also mean it has joined the group.
Sonos speakers and components. 1 step from Sonos on its page.
No light
The Sonos product is not powered on, or its status light has been switched off in the Sonos app.
Sonos speakers and components. 3 steps from Sonos on its page.
Flashing white
The Sonos product is powered on and booting up. It also flashes white while waiting to connect to Wi-Fi.
Sonos speakers and components. Sonos’s page gives no step for this light.
Flashing green
The Sonos product is powered on and ready to be set up; it has not been connected to a Sonos system. On a product that is not new, it means it was factory reset and is ready to set up.
Sonos speakers and components. Sonos’s page gives no step for this light.
Slowly flashing green
This home theatre surround has been disabled in the Sonos app.
Sonos home theatre surrounds. 1 step from Sonos on its page.
Solid orange
During setup: the product could not complete setup. Otherwise it can mean the product is overheating. On a Sub, it can mean the Sub has been added to the system but is not bonded to another speaker.
Sonos speakers and components. 2 steps from Sonos on its page.
Flashing orange
During setup, the product is establishing a connection. A rapid orange flash after you press Play/Pause means there is nothing in the queue or nothing was played recently.
Sonos speakers and components. 1 step from Sonos on its page.
Flashing orange and white
The Sonos product is updating, or a factory reset is in progress. In rare cases it signals a fault.
Sonos speakers and components. 1 step from Sonos on its page.
Flashing red
A new or factory-reset product was not set up within 30 minutes of being powered on.
Sonos speakers and components. 1 step from Sonos on its page.
Flashing red and white
The Sonos product failed to update.
Sonos speakers and components. 2 steps from Sonos on its page.
Flashing blue
The product is in Bluetooth pairing mode and can be connected to a device over Bluetooth.
Sonos products with Bluetooth. Sonos’s page gives no step for this light.
Solid blue
The product is connected to a Bluetooth device.
Sonos products with Bluetooth. Sonos’s page gives no step for this light.
Flashing pattern of red, white, orange and green
The product is in a hardware diagnostic mode.
Sonos speakers and components. 2 steps from Sonos on its page.
Sources
Sonos’s own support pages only, read on the date shown. Nothing here comes from third-party “lights explained” sites.
- Sonos: Sonos LED lights — Sonos speakers, portable speakers and components (status light section). support.sonos.com Checked 2026-09-29.