Blink doorbell: Button light blinking red
The doorbell is in pairing mode and ready to be set up.
Applies to: Video Doorbell (2nd Gen), Battery Doorbell 2K+ and Video Doorbell (1st Gen). What you see: red, flashing or blinking, on the light ring or button.
What Blink says to do
- If the red light does not flash when it should, Blink says to take the batteries out for five seconds and put them back in.
Source
Blink’s own help page, read on the date shown.
- Blink Support: Understanding the LEDs on your Video Doorbell — Wired Doorbell 2K+, Video Doorbell (2nd Gen), Battery Doorbell 2K+ and Video Doorbell (1st Gen), a chart per model. support.blinkforhome.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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