Nest Doorbell doorbell: Red lights above the button at night
Night Vision is on. These are infrared lights that help the camera see in the dark, so you may see them only at night. Nothing is wrong.
Applies to: Nest Doorbell (wired), the original wired model. What you see: red, solid (steady), on the light ring or button.
What Google says to do
- Google says you can turn Night Vision off in the camera’s settings.
Source
Google’s own help page, read on the date shown.
- Google Home and Nest Help: Nest camera and doorbell lights and sounds — Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell (wired), a section per model. support.google.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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