Nest Doorbell doorbell: Light ring blinking yellow
The doorbell is connected to power but does not get enough electric current to work normally. Google says it cannot stream video or send alerts, but should keep working as a regular doorbell.
Applies to: Nest Doorbell (wired), the original wired model. What you see: yellow, flashing or blinking, on the light ring or button.
What Google says to do
Wiring and power. Google links this light, on at least some models, to the doorbell’s wiring or power. The steps here are only Google’s own, as its page states them, including any advice to use a qualified or certified electrician; semiatic gives no wiring instructions of its own.
- Google says to check the voltage.
- Google says you may need to upgrade the transformer the chime’s wires are connected to, and to contact a local professional or certified electrician to check the voltage and install a new transformer.
Source
Google’s own help pages, 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.
- Google Home and Nest Help: Blinking yellow light on Nest Doorbell wired — Nest Doorbell (wired), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) and Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen). support.google.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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