Nest Doorbell doorbell: Status light off, light ring dim or off
The camera is off. If the light ring is dim but not fully off, the doorbell was turned off by hand, by a schedule or when your home switched to Home. If the ring is completely off, the doorbell is getting no power.
Applies to: Nest Doorbell (wired), the original wired model. What you see: no light, off, on the light ring or button or the small status light.
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.
- For no power, Google points to its own troubleshooting for Nest doorbell power and offline issues.
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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