Nest Doorbell doorbell: Light ring pulsing white
The doorbell sensed motion, such as a visitor coming into view. On the original Nest Doorbell (wired) Google words it as a person detected at your door.
Applies to: Every Nest Doorbell. What you see: white, pulsing, breathing or fading, on the light ring or button.
What to do
Google Home and Nest Help gives no step for this light on the page cited; the meaning above is all it says.
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.
A similar light on other doorbells
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