Nest Doorbell doorbell: Status light off
Google lists several causes: the doorbell is idle (not detecting, streaming or recording); it was turned off by hand, by a schedule or when your home switched to Home; it is offline; it failed to update its software; or, on the battery model, the battery is dead or it is getting no power.
Applies to: Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen and 3rd gen). What you see: no light, off, on the small status light.
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.
The maker puts this light down to Wi-Fi or the network. If the problem is the router itself, its own lights are explained on the router and broadband hub lights page.
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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