Nest Doorbell doorbell: Status light slowly blinking yellow
On the battery model there is a problem with the battery, and the doorbell may not work. On the wired 2nd and 3rd gen, the doorbell is not getting enough power: it cannot stream video or send alerts, but Google says it should keep working as a regular doorbell.
Applies to: Nest Doorbell (battery): battery issue; Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen and 3rd gen): not enough power. What you see: yellow, flashing or blinking, on 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.
- Wired 2nd and 3rd gen: Google says you may need to upgrade the transformer that the chime’s wires are connected to, to one rated for 16–24 V AC and 10–40 VA.
- Google says to contact a local professional or certified electrician to check the voltage and install a new transformer.
- Battery model: Google says nothing more for the battery issue than the meaning above.
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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