Ring doorbell: White light slowly filling the circle, then flashing
The doorbell is powering up.
Applies to: Wired Doorbell Plus and Wired Doorbell Pro. What you see: white, spinning, circling or filling, flashing or blinking, on the light ring or button.
What to do
Ring Help gives no step for this light on the page cited; the meaning above is all it says.
Source
Ring’s own help page, read on the date shown.
- Ring Help: Understanding doorbell light patterns — All Ring video doorbells, with named exceptions (Door View Cam, Video Doorbell Elite, Wired Doorbell Plus and Pro, battery-powered models). ring.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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