What is your device's light telling you?
Decode router blink patterns, earbud LEDs, power bank indicators, and smart speaker ring colors — with brand-specific variations and step-by-step fixes.
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Routers & Modems
Decode every blinking, solid, and color-changing light on your router or cable modem. Covers Netgear, TP-Link, Asus, Xfinity, Arris, and more.
Earbuds & Headphones
Understand pairing lights, charging indicators, and error states on wireless earbuds. Covers Sony, Jabra, Anker, Apple, Beats, and more.
Power Banks
Decode LED patterns on portable chargers — single blink, all lights flashing, cycling animation, and no lights at all.
Smart Speakers
Understand Alexa ring colors, Google Home light patterns, and smart speaker status lights.
Most searched signals
Not sure? Use the guideRouter Blinking Orange Light
No internet connection or the router is trying to establish a WAN connection
Router Solid Red Light
Critical error — hardware failure, firmware corruption, or no internet
Router Blinking White Light
Starting up, in WPS pairing mode, or receiving a firmware update
Router DS/US Lights Blinking (Cable Modems)
Modem is scanning for downstream / upstream channels — not yet connected
Router Solid Orange Light (Not Blinking)
WAN link is established but no internet — ISP issue or authentication failure
Router Blinking Blue Light
WPS pairing mode active, mesh node syncing, or device-specific status
Cross-brand comparisons
The same light color means different things across brands. These pages compare them side by side.
What Blinking Orange Means Across Router Brands
Orange or amber blinking light means different things on Netgear, TP-Link, Asus, Xfinity, Linksys, and Eero routers. A one-page comparison.
What Solid Red Means Across Router Brands
Solid red on a router means everything from 'no internet' to 'firmware corruption' depending on the brand. Compare them all here.
Earbud Pairing Mode Lights Across Brands
Sony, Jabra, Anker, JLab, and Samsung all signal pairing mode differently. A comparison of every major earbud brand's pairing LED.
Earbud Charging Indicator Lights: Brand Comparison
AirPods show amber while charging, Sony shows red, Jabra shows red, Samsung shows green. A complete cross-brand comparison of what the charging LED looks like.
AirPods vs Competitors: LED Light Behavior Compared
How AirPods LED patterns differ from Sony, Jabra, Samsung Galaxy Buds, and Anker. Charging, pairing, errors — all compared in one place.
Smart Speaker Notification Lights: Alexa vs Google vs Others
Alexa's yellow ring and Google Home's yellow pulse both mean notifications — but work differently. Compare all smart speaker notification lights.
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