Anker Indicator Lights Explained

Every LED status light, blink pattern, and color indicator on Anker earbuds & headphones — what each one means and what to do.

All Anker signal pages

Earbuds Red and Blue Alternating Light (Pairing Mode)

Earbuds are in Bluetooth pairing mode and waiting to be discovered

Earbuds Solid Red Light (Low Battery or Charging)

Low battery warning or actively charging

Earbuds Blinking White or Blue Light — Connected

Earbuds are powered on and connected to a Bluetooth device

Earbuds Case Shows No Light — Dead Case or No Charge

Case battery is fully depleted or a charging fault has occurred

Earbuds Blinking Red Rapidly — Critical Error or Low Battery

Low battery critical warning or hardware error depending on brand

Earbuds Case Blinking Orange / Amber Light

Case charging in progress, or case has critically low battery and can't charge earbuds

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