Understand Google Pixel Buds charging status lights

What do the lights on your Pixel Buds charging case mean?

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 LED light will indicate the battery status of the earbuds or case, depending on whether the case is opened or closed:

Opened case: Shows the battery status for your earbuds
Closed case: Shows the battery status for your charging case

Pixel Buds Pro 2 charging case status lights

Earbuds status light (opened case): To quickly check the battery level of your Pixel Buds when they’re in the charging case, open the case lid. If they are fully charged, the status light will be solid white. If either earbud is charging, that status light will be breathing white.

	Solid white	Pixel Buds are fully charged.
	Breathing white (2 sec per pulse)	One or both earbuds are charging. Case charge is more than 20%.
	Blinking slow orange	Pixel Buds still have charge left but the charging case has less than 20%.
	Bouncing fast white (1 sec per pulse)	Pixel Buds is in pairing mode. Pairing mode will begin automatically if you press and hold the pairing button for 3s during the setup process with a new device.
	Blinking white and orange	Factory reset in progress.

Case status light (closed case): The light on the front of a closed charging case will indicate battery levels of the Pixel Buds Pro charging case itself when plugged in or when the lid is recently closed. If no light appears when you do these actions, there is not enough battery to charge the earbuds.

	Solid white	Plugged in (wired or wireless charger): Charging case battery is full. Unplugged: Case’s battery is more than 20%.
	Solid orange	Unplugged: Charging case battery is less than 20% (less than one full charge left for the earbuds).
	Breathing orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is charging and less than 20% (less than one full charge left for the earbuds).
	Breathing white (2 sec per pulse)	Plugged in (wired or wireless charger): Charging case battery is charging.
	Blinking fast orange	Pairing or factory reset failed.

Google Pixel Buds Pro

The Pixel Buds Pro LED light will indicate the status of the earbuds or case depending on if it’s opened or closed:

Opened case: Shows the battery status for your earbuds
Closed case: Shows the battery status for your charging case

Pixel Buds Pro charging case status lights

	Solid white	Pixel Buds are fully charged.
	Solid orange	One or both earbuds are charging.
	Bouncing white	Pixel Buds is in pairing mode. Pairing mode will begin automatically if you press and hold the pairing button for 3s during the setup process with a new device.
	Switching white/orange	Pixel Buds are trying to pair but one of them is not properly seated in the charging case. Try closing the lid and re-opening to re-align the buds.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds still have charge left but the charging case has less than 20%.

	Solid white	Pixel Buds charging case battery is full, or able to charge earbuds for at least one full charge.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is less than 20% (less than one full charge left for the earbuds).
	Solid orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is charging.

Google Pixel Buds A-Series

The Pixel Buds A-Series LED light will indicate status of the earbuds or case depending on if it’s opened or closed:

Opened case: Shows the battery status for your earbuds
Closed case: Shows the battery status for your charging case

Pixel Buds A-Series charging case status lights

	Solid white	Pixel Buds are fully charged.
	Solid orange	One or both earbuds are charging.
	Bouncing white	Pixel Buds is in pairing mode. Pairing mode will begin automatically if you press and hold the pairing button for 3s during the setup process with a new device.
	Switching white/orange	Pixel Buds are trying to pair but one of them is not properly seated in the charging case. Try closing the lid and re-opening to re-align the buds.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds still have charge left but the charging case does not.

Case status light (closed case): The light on the front of a closed charging case will indicate battery levels of the Pixel Buds A-Series charging case itself when plugged in, when the lid is recently closed, or after pressing the button on the back of the case when the case is closed. If no light appears when you do these actions, there is not enough battery to charge the earbuds.

	Solid white	Pixel Buds charging case battery is full, or able to charge earbuds for at least one full charge.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is less than 20% (less than one full charge left for the earbuds).
	Solid orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is charging.

Google Pixel Buds

The Pixel Buds charging case has two lights, one inside the case between the earbuds and one on the front of the case near the USB port:

Inside light: Shows pairing and battery status for your earbuds
Outside light: Shows battery status for your charging case

Pixel Buds charging case status lights

Earbuds status light (inside light): To quickly check the battery level of your Pixel Buds when they’re in the charging case, open the case lid. If they are fully charged, the earbuds status light inside the case will be solid white. If either earbud is charging, that status light will be solid orange.

	Solid white	Pixel Buds are fully charged.
	Solid orange	One or both earbuds are charging.
	Bouncing white	Pixel Buds is in pairing mode. Pairing mode will begin automatically if you press and hold the pairing button for 3s during the setup process.
	Switching white/orange	Pixel Buds are trying to pair but one of them is not properly seated in the charging case. Try closing the lid and re-opening to re-align the buds.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds still have charge left but the charging case does not.

Case status light (outside light): The light located outside the case near the USB port will indicate battery levels of the Pixel Buds charging case itself when plugged in or when the lid is open. If there is no light, there is not enough battery to charge the earbuds.

	Solid white	Pixel Buds charging case battery is full, or able to charge earbuds for at least one full charge.
	Blinking orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is less than 20% (less than one full charge left for the earbuds).
	Solid orange	Pixel Buds charging case battery is charging.

Pixel Buds (Gen 1)

Pixel Buds in the charging case

To quickly check the battery level of your Pixel Buds when they're in the charging case, press the case button or open the lid of the charging case.
If you have green LED, that means your Pixel Buds are good to go. If you have an amber LED, that means the battery in your Pixel Buds is critically low.

	One solid green LED	The Pixel Buds battery is fully charged
	One pulsing green LED	The Pixel Buds are charging
	One pulsing amber LED	The Pixel Buds battery is critically low

How to check the battery level of your charging case

If your charging case is empty, the white LED lights show the battery level of the case itself.
If your Pixel Buds are in the charging case, you can press the case button to toggle between your Pixel Buds' battery and the battery in the charging case.

	3 solid white LEDs	The case battery is at 75% or higher
	2 solid white LEDs	The case battery is between 50-75%
	One solid white LED	The case battery is between 25-50%
	One solid amber LED	The case battery is critically low

¹_{All listening times are approximate and were measured using music playback with pre-production hardware and software, with fully charged Pixel Buds Pro 2 and case, and other features disabled. Case is used to recharge Pixel Buds Pro 2. Charging times are approximate. Use of other features will decrease battery life. Battery life depends on device, features enabled, usage, environment, and many other factors. Actual battery life may be lower.}

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