{"id":28125,"date":"2021-12-22T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/?p=28125"},"modified":"2021-12-22T11:09:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T16:09:41","slug":"turn-off-blue-light-on-blink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/turn-off-blue-light-on-blink\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Off the Blue Light on Blink Camera (Easy Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you want to know how to turn off the blue light on your Blink camera?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">You are in the correct place. I have a blink camera myself, and I know that this LED is annoying and can drive people crazy, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Don&#8217;t worry; I have the solution in this article. Just keep reading.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Why do Blink cameras have a blue LED?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">The blue light is used to draw attention to the camera, so people know it&#8217;s powered and recording. That&#8217;s good for some situations, but it can also bother you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">The good news is that you can disable it and get rid of the annoying light.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">The way you can disable this light varies a little bit in different models so let&#8217;s take a look at some of them. Just pick your model and follow the steps.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">How to Turn off the blue light on Blink Outdoor camera<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Use the Blink phone App and follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Open App on your mobile phone;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Go to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Camera Settings<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Status LED &gt; Recording<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toggle the button to the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OFF\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Use the Blink phone App and follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">How to Turn off the blue light on Blink camera XT\/XT2<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The process is different for the Blink XT and XT2 and involves a physical interaction with the camera to turn the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recording LED\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">switch to the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OFF\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">position. I&#8217;m talking about opening the camera to turn the blue LED OFF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can use a reset needle, paper clip, or tweezers to move the switch.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remove the camera cover;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Move the <strong>Rec LED<\/strong> to the <strong>OFF <\/strong>position;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Insert the cover back to the camera.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And it&#8217;s done. The blue LED won&#8217;t bother you anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">How to Turn off the blue light on the Blink Mini<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OK, the Blink Mini requires you just to use your mobile phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here&#8217;s the step-by-step to disable the Blue LED.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Launch the Blink app on your mobile phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Got to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Camera Settings<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Status LED<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toggle the button to the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">OFF\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And that&#8217;s it. Just like that, you got the blue LED disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Extra information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u200bJust in case your Blink camera still keeps showing the blue, please restart it and check again. Sometimes a residual configuration in the memory can cause this issue but is quickly fixed by a camera restarting.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to know how to turn off the blue light on your Blink camera? You are in the correct place. I have a blink camera myself, and I know that this LED is annoying and can drive people crazy, right? Don&#8217;t worry; I have the solution in this article. Just keep reading. 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