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First identify which Blink camera you have
Blink says its blue Status LED indicates when a camera is recording motion or accessing Live View. The setting or switch for disabling it varies by model, so use the procedure for your camera below. Blink Support: How To Disable the Recording LED On Your Camera
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Turn off the Status LED in the app on supported cameras
For Blink Outdoor 4, Indoor and Outdoor (3rd Gen), Mini, Mini 2, and Wired Floodlight Camera, use the camera’s settings in the Blink app:
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- Tap Device Settings.
- Go to General Settings > Status LED.
- Select Always Off.
Depending on the camera family, the Status LED menu may also offer When Recording or Always On. The available choices are not identical across models. If your menu differs from these instructions, Blink says the options may appear differently when the app needs updating. Check Blink’s Device Settings guide for the current menu details.
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- Enhanced motion detection — Be alerted to motion faster from your smartphone with dual-zone, enhanced motion detection.
- Person detection — Get alerts when a person is detected with embedded computer vision (CV) as part of an optional Blink Subscription Plan (sold separately).
Use the internal switch on Blink XT or XT2
XT and XT2 do not use the app setting for this change. Remove the camera’s back cover and find the REC. LED switch beside the serial number. Slide it to OFF, toward the top of the camera. Blink recommends using tweezers or a similar tool to move the switch. This tool is for the internal switch procedure; app-controlled models do not need one.
Blink Indoor (1st Gen) has no Status LED control
Blink states that Indoor (1st Gen) has no setting to control its Status LED. The app procedure for newer supported cameras does not apply to this model.
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Turn off the recording light on a Blink Video Doorbell
For a Blink Video Doorbell, open Device Settings > General Settings > Button LED and choose Off when Recording. This is a Button LED control, not the camera Status LED setting. Blink’s guide lists Always On only for wired doorbells; that option does not turn the recording indicator off. See Blink’s Video Doorbell LED guide.
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- See and speak from the Blink app — Experience 1080p HD live view, infrared night vision, and crisp two-way audio.
- Two-year battery life — Set up in minutes and get up to two years of power with the included AA Energizer lithium batteries and a Blink Sync Module (sold separately).
- Enhanced motion detection — Be alerted to motion faster from your smartphone with dual-zone, enhanced motion detection.
- Person detection — Get alerts when a person is detected with embedded computer vision (CV) as part of an optional Blink Subscription Plan (sold separately).
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