intermittent "firmware update"-flashing on arlo q - no update

[nmbrg]

for some reason my newly bought arlo q is flashing blue/amber intermittently.

its flashing for some time. then stops flashing for a while. and then it starts again.

its also going offline for a short period.

but it isnt updating any firmware.

what can be the reason/issue of this erronous flashing? and how do i fix it?

im on firmware 1.8.0_5551

[TomMac]

That should be the curent FW for Q.

Are you sure it's not the range to your router/wifi ?  Sort of purple flash when near limits of range.

If def blue then amber, you may have to reset the Q and then re-sync it again as when new.

( hold reset for about 10 sec till the front led flashes amber )

[jguerdat]

You have the latest firmware already. Not sure what's going on but you may be able to recover by power cycling the camera or using the reset button until the camera clicks and the LED flashes amber. You'll need to delete the camera in Settings, My Devices if you reset and the sync again. If it still happens, it's likely bad and you may be able to swap it at the store.

[burundz]

Same problem, new Arlo Q with latest firmware and the led in blinking as a firmware update (blue and amber).

[nmbrg]

when i look at the flashing light its no doubt about it beeing blue/amber.

but i recorded a video just to show you guys that it was blue/amber and when watching the video, its purple(!)

quite weird..

anyway, i bought myself an AP to strengthen the wifi-signal. i'll try that and see if the video was correct and it stops flashing. if not, my eyes are right and i'll try your solutions. 🙂

thanks!

i'll get back when i know more..

[jguerdat]

The blue-amber flashing is an alternating pattern when updating. The purple, which may be both colors at the same time being mixed together, isn't flashing.

[nmbrg · Accepted solution]

Seems like my problem was the wifi. Since i installed an extra AP the flashing has stopped.