How to Register Amazon Echo, Echo Dot & Echo Show device?

How to Register Amazon Echo, Echo Dot & Echo Show device?: Got your hands on an Amazon Echo device? Excited enough to talk to Alexa? Let us help you out in registering your all-new Amazon Echo device in few simple steps. Before we start, hope you have an internet connection, mobile or computer to connect to, and electricity supply. Make sure you have these in place before we start with the registration process.

Amazon Echo devices have made life so much easier and entertaining. You can do so many things without keeping the phone in hand all the time. Just with few voice commands, you can perform several tasks. Amazon Alexa has proved to be a true companion to everybody using it. But to use its services you’ll have to register it with your Amazon account. This will enable you to perform all your tasks through voice-enabled Alexa. This will keep your mobile or your computer connected to the Echo device. So, now you must be wondering if registration is this important, then How to Register Amazon Echo, Echo Dot & Echo Show devices? 

To assist you in the registration process, we have formulated the various methods to register your Amazon Echo devices in a few easy steps. So, go ahead and follow these steps to successfully Register your Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show devices.

New Registration of Echo Devices

If you’re planning to purchase an Echo Device, then it’s the right time to initiate the registration process also. But if you’ve already bought your Amazon Echo device, then scroll down to the next methods. So, remember the following steps for the next time you plan on buying an Echo device. You can always initiate the registration process for your Echo devices before clicking the ‘buy now’ button.

Follow these steps to know the registration process for amazon Echo devices from the Amazon Website:

1. Open the website of Amazon or the Amazon app installed on your mobile
2. locate the Echo device you wish to purchase.
3. you will find ‘Link my device to my Amazon account to simplify setup’ below the Add to Cart and Buy Now options.
4. Once you tick mark this box, you don’t have to worry about the registration process after your Echo device arrives.

Your Echo device will be automatically registered to your Amazon account. Make sure that you are making the purchase using your own Amazon account which you are later going to use on the Alexa app.

Avoid following this if you are asking some third party to make a purchase for you.

Registration of Used Echo Devices

If you are purchasing a second-hand Echo device, then you might face problems while using that device. Since the used Echo device would have been registered on the previous owner’s Amazon account, you will have to delink his account to add your own account. This could also be the case if you purchased an Echo device from some other person’s Amazon account and you had pressed for automatic registration as explained in the previous method.

If this is the case then there are two methods that you can adopt to register the Echo device on your Amazon account.

• First, if you are in touch with the previous owner, then you can ask them to delink their Amazon account from the respective Echo device
• If you are not in touch with the previous owner, then you can perform a factory reset for your Echo device.

Also Read: How to set up a Second Echo Dot? 

Delinking Amazon Account from the Echo device

If you are in touch with the previous owner of the Echo device, you can ask them to delink their amazon account from the Echo device by following these steps from their end.

1. From your web browser, log in to the Amazon device management site
2. You will find a list of devices registered to your Amazon account.
3. Click on Echo devices from the list, find the particular Echo device you wish to deregister
4. You will see an option to ‘deregister’, click on that to proceed.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Now the Echo device can be registered on a new Amazon account.

Factory Reset your Echo Device

If you have lost contact with the previous owner of the Echo device or you’ve lost the id password to the Amazon account on which it was previously registered, then follow the steps mentioned below as per the device you possess to perform a factory reset.

• First Generation Echo: Find a small hole on the back of your Echo device. Then insert a paperclip or a sim card eject pin or an earring, and hold the position until you see an orange light.
• Second Generation Echo Dot: Press and hold the Microphone off and volume down the button simultaneously until you see an orange light. This will take around 20 seconds.
• Third Generation Echo Dot: Tap and hold the Action button, visible on the top-right of the device. Hold this for around 25 seconds.
• Amazon Echo Show: Press and hold the mute and volume down button for 15 seconds. Hold this until you see the Amazon logo appear on the screen. For Echo Show, you can also go to the Settings and tap on Reset to Factory Defaults under the Device Options.

After performing these steps, you will be able to register your Echo device on your Amazon account from the Alexa App. To register your Echo device afresh, you can follow the below-mentioned methods.

Register Echo and Echo Dot using Alexa App

If you have your Echo device in hand and don’t know how to register this device in order to start using it. To avail of its services and talk to Alexa, you will have to follow these steps to register it and start using:

1. Download and install the Amazon Alexa app on your device. It is freely available for download from Play Store or App Store
2. Open the app and log in using your Amazon account login id and password.
3. In the menu, click on add a device, click on Amazon Echo
4. Here you will find a list of Echo devices that you can connect to your Amazon account
5. Click on the Echo device you wish to connect to your Amazon account.
6. Make sure your Echo device has been plugged into an electricity socket.
7. Now, you might be required to log in again, after doing that your Alexa is ready for use.
8. Now connect the Alexa app to your mobile Wi-Fi, for this go to the Wi-Fi settings on your mobile and make it visible.
9. Back on the Alexa app, connect to the Wi-Fi visible on the screen and enter the password.

Now you are all set to use your Echo device and talk to Alexa.

Setting up your Echo device using the Alexa app automatically registers your Echo device to your Amazon account.

Registration of Echo Show

Before beginning with the registration process for Echo Show or Show 5, make sure you have the Wi-Fi username and password handy as well as your Amazon login details. Echo Show provides you a touch screen to assist you in the setting up process. You won’t need the mobile or other devices to complete the setup. Follow the steps mentioned below to complete the registration process.

1. Plugin your Echo Show and wait for it to boot up completely which will take some seconds only.
2. Connect it to Wi-Fi by putting the username and password of the available Wi-Fi connection.
3. Then you’ll be prompted to log in to your Amazon account.
4. Now you will have to visit the amazon.com/code website. There you will have to enter the code given to you by Echo Show.
5. After the code has been accepted, you can continue using your Echo Show by confirming the time zone. Then Echo Show will perform certain update checks.

Now, here completes the registration for your Amazon Echo Show and Show 5 and you can continue using it as you wish to.

Contact Alexa Devices Help Resources

We hope that this content was useful enough and has helped you in Registering your Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show devices. If you are still stuck in the registration process or need further assistance, you can contact the Alexa Helpline at any time.  You can connect with Alexa experts on the chat or dial Alexa Helpline Number 1-872-888-1589.

Also read : How to fix Amazon Echo registration failure error

FAQ`s :

• How do I register my Amazon Echo or Echo dot to a different Amazon account?

If you want to transfer the registration to another Amazon accounts, you first need to deregister it from your device management settings. You can also deregister it via Alexa app. For that , Go to the Settings> Device Settings> select your Amazon Echo or Echo Dot> Deregister. Log out of Alexa App with your old account and log in with another Amazon account to begin the setup or registration process.

• How do I register an Amazon Echo or  Echo Dot given to me as a gift?

If the buyer chooses This is a gift while purchasing Amazon Echo or Echo Dot from the website, it will arrive unregistered. To set up and register the device with your Amazon account, plug it in and use the Alexa app. If you have problems with setup, the device registration is most likely held by the buyer. Ask them to deregister the Amazon Echo or Echo Dot from their account.