How to Reset Amazon Echo,Echo Dot,Echo Show Device?

How to Reset Amazon Echo,Echo Dot,Echo Show Device? – The Alexa enabled Amazon Echo smart speakers are of great-value to every household users. This Voice Assistant not only answers your questions,help you order essentials and other stuff but even act as a control hub for your smart home devices. Not only that, there are plenty of other things you can do with your alexa by customizing your echo device in the skills section of Alexa app . Whether you’re looking to stream music from SiriusXM, Pandora, Turn On or Off your smart TV, create a smart home hub, get a report of the weather or order food hands-free, Amazon’s voice assistant can help.

Besides it amazing capabilities and features, sometimes users may ran into problem like Alexa not responding to voice commands , Alexa offline, Alexa not discovering devices,Alexa wont connect to wifi, Alexa having trouble understanding, Alexa network error code 7:3:0:0:1 or some other frustrating Glicthes. Not to worry though,as most of these problems have simple solutions to get things back on track. Every smart device has a tendency to stop working and the same is the case with the Amazon echo. But, what if a person no longer want to use it and want to uprgrade to another Amazon Echo smart speaker or want to give or sell their device to someone else? Either way, factory resetting your alexa device is the way to go. This not only fix a lot of basic problems with amazon echo and get things back on track but also disconnect your device from Amazon Alexa account,wipe your credit card information,address,location , saved recordings of every command it ever received from your echo device hardware if you are planning to sell or give away to someone. Here today in this guide,  we are going to share detailed steps that will help you How to reset your Amazon Echo.Echo Dot,Echo Show device without any hassle. So let`s start the ball rolling !

Before you reset your Alexa Device, make a plan

As resetting an alexa device wipes it clean and takes you back to the setup stage, so make sure to take backup of all your important data stored in your device. Note that you should only reset your device if you’ll no longer be using it, or as a final attempt at troubleshooting the device. A factory reset involves complete removal of your data. If you’re having trouble with your Alexa Device not working properly, you should perform a soft reset on your echo device by simply unplugging it from the wall, waiting a few seconds then plugging it back in to see if that fix your problem. Sometimes the color light ring on your Alexa device like Red ,Blue.Orange,Yellow,Green,Purple,White can be a clue as to what might have gone wrong with your echo smart speaker .If not, then you`ll need to do a factory reset. We’ve covered all the methods below.

Reset your Alexa Device Using Web App

You can reset your Echo device using the Alexa app for PC.

•  Go to Alexa Web Application
•  Click on Option Settings
• Select Your Echo Device Model
• Scroll Down to Deregister and select it

Your echo device is now removed from your amazon alexa account. You can now register your device back again with different amazon account and complete the setup using Alexa Web Application.

For Tips, Check out our popular blog on How to Register Echo,Echo Dot, Echo Show device to Amazon Alexa Account?

 On iOS or Android smartphone.

•  Select Devices
•  Tap on Echo & Alexaicon on the top of the Screen.
•  Now,Choose the Echo Model want to factory reset.
• Scroll down and Tap Factory Reset 
• Now Confirm to reset your device

Incase,if you don’t have app handy with you then the second option would be to reset your Alexa device using physical buttons on your echo device. The reset process is different depending on the model of your echo device. Some Echo devices like Echo,Echo Dot, Echo Plus 1^st Gen. has a pin style reset button and later generation models use a combination of buttons on the top of Echo Speakers in order to reset the device. And Here’s how to factory reset Echo device using buttons.

How to Reset an Amazon Echo?

Resetting a device is just like getting a fresh start though. If you are a proud owner of Amazon Echo Device and encountering issue like Alexa not Working then resetting the amazon echo device to its factory defaults can eliminate and resolve your problem quickly. And we have stated earlier that resetting of the Amazon Echo device varies with the different type of device generations. Hence, we we are listing down all the detailed steps to reset the Amazon Echo device  depending on their generations.

Reset Amazon Echo 1^st Generation

To reset the device settings to its factory defaults follow the below-listed steps:

• Locate the reset button  at the base of the echo device
• Use a paper clip, or similar tool to press and hold the button for about 5 seconds until the  light ring turns orange, then blue
• Once the light ring has turned off and on, it will turn orange which means it is now in setup mode

Reset Amazon Echo 2^nd Generation

In case you are using a 2^nd generation Echo device then follow the below-listed steps to reset the device to its factory settings :

• Locate the Microphone off and Volume down buttons on Echo Speaker
• Press and hold both buttons down at the same time for about 20 seconds
• Wait until the light ring turns orange.
•  The light ring will then turn blue.
• Later it will turn off and on again with orange light ring spinning around the Echo speaker, which means device has entered setup mode.

Reset Amazon Echo 3rd and 4th Generation

In you are using 3rd and 4th Generation Amazon Echo device then follow the below-listed steps to reset the device to its factory settings :

• Locate the Action Button on the echo Device
• Press and hold the button down for about 25 seconds
• The light ring will blink orange , then turn off
• Wait until the light ring turns back on and comeback blue
• The light ring then turns orange again and the device is ready for setup

Once your device has entered setup mode you can open the Alexa app on PC or smartphone and follow the steps to register your device and connect it to your Wi-Fi network by following the onscreen instructions.

You can also follow our guide on, How to Connect Alexa to Wifi, With or Without the App for easily connecting your amazon echo to your wifi.

How to Reset an Echo Dot?

As with the Amazon Echo, resetting of Echo dot also varies depending on the type of device model your own. Whether you have puck shaped or globular echo dot the process to reset echo dot is quite simple and all you need to make sure is that your echo dot is plugged in and powered on before you begin the reset process.And,here are the detailed steps for resetting your echo dot device easily.

Reset Echo Dot 1st Generation

If you own Echo dot 1st Gen. then you can reset you device easily with the below listed steps.

• Locate the reset button underneath your echo dot device
• Take paper clip or pin or sim tool to press and hold the reset button
• Hold the button down until the light turns to orange and then blue.
• Wait until the device turns off and on again with orange light ring
•  Once you see the spinning Orange Light on your echo dot, it will indicate that your device is reset and ready for setup.

Reset Echo Dot 2nd Generation

The steps to reset the Echo Dot 2nd gen. is different from the first generation. Hence, follow the below-mentioned steps to easily reset your echo dot 2nd gen. device:

• On your Echo dot device , find the Microphone and volume button.
• Press and hold the microphone off and volume down button at the same time for about 20 seconds
• Wait until the Light ring turns to orange and then blue.
• Later, Device will turn on/off again
• The Light Ring will show orange again indicating that the device successfully reset and has entered the setup mode.

Reset Echo Dot 3rd and 4th Generation With Clock

Do you own 3rd or 4th Gen. Echo Dot Speaker? Here’s what you need to do in order to reset the device to its factory settings.

• Locate the Action Button on your Echo Dot
• Press and hold the ‘Action’ button down on your device for about 25 seconds.
• The light ring will blink orange , and then turn off
• Wait for the light ring to turn back on and turn blue
• The light ring then turns orange again and the device has entered the setup mode
• Now, you can complete the echo dot setup process by opening the Alexa App and connecting your device to the WI-FI network

Having troubles with your Echo Dot Setup Process? Check out our piece on How to Put Echo Dot In Setup Mode.

How to Reset Echo Show and Echo Spot ? 

Do you own an Amazon Echo Show or Echo Spot? Is your echo speaker with a screen unresponsive? Before assuming that you Echo show or Echo spot is dead , it is always best to perform a reset of the device to its factory settings to correct the faulty behavior or other issues with the echo show or spot.In order to do the factory reset make sure your echo show or echo spot device must be connected to the internet . This is so that Echo show or spot can automatically deregister itself from the Amazon Account when reset would be done. The reset process for echo show and spot is quite simple. Therefore,we are listing down various methods below with which you can reset echo show and echo spot with ease.

Method 1: Reset Using Desktop

• Launch Web Browser on your PC
• Go to Amazon.com and Sign-in to your account
• Click On the Accounts and lists from the Top
• Select Content and Devices from the Options
• On the Next Page,Select Devices from the Top
• Now Click on Echo, to see all Echo devices connected to your account
• Select your Echo Show or Echo Spot and Click De-register

Method 2: Reset Using Menus

• Open Control Panel by swiping down from the top side of your screen
• Tap Settings in the Menu
• Scroll down and Select Device Options
• Under Device Options, Select Reset to Factory Defaults
• You can confirm your factory reset by selecting reset

Method 3: Reset Using Echo Show Buttons

• In order to perform the factory reset using buttons,follow the below listed simple steps :
• On the Echo Show device,locate the Mute and Volume Down Button
• Press the Mute and Volume Down button at the same time for about 15 seconds.
• Hold it down until you see the Amazon Boot Logo which indicates that your device has completed the reset process
• You can now check in your alexa app that your device got deleted from your Alexa account

Summing Up

We hope that this information was helpful for you and would help you  to complete Amazon Echo, Echo Dot,Echo Show Reset Process without any hassle.  The above mentioned instructions are simple and easy to follow. Still, if you face any problem with the reset process or setting up your device back again then you can cotact Alexa Experts via Chat or by dialing Alexa Helpline Number +1-872-8881589 and get your queries resolved in the short period of time.