How To Reset Amazon Alexa To Factory Settings

How to reset Echo Dot

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The Amazon Echo Dot is a great-value Alexa speaker; in fact the Echo Dot with Clock sits at the top of our best smart speaker rankings. But this serial of diminutive devices can crash-land into technical problems, so it pays to know how to reset the Echo Dot.

This process varies slightly across the dissimilar generations of Echo Dot, merely information technology's an easy thing to do in all cases. That'southward particularly true if y'all follow this guide, and then read on and yous can become your Echo Dot reset in no time at all.

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How to reset Echo Dot

To fix minor connectivity or performance issues, you can perform a soft reset on the Echo Dot by simply unplugging it from the wall, waiting a few seconds then plugging it dorsum in.

A factory reset, on the other manus, volition completely wipe the Echo Dot, including any saved settings. Practise the latter if your speaker is consistently unresponsive, or if you're selling it or giving it away.

Information technology's a uncomplicated process regardless of which Echo Dot model you lot own; just make certain that the speaker is plugged in and powered on before yous begin.

1. On the Echo Dot 1st Gen, use a paperclip or pivot to press and agree the reset button until the spinning light turns orangish.

On the Echo Dot 2d Gen, printing and concur both the Microphone Off and Volume Downwards buttons until the low-cal turns orangish.

On the Repeat Dot 3rd Gen, Echo Dot 4th Gen and any Echo Dot with Clock, simply agree the activeness push button until the calorie-free turns orange.

How to reset Echo Dot: On 2nd Gen model, hold down the Microphone Off and Volume Down buttons until the light turns orange — (Paradigm credit: Future)

2. Release the button or buttons y'all were holding, and that'due south information technology. Your Echo Dot is now factory reset and will enter setup mode.

How to reset Echo Dot: Spinning orange light confirms factory reset is complete — (Image credit: Hereafter)

If yous're starting afresh, be sure to cheque out our guides on how to prepare the Amazon Echo Dot and how to set upwards the Echo Dot with Clock. Our master How to use Alexa hub is too filled with tips and tricks for getting the most out of your Echo Dot's digital assistant.

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James is currently Hardware Editor at Rock Paper Shotgun, but before that was Audio Editor at Tom'due south Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and annihilation else that intentionally makes dissonance. A PC enthusiast, he too wrote computing and gaming news for TG, ordinarily relating to how difficult information technology is to find graphics carte stock.