Amazon Echo Dot 3 speaker, muted, showing its light ring and Mic Off On button glowing red.
We offer here our Echo Dot 3rd Gen reset instructions. So why would you ever reset this speaker?
In all these situations, a reset is best, because it clears out old account data from the speaker.
To unlink the Echo Dot 3rd Gen from its current Amazon account, run through the routine below.
Note that if you’re just troubleshooting erratic speaker behavior, you may not need a full reset. So, before doing this, try turning off the Dot for fifteen seconds. Since the speaker has no power switch, just unplug its power cable either from the wall outlet. Then, wait for a quarter minute. Finally, apply power once more. Rebooting, and not resetting, often restores proper operation. But if not, read on for the proper Echo Dot 3rd Gen reset directions.
Once reset, you’ll no longer have access the speaker from your Amazon account. To get control back, run through the setup routine again. There, relink the Dot 3 to that account again via the Alexa app.
First, plug in the smart speaker to its 12-volt AC cord, as shown next.
See this as shown next.
Then, wait for the Echo Dot to power up. It’s done when either the light ring goes completely dark, or flashes orange, red, or purple.
Depress the Action button. Then hold it in until the light ring turns orange.
Shortly after that, the speaker says that it is in Setup mode. On the Echo Dot 3rd Gen, the Action button also functions as the Reset button, and is pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture.
Your smart speaker is now set back to its factory default state. Plus, it goes into Setup mode after reset, as shown next.
You may now give your Echo Dot 3rd Gen speaker to another. No fear that they’ll get into the Alexa settings on your Amazon account. Why? Because you erased it with the reset. Or, set it up again on your account. But if giving away, we suggest that you pack it up in the carton it came in. See this box next.
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