Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot

You might Hard Reset Alexa Spot and return the settings to their factory default values, to fix faulty behavior, put it on a different Amazon account, or to prepare it for sale or gifting. Further, when troubleshooting, it’s always best, before deciding that the Amazon Echo Spot is damaged, to attempt a reset. In this piece thus, we offer this Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot procedure.

What you Should Do First

Power up your Echo Spot before resetting.  You won’t be able to reset it with the Echo Spot powered off.

Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot: Step by Step

1. Swipe down from Screen Top

Next, pull down the main menu screen as shown in the next pictures.

This reveals the Echo Spot control menu.

2. Tap the Settings Button

This is the gear-shaped icon near the top right edge of the main menu screen, as pointed at by the green arrow in the next picture.

The Settings screen then displays, as shown next.

3. Scroll Down the Settings Screen to Continue with Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot

You can navigate the Settings screen by moving finger up on the Echo Spot touchscreen.

Now you’re looking for the Device Options item.

4. Stop Swiping when you See the Device Options Menu Item

See this item displayed next.

5. Then Tap the Device Options Item

This brings up the Device Options screen, as shown next.

6. Move Finger Up On Screen to Continue with Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot

This then scrolls down through the Device Options list.

Now you are looking for the Reset to Factory Defaults option, as shown next, pointed at by the green arrow.

7. Tap the Reset to Factory Defaults Option

The Reset to Factory Defaults confirmation screen then appears.

Here, Echo Spot warns us that resetting will deregister it from our Amazon account. Then, after the reset finishes, it further explains that we can register Echo Spot again with either the same account, or a different Amazon account. Finally, the Spot asks if we really want to deregister it.

8. Tap the Confirmation / Yes Button

That is, tap the right arrow button in the lower right edge of the touchscreen, pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.

The Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot Process Begins

The Echo Spot then begins the reset. Thus, it lets us know this by briefly displaying an orange light ring around the outer edge of the screen face, as shown next.

The Spot Goes Dark Briefly

Next, after several seconds, the unit powers off, and accordingly, the screen goes blank and dark. Shown next.

The Alexa Spot Starts Booting

After another few seconds, the unit comes on again and begins booting. After that, the Amazon logo screen first appears as shown next.

Then, a sort of Wait screen displays, with a white light ring and flashing blue dots, as shown next.

Various Logo Screens Then Appear

Then, the Echo logo screen appears, as the Spot erases all previously used WiFi and account information from its memory, as displayed next.

Then, the Optimization Program Begins

Optimization consumes the most time during the hard reset process, taking several minutes to finish.

As it runs, the Amazon Spot displays a round progress bar ring that slowly advances while it optimizes its software and other resources. Shown in the next three pictures.

 

 

Finally, the Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot Routine Finishes

Then, after system optimization finishes, the Spot displays the blue Getting Your Device Online… screen, as shown next.

Lastly, after several seconds, the reset finishes. You’ll know it’s done successfully when the Select Device Language screen appears, as shown next.

At this point, the reset operation has finished, and you may now set up your Alexa Spot again, or get it ready to sell or gift.

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References for Hard Reset Alexa Echo Spot

1. 1. Amazon Help: How to Reset your Echo Devices
   2. Where to Buy an Alexa Echo Spot