You may need to factory reset a Gosund Mini smart plug to restore proper operation. This is good to do should it stop responding to Alexa or Google Home commands. Or, maybe you want to change the WiFi network and / or password to which this WiFi socket connects. In either case, try a factory reset. So read on for a safe factory reset instructions.
Caution
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- Note that a factory reset deletes the saved WiFi network info from the plug’s internal memory.
- If you’re resetting to get the plug ready to sell, we suggest this procedure. Factory resetting not only clears out the plug’s memory. But it also deletes it from your Gosund account.
- Once reset, this mini plug will no longer connect to your WiFi network. Thus, you will no longer be able to control it remotely or from your smart phone or tablet. To restore full operation after a hard reset, you must set up the plug again.
- Perhaps you have this plug working with Alexa prior to factory reset. Then the plug will no longer work with Alexa afterwards. So to get that back, remove its device entry from Alexa devices list. Then add the plug as a new device again. The same is true if you have this plug in the Google Home app. But when you reset the plug while it’s on the internet, the Google Home registration normally disappears afterwards. But it may not, so check, and set up the plug again if you need to.
How to Factory Reset Gosund Mini Smart Plug: Step by Step
1. Connect the Plug to AC Power
Plug the smart socket into a working wall outlet as shown next. The pilot lamp in the middle of the Action button will flash red and purple once or twice. Then t either begins flashing blue, or turns off entirely.
2. Press and Hold the Action Button
Find the Action button highlighted in the next picture, pointed at by the blue arrow. Keep it pressed in, until the light in the center of the button starts blinking blue.
You may see the button flash a blue and red at first. If so, then keep holding the Action button. Then release when the blue stops, and all you see is a red on and off blinking.
3. Next, Release the Button when it Rapidly Blinks Blue
Wait for the light to begin flashing blue. Reset has occurred once the flashing begins.
Then, when you release the button, the light continues blinking fast blue, as shown next.
4. You have Now Reset your Gosund Mini Smart Plug
This means that the factory reset is now complete. So your plug is now ready for setup or to sell or gift to someone else.