How to Reset Alexa Echo Spot

Explains How to Reset the Alexa Echo Spot to fix faulty behavior. Or do this to put it on a different Amazon account. You might also reset to prepare it for sale or gifting.  Furthermore, when troubleshooting, it’s usually best before deciding that the Spot has damage, to try a factory reset.  So in this piece, we give this reset routine next.

What you Should Do First

Power up your Echo Spot before proceeding.

How to Reset Alexa Echo Spot: Step by Step

1. Next, Swipe Down from Screen Top

Pull down the main menu screen as shown in the next pictures.

This reveals the Spot control menu, as shown next.

2. Then, Tap the  Settings Button

This is the gear-shaped icon near the top right edge of the screen.

The  Settings  screen then displays.

3. Next, Scroll Down the Settings Screen to Continue with How to Reset Alexa Echo Spot

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

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.

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

This scrolls down through the Device Options list.

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

You then get the Reset to Factory Defaults confirmation screen.  Here, the Spot warns that resetting will deregister it from our Amazon account. Then, it explains that we can register the unit again. We can do that 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.

The Reset of the Alexa Echo Spot Begins

The Spot then begins the hard factory reset.  It lets us know this by briefly displaying an orange light ring.

The Alexa Echo Spot Goes Dark Briefly

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

 

The Spot Starts Booting

After another few seconds, the smart speaker comes on again and begins booting.  The Amazon logo screen first appears.

Next, 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 speaker erases all user data from its memory.

Then, the Optimization Process Begins

Optimization consumes the most time during the hard reset process, taking several minutes to finish.  As it runs, the Spot displays a round progress bar ring. That ring slowly advances while the speaker optimizes the software and other resources.

 

 

How to Reset Alexa Echo Spot Now Complete

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

Lastly, after several seconds, the hard reset finishes.  You’ll know it’s complete when the Select Device Language screen appears.

At this point, the reset operation is complete. So you may now set up your Echo Spot again, or get it ready to sell or gift.

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References for How to Reset Alexa Echo Spot

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