Amazon Echo Dot 1st Generation, Front Top View
This first release of the Echo Dot assistant is no longer the most recent version of this smart speaker. Thus, you may wish to reset it to get it ready to sell or gift to another. So in this piece, we cover how to reset the Echo Dot 1 back to factory default settings.
Or perhaps you just want to link it to a new Amazon account or WiFi network. So, to reset your Echo Dot 1 and restore its factory default settings, run though the steps below. Resetting unlinks the Dot from its current Alexa account and makes it forget its current Wi-Fi and account settings.
Note that to fix odd speaker behaviors, you may not need to run a complete Echo Dot reset. So before doing a hard reset, try a reboot first. E.g. Power off the unit for fifteen seconds. I.e. Unplug its USB power cable either from the wall outlet. Then wait a quarter minute. Finally, plug the speaker in again. This power cycling often restores proper function. But if not, then read below for the proper hard reset routine.
Once reset, you can no longer control the Echo Dot 1 from the Amazon account where you did before. So to get control back, run through the setup routine again. Why? Because Setup re links the speaker to your account again.
The Echo Dot 1 enters setup mode when the light ring turns orange. The orange ring means that the reset operation us complete.
Connect the 1st Gen Echo Dot to its USB power. The light ring will illuminate blue for a time, and then go out.
Wait for the light ring goes dark. Then, use a straightened paper clip to press and hold the recessed Reset button for five to ten seconds. Release it when the light ring turns orange, and then blue.
After a several-seconds pause, the light ring goes completely dark for a few seconds, and then turns orange.
You have restored your Echo Dot 1 speaker to its factory default settings and has entered setup mode.
You may now unplug, pack, and give your Echo Dot to someone else. Do not fear that they’ll have access to the Alexa settings on your personal Amazon account though. Why? Because you have indeed erased those prior values from your Echo Dot. Or, you can set it up once again on your existing account. Once the light ring turns orange, the unit remains in setup mode until someone executes the published setup procedure. The Echo Dot will not function until properly set up and linked to an Amazon account.
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