How to Reset an Amazon Echo

To get rid of your Amazon Echo, you must deregister and de-link it from your Alexa account. And for that, you have to go to your Alexa app and tap on Settings.

Then, tap on Device Settings. After that, you must remove that specific Amazon Echo device to disconnect and remove it.

Want to use your computer to deregister your Amazon Echo? You can visit Amazon’s website and sign into your account. After that, you will have to tap Accounts and Links and then scroll down to Digital Content and Devices.

From here, you can go to Manage Content and Devices that are registered or linked to your account. Just click on the Echo device that you are looking to reset and then scroll down to click on deregister.

There’s another option to remove all your voice recordings from your Amazon Echo.

For 1st generation devices, you need a pin or a paper clip. You can use it to press and hold that reset button located at your device’s base. You must keep it pressed until it turns off and then turns on again. As a result, you will see that the light ring will turn orange, and your Echo will enter its reset mode. After completing this process, your device is reset.

For 2nd generation Echo, you must press and hold the mic off and volume down buttons simultaneously for about 20 seconds. After that, it will turn the light ring orange, and your device will enter its setup mode.

For a 3rd generation Echo, you will only have to press and hold its Action button for about half a minute. The light ring will turn orange, and your device will reset.