How to Stop Alexa Flashing Yellow Light?

The main reason for the yellow light flashing on Alexa top, it will be unchecked new notification or message. The yellow light will continue flashing unless you check that message or notification.

With the help of the Alexa app, you can simply send or receive a message which contains SMS, Emails or other compatible applications. Sending messages is always with your permission and in your knowledge but doesn’t know about a new message or unchecked message/mail waiting for you. So, whenever there is an incoming message then the Alexa device gives pulse yellow light as a notification to check your messages.

So yellow light means you have a notification from Amazon Alexa app to check your mail/messages and can stop Alexa flashing yellow light.

Fix Alexa Flashing Yellow Light:

Will continue yellow light flashing on the Echo device? Unless you check the message after that will immediately stop Alexa flashing yellow light on the top ring. Go and check your inbox as you do on your mobile or in case you are busy with some other work that time you can ask from the Alexa app to read those unchecked messages for you. And the flashing on Echo device yellow light will stop.

Want to check your messages or hear your notification from the Alexa app you can say commands like: “Alexa, play my messages” or “Alexa, what did I miss?” or “Alexa, what are my notification?” Remember to activate Alexa messaging powers if you want to Alexa do this sending and receiving messages work for you.

Repairing Yellow Light on Echo Dot-

In case, yellow light still flashing on your Alexa even later you have checked your inbox, then maybe there is another problem with your Alexa. You just have to follow these steps to stop Alexa flashing yellow light which is given below.

Examine Your Network Connectivity-

Un- consistent or broken internet connectivity is one of the main reasons that start-up lots of Alexa ring light issues and continue flashing yellow light is one of those reasons. If you want to get away from yellow light then you have to check these things.

Examine if haven’t located the Echo dot too far from your router or in any non- network area of your house. It should receive good wifi connectivity.

• You should also check the positioning of the router and modem; well these should not be set far away from each other.
• And must check your internet speed as well, it must be suitable adequate consistent with the minimum Echo dot need.

Verify Your Alexa App-

You should check your Alexa app that you are working with an updated version or not. Because of an updated version of the Alexa app, work very swiftly on all connected device including Alexa.

• Start the Alexa app on your mobile phone.
• Open main “Menu” > “Settings”.
• Tap on “About” to know the latest version of your app.
• And you find an “Update” option in front of this if there is an update available that you haven’t downloaded yet.

Reboot Your Whole Network-

You will never know which device is connected with your network is overloaded or slow behind in performing. It’s best to shut down all the devices connected in your network and give them rest for 5-10 minutes and reboot your router, modem, Echo dot and all other hardware that is connected to your device. Most possibly now you will able to stop Alexa flashing yellow light.

Reset Your Alexa-

It the last option to fix is to reset your Echo dot device to return to its default settings. It will clear all barriers that could have come because of improper functioning of software or hardware. All the local settings will be deleted and you will need to get your device registered with Amazon once again.

To Reset Echo Dot You need to Follow the Methods Which are Described Below:

1. Take your Echo dot device.
2. You will find the reset button on the back or side of your Echo dot device.
3. Push and hold the reset button through any tiny pin or thin paper clip.
4. The remaining of the process is the same; the ring light will first change into orange and them blue.
5. Now it will turn off and ON automatically.
6. Wait till Alexa goes in start-up mode, and if you find an orange light start-up Echo dot to get it ready to work.