- if your alexa flashes yellow, it means you have an unread message.
- if your alexa flashes green, it means you have an incoming call.
- other colors (such as blue, purple, orange, and red) indicate other things, from Wi-Fi connection problems to a request being processed.
- blue: when you wake up alexa (solid blue), when alexa is processing your request (solid blue with rotating cyan), or when alexa is responding to a command or question (alternating blue and cyan)
- purple: problem connecting to wi-fi (blinking purple), activating do not disturb (rotating blue light with blinking purple), or interacting with alexa when do not disturb is on (blinking purple )
- Orange: Your device is connecting to your Wi-Fi network (rotating orange)
- red: the microphone is off (solid red)
Alexa-enabled devices, like Echo and Echo Dot, will light up in different colors as you interact with them, indicating things like new messages and incoming calls.
If you’re curious about what the different colored lights mean or want to turn off call and message notifications, here’s what you need to know.
why is my alexa flashing yellow?
A flashing yellow light indicates that you have unread messages in your inbox. This could be a message in your amazon inbox, perhaps from a seller with an update on your order, or a notification from amazon that your package has been delivered.
how to solve alexa blinking yellow light
To stop your echo or other alexa-enabled device from flashing yellow, ask alexa to read your message.
if it’s a delivery notification, alexa will simply tell you that an order was delivered. if it’s a message received in your inbox, alexa will read the message to you.
Because you can use your alexa app to send and receive text messages, you can also access them using your echo or another alexa-enabled app.
how to disable alexa blink yellow function
1. open the alexa app on your iphone or android.
2. tap the three line icon in the upper left corner.
3. tap settings.
4. tap device settings.
5. tap your device and then tap communications.
6. tap the switch next to communications so it turns grey.
why is my alexa flashing green?
a flashing green light indicates that you have an incoming call. if you answer the call, the green light will turn.
how to solve alexa blinking green light
To stop the flashing green light, answer the call (by saying “answer call”), reject the call (by saying “reject call”), or just ignore the call until it stops ringing.
quick tip: a flashing green light indicates that you are currently on a call. to end the call and turn off the green light, say “hang up”.
how to disable alexa blinking green feature
1. open the alexa app on your iphone or android.
2. tap the three line icon in the upper left corner.
3. tap settings.
4. tap device settings.
5. tap your device and then tap communications.
6. tap the switch next to communications so it turns grey.
what alexa’s other colored lights mean
there are other colored lights that indicate different things on alexa:
