What does a yellow light on my Amazon Alexa Echo mean?! [SOLVED]
Question: What does a blinking yellow light on my Amazon Alexa Echo mean?
Answer: If your Alexa device starts showing a pulsing yellow light, it means that a message or notification* is waiting for you. To hear your notifications you can say things like: “Alexa, play my messages” or “Alexa, what did I miss?” 🙂
*NOTE: if you have not enabled messaging, it could be the new package notification feature… you can also check your notifications by saying “Alexa, what are my notifications?”
The Yellow Ring! 🙂
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Thank you, I looked on Amazon, could not find the answer.
Hi Pam,
Thank you for your comment. I am very glad that my article helped with your notification light 🙂
Enjoy your Alexa and have a great week!
Best regards,
-J.D.
I also thank you for your article, I had the flashing yellow light and also could not find the answer.
No problem! Glad that I could help 👍
This has been bugging me all mornin. Thx and now I know what the dang yello light means!
No problem! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Have a great weekend! 👍
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks, yellow light was driving us crazy, kept on asking her for my messages, but notifications worked.
Hi Kathy. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Glad I could help!
Have a great day and weekend,
-J.D.
With the help of Alexa app, you can send or receive messages. When there is an incoming message that Echo device gives pulse yellow light, So Yellow light ring means, you have a notification from Amazon Alexa app.
Thanks for the tip, Dyer!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you. At first I thought, now what’s the problem..lol
Nice feature, just don’t remember activating this skill.
Hi Ed,
Thank you for your comment. I am glad this answered your question 🙂
Enjoy your Alexa and have a GREAT weekend!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you worked a treat
Excellent, James!
Thank you for commenting and have a GREAT week!
-J.D.
Thank u sm It worked. At first it made me wonder.Then I followed as per ur inst.
Hi Sharmilla,
I am glad my post helped you! Enjoy your Amazon Echo and have a GREAT day 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you so much for your post. Now my alexa back to normal lol
No problem! Glad I could help.
Have a great weekend!
-J.D.
Thanks for your help. I definitely will keep you in my “Who to Ask” about my Amazon Echo Dot.
Happy Thanksgiving to you.
Hi Lannie,
Thank you for your kind comment. I am very glad these steps worked for you! Have a great day!! 👍😀
Best regards,
-J.D.
HOW DO YOU STOP THIS CRAP FROM HAPPENING???? I DON’T WANT A STUPID YELLOW LIGHT FLASHING! I DO NOT NEED ANY STUPID TEXT MESSAGES OR TOLD A PACKAGE HAS BEEN DELIVERED! NEVER WANTED IT, NEVER ASKED FOR IT!!!!
Hi John John,
Thank you for your question! To turn off the Yellow light:
#1 Open the Alexa app on your phone
#2 Go to the menu (the three horizontal lines icon) and select Settings.
#3 Select Notifications.
#4 Select a feature to view notifications options for different categories
#5 Toggle all notification options to OFF.
Thanks and have a great day!
-J.D.
Thank you! I was thinking that Alexa was becoming self aware.
Jon, thank you for your comment! It made me laugh 🙂
Have a great week and enjoy your Echo.
Best regards,
-J.D.
Informative, the yellow ring popped up after having Alexa for a few days and found your blog. Thanks!
Excellent, Tim! I am happy that my blog helped you with your new Alexa device 🙂
Have a GREAT weekend and thank you for visiting my site!
Best regards,
-J.D.
I asked Alexa about the blinking yellow light, shouldn’t Alexa have been able to answer that question? Lol
Dear Anne,
Thank you for your insightful (and funny) comment!
Yes, I certainly wish Alexa could fulfill some of the more straightforward requests. The same goes for Siri and Google Assistant, they really need a bit more capability in managing the device(s) via voice. 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you so much. I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of the yellow ring. I sincerely appreciate it!
Dear Tony,
You are very welcome! Thank you for your nice comment and have a GREAT week 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
Strange. I asked Alexa herself what the yellow circle meant. She didn’t know.
Yes indeed, it seems like companies are missing out on an opportunity. I wish they would take the time to add more device capabilities to their voice command list. The example you provided is a great one. I also wish an Echo speaker could tell you its device name, as sometimes I have a hard time remembering which Echo is named what when I move them around.
Thank you for commenting and have a great day 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
Yesterday as I repeatedly noticed my Alexa device pulsating the yellow light, I began to wonder whether it might be listening and recording conversations. At one point, I unplugged it, but when I plugged it back in it continued the yellow light. Then I asked my computer to tell me what was happening. Asking the right question of Alexa solved my problem. Many Thanks!
Excellent, Dennis! I am very glad you were able to find the right answer. 🙂 Have a great day!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks for the answer My wife thought she’d broken it..lol
Thank you for your comment, Mike! I am very glad that your Alexa is back to normal now. 🙂
Have a GREAT week!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Job well done thank you.
Excellent, Angie! I am very glad that I could help with your Alexa issue.
Have a GREAT week!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thank you asked the right question and Alexa sorted it for me.
Thank you for your comment, John. I am very glad that my blog entry helped you with Alexa. 🙂
Have a GREAT week!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks for your guidance notes. No sooner had I established what the yellow flashing ring was when the Amazon delivery driver I was expecting appeared as if by magic.
👍 🧙♂️
Very cool, Kevin! Enjoy your delivery and have a GREAT weekend. 🙂
Best regards,
-J.D.
You solved my yellow light problem. Many thanks.
No problem! Have a great day!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks J.D. – this helped solve our issue with Alexa.
Thank you for your nice comment. 🙂 I am very glad this tip worked to fix the time on your Alexa!
Best regards and have a great day!
-JD
Thank you for your nice comment. 🙂 I am very glad this tip worked to fix your Alexa!
Best regards and have a great day!
-J.D.
Thank you for the help, JD! Turns out, Amazon was letting me know it was time to order cat food. Just a simple message that was well intended, the cat appreciated it anyway.
Hi Randy! Sorry for the late reply, so glad that I was able to help. Hope you and the cat are having a great day!! 👍😺
Best regards,
-J.D.
thanks, I just enabled communication yesterday, wasn’t familiar with this indicator, and trying to ask my Echo didn’t help (“what does your yellow indicator mean” “sorry, I’m not sure”…). I figured it was probably something to do with the communication feature and was probably some sort of alert, but beyond that, well, Google is your friend 🙂