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What does Alexa Purple Ring Mean and How to disable it?

Are you an Alexa user? If yes, you might have come through different colored rings. At the same time, if you are a new user, you would be curious about the various colored rings that appear on your Echo Dot, like Alexa purple ring.

Yes, it’s frustrating to new users as each colored ring mean different.

A common-colored blue ring shows that your Alexa is processing whereas a yellow ring would mean that you have got a reminder or notification.

But, what does a purple ring on Alexa mean? This article is all about how you can fix your Alexa purple ring.

What does a purple ring mean on Alexa?

The purple light ring on Alexa can make you frustrated if you have no idea about what does this color ring mean.

This is not a big issue and you don’t need to be a technical expert to solve this problem.

So, why am I seeing purple light on Alexa? Does my Alexa device need servicing? Do I have to reset my device? Or Do I need a new Echo Dot?

You neither need your device servicing nor you need to reset your device. You don’t even need a new device as your device is working normally.

The purple ring on Alexa indicates that the Do Not Disturb Mode is enabled on your device.

Most of us like this Do Not Disturb Mode and it’s the same as we have on our smartphone. This snoozes the notifications and the messages.

This mode is highly useful when we don’t want to lose our focus during our work time. Also, it prevents the speaker from reading out the sensitive messages.

This mode can be enabled and disabled easily, go through this whole article to know how to enable and disable this mode.

What is Do Not Disturb Mode?

Do Not Disturb Mode simply mean that you won’t receive any notification and messages and this will help you focus on the work you are doing.

You can even schedule it during your work hours, so that during your work hours you don’t have to worry about other problems.

Simply, it’s a way to focus on your work without being disturbed by any sound coming from your Alexa device.

Once you turn off the Do Not Disturb Mode, you can listen to all your notifications and messages that you got during the time the mode was ON.

When your Alexa’s Do Not Disturb Mode is OFF, the purple ring lights on the device and it is just to let you know that Do Not Disturb Mode is off and your device will call out all your notifications and messages.

So, now the question arises that how could you disable and enable this mode on your Alexa device.

How To Disable Do Not Disturb Mode?

You can use the below steps to disable the Do Not Disturb Mode if you want your device to call out the received messages and notifications.

  1. Open Alexa App and go to the Devices Tab.
  2. Select Echo and Alexa and Your specific device (if you have multiple devices and want to Off this mode on a particular device)
  3. Choose Do Not Disturb and Toggle Off.

You can also toggle off this mode using your voice command, “Alexa, turn off Do Not Disturb Mode”, it will turn the mode off.

How To Enable Do Not Disturb Mode?

Enabling Do Not Disturb Mode will stop Alexa from calling out the notifications and messages.

You can use the below steps to enable this mode.

  1. Open Alexa App and Go to Devices Tab.
  2. Now, select Echo and Alexa and Click on your specific device ((if you have multiple devices and want to ON this mode on a particular device)
  3. Click on Do Not Disturb.
  4. Move the slider to switch on Do Not Disturb Mode.

You can easily switch ON this mode using your voice command, “Alexa, turn On Do Not Disturb Mode”, it will turn the mode ON.

What to do if my Alexa is pulsing violet?

Now that you know that how to fix purple ring on your Alexa device, you must be thinking that what does the pulsing violet light on Alexa mean and how can you fix Alexa pulsing violet?

Don’t worry! I am here with the solution for you.

What does the pulsing violet light on Alexa mean? The pulsing violet light on Alexa means that your device is not connected to the internet. This happens if your device starts facing issue with the Wi-Fi password.

To fix this problem, restart your router and connect your Alexa device with the internet. Once your Alexa gets connected to the internet, the pulsing violet light will go away and the device will starts working perfectly.

How do I fix pulsing purple ring on Alexa?

The purple rings lighting issue might result if a password issue is present and may also be caused by similar causes.

To fix the problem, you must connect Alexa devices to cellular networks. You should restart the router to fix Alexa’s Purple Light Problem.

Conclusion

The purple ring on Alexa shows that the Do Not Disturb Mode is enabled on your device.

If you have gone through this whole article, you know what does purple light on Alexa mean and how you can enable or disable it.

Also, this article put insights on what is Do Not Disturb Mode and how it can be useful for your day-to-day work.

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