Why Is My Amazon Echo Flashing Yellow? How to Disable Blinking Light

  AUTHOR: Carlos Paras
 UPDATED: January 5, 2026

If your Amazon Echo has all of a sudden started flashing yellow, there’s no need to be alarmed. This simply means you have received a new notification or message from an Alexa contact.

Please note: If the yellow light is spinning, this means that your Echo is connecting to the Wi-Fi network.

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How to Disable Blinking Yellow Light

There are a few ways to turn off the flashing yellow light.

1. Use this voice command to check your notifications: “Alexa, what notifications do I have?”

2. Use this voice command to check your messages: “Alexa, what messages do I have?"

3. You can also disable notifications by updating the notifications settings in the Alexa app.

• Open up the Alexa app.


• Open More and Select Settings


• Select Notifications


• Choose a feature or service and toggle notifications on or off

What Notifications Does Amazon Send to Your Phone or Tablet?

There are a few different types of notifications that your Amazon account can push to your device.

• Important Message Alerts – Notifications for account alerts


• Shipment Notification – Notifications when packages ship and arrive


• Product Recommendations – Personalized notifications based on your shopping activity


• Watched and Waitlisted Deals – Notifications when Lighting Deals happen


• Alexa and Dash Shopping – Receive helpful links when shopping with Alexa or Dash devices


• Amazon Community Notification – Community updates from Spark, Customer Q&A, Reviews, Follow, etc.

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