How to Your Kindle Fire Factory Reset

When your Amazon Kindle Fire suffers from random errors, a reset may be the only way to solve the problem. But how do you reset your Kindle Fire and what does it do? let's find out.

Soft How to Reset Your Kindle Fire

You should try a soft reset before you try to factory reset your Amazon Fire. A soft reset simply reboots your Fire tablet; All your data and settings will remain intact. Use it when your device shows minor symptoms or has become frozen.

To do a soft reset of your Kindle Fire, press and hold both the Volume Down and Power buttons until the device turns off. It should not be more than 10-15 seconds. If it asks to confirm the power off, press OK.

If you have a first to fourth generation Kindle Fire, just hold down the power button to turn the device off. After the device is turned off, boot it and see if the problem has disappeared.

How Factory Reset Your Kindle Fire

When the problem persists after a soft reset, you can try a hard reset to restore your Fire tablet to factory settings. A factory reset will erase all your data, apps, and personal information from your Amazon Fire, so be sure to prepare a backup first (find it at Settings> Device Options> Backup and Restore).

Note: Your Kindle needs at least a 30 percent charge before starting a factory reset.

To reset your Kindle Fire from within Fire OS, go to Settings> Device Options> Reset to Factory Defaults. Read the warning and press reset to start the process. Your Kindle Fire will immediately reboot and wipe out all the contents.If your device does not start properly then to factory reset Amazon Fire without booting into Fire OS - follow these steps:

  • If your Kindle Fire is still running, turn it off.
  • Press hold Volume Down and Power button.
  • Now Kindle will boot into the Amazon System Recovery screen.
  • Use the Volume button to navigate to the Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.
  • Press the power button to proceed.
  • Then, use the Volume button to select Yes - remove all user data options.
  • Press the power button to confirm.


Note: First and second-generation Kindle Fair do not respond to a physical hard reset. Your only option for factory reset is to boot into Fire OS and go through the Settings menu.

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