How to Reset Xiaomi Yeelight Lamp to Factory Settings: 5 Proven Ways

Xiaomi Yeelight smart bulbs have become an integral part of modern smart home systems, but even they sometimes require a complete reset. You may have encountered a Wi-Fi connection error, the lamp stopped responding to commands from the Mi Home app, or you just want to transfer the device to a new owner. In any case, factory reset is a universal solution to most software problems.

In this article, we will discuss all the current methods of resetting for Yeelight models. LED, Yeelight Color and Yeelight Pro, including hidden methods that are not written about in the official documentation, you will learn how to reset through the application, the physical button on the case, and what to do if the lamp does not respond to standard commands. Special attention will be paid to the common error "Device offline" after reset and ways to eliminate it without flashing.

When to Reset Your Yeelight Lamp: 7 Reasons Why You Need to Reset Your Light

Before you start resetting, make sure that it is really necessary. In some cases, the problem can be solved more easily - for example, by restarting the router or updating the lamp firmware.

Here are the key situations when resetting is inevitable:

• 🔄 Lamp does not connect to Wi-Fi after changing router or password network
• 📱 Mi Home or Yeelight app shows offline status, though lamp is on
• 🔧 The device does not respond to voice commands (Alice, Google Assistant, Siri)
• 🔄 Color or brightness settings are lost after each switch on
• 📦 Selling or transferring the lamp to another user
• 🔧 After updating the firmware, glitches appeared (shimmering, spontaneous inclusion)
• 🔌 The lamp is not detected on the network, although the power indicator is on

If your problem doesn't make it to this list, try first reconnecting the lamp to the network through the app.

1. Open Mi Home → Go to Profile. → Settings → Devices.
2. Find your lamp on the list and click on it.
3. Select Wi-Fi settings and follow the instructions.

Method 1: Reset via a button on the body (for all models)

This is the most reliable method that works even if the lamp is not connected to the network, and the main thing is to correctly determine the retention time of the button, since it differs from one Yeelight model to another.

Instructions:

1. Turn the lamp on the network (it should burn or blink).
2. Find the physical button on the case: on Yeelight LED (round models) -- the button is hidden under a transparent cap, press the body next to the base. On Yeelight Color and Pro, the button is located on the back of the logo.

5-10 seconds

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⚠️ Warning: If the lamp does not flash yellow after holding the button, but just turns off, you have held it for too long (more than 15 seconds), in which case an emergency shutdown may work, and the procedure will have to be repeated.

Method 2: Reset via Mi Home (no button)

If the lamp is connected to the network and it appears in Mi Home but it doesn't work properly, you can reset software, and this method doesn't remove the lamp from your account, it just resets the lamp.

Step-by-step:

1. Open the Mi Home app and go to the Devices tab.
2. Find your Yeelight lamp on the list and tap it.
3. In the upper right corner, press on ⋮ (three-point) → Settings of the device.
4. Scroll down and select Reset settings (or Remove device if lamp does not respond).
5. Confirm the action - the lamp flashes red and reboots.

⚠️ Note: If the lamp is marked as “Offline” in the list of devices, first try to reconnect it to the network via Wi-Fi Settings. Resetting in the “Offline” state can lead to loss of communication with Xiaomi servers, and the device will have to configure again.

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If the lamp does not appear in the list of devices after resetting via Mi Home, check whether your router blocks it. MAC-To do this, temporarily disable Device Control or Parental Control in the router settings.

For Yeelight Pro and Ceiling models, the settings menu may not have a reset option.

1. Go to Settings → About the device → Firmware version.
2. Click on the version number 5 times in a row and the hidden menu will open.
3. Select Factory Reset and confirm.

Method 3: Reset via Yeelight (alternative method)

The official Yeelight app (not to be confused with Mi Home) offers advanced settings for smart bulbs, including diagnostics and resets.This is useful if the lamp is connected to the network but not displayed in the Mi Home.

How to reset:

1. Download the Yeelight app from Google Play or the App Store.
2. Sign up or sign in through your Xiaomi account.
3. On the main screen, click. + → Add the device manually.
4. Select your model of the lamp and wait for the app to find it.
5. After connecting, go to Device Settings → Additional → Reset.

Method 4: Reset via voice assistant (Alice, Google Assistant)

Few people know, but some Yeelight models (such as the Color 2 and Pro) support voice reset via integration with Yandex Alice or Google Assistant. This is convenient if a physical button is not available (for example, a lamp is built into the ceiling).

Instructions for Alice:

1. Make sure the lamp is connected to the same Mi Home account as Yandex.
2. Tell Alice, “Alice, reset the lamp settings in the living room” (check the room name from Mi Home).
3. Confirm the action by voice or through a notification in the Yandex app.

For Google Assistant:

1. Open the Google Home app.
2. Find your lamp in the list of devices.
3. Press on. ⚙ Settings → Resetting settings.

⚠️ Attention: Voice reset only works for lamps tied to a cloud account. If the device is configured locally (without linking to Mi Home), this method will not work.

Method 5: Emergency discharge through LAN-Teams (for advanced teams)

If the lamp does not respond to either the button or the applications, but is connected to your local network, you can send a reset command directly via the protocol. LAN. This method requires basic knowledge of terminal or specialized utilities.

You'll need:

• 💻 A computer or smartphone on the same network as a lamp.
• 📱 IP-lamp address (can be found on the router or via the Fing app).
• 🔧 Program for sending UDP-Packet Sender (for example, Packet Sender or netcat).

Instructions:

1. Find out. IP-lamp address (e.g. 192.168.1.100).
2. Send a command via the terminal (for the purpose of Linux/macOS): echo -n '{"id":1,"method":"set_default","params":[]}' | nc -u -w1 192.168.1.100 55443 For Windows, use Packet Sender with settings: Protocol: UDP Port port: 55443 Message: {"id":1,"method":"set_default","params":[]}

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🔹 Transcription of the team:

• set_default — factory-based.
• 55443 is the standard port for Yeelight.
• If the lamp doesn't answer, try port 1982 (for old firmware).

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Emergency discharge through LAN — The only way to bring back the lamp that was stuck after a failed firmware update, but after this procedure, the device will lose all network settings and have to reconfigure it.

What to do after resetting: step-by-step adjustment

After a successful reset, the Yeelight lamp goes into initial settings, signaled by flashing white (1 times per second), and now it needs to be reconnected to the network and account.

Instructions:

1. Open Mi Home and press + → Add the device.
2. Choose Lighting. → Yeelight and follow the hints.
3. Connect to the yeelink-light-**** temporary network (password is usually blank or 12345678).
4. Select your home Wi-Fi network and enter your password.
5. Wait for the connection, the lamp will flash green.

⚠️ Attention: If the lamp does not flash white after reset, but is lit with a constant light, this means that the discharge was incorrect:

1. Turn off the lamp for 30 seconds.
2. Repeat the reset via the button (method 1).
3. If the problem recurs, check the power supply (the condenser may be faulty).

🔹 Tips for Successful Setup:

• 📶 Use 2.4 GHz network – Yeelight lamps don’t work with 5 GHz.
• 🔒 If the router supports WPA3, temporarily switch to WPA2.
• 📱 Make sure your phone is Bluetooth enabled – you need it for initial synchronization.
• 🔧 If the lamp does not connect, reset the network settings on the router (sometimes changing the Wi-Fi channel helps).

Common mistakes and their solutions

Even after a successful reset, users often face problems.-5 errors and ways of eliminating them:

🔹 Special case: If after reset, the Yeelight Color lamp shows the wrong colors (e.g., green instead of red), this indicates damage to the color profile:

1. Drop the lamp again through the button.
2. When setting up in Mi Home, select the mode RGB, Not white.
3. Update the firmware through Settings → Software update.

FAQ: Frequent questions about Yeelight lamp dumping