Need a reset? Is your Blink camera behaving strangely and needs a little nudge? Or maybe you’re thinking about selling or gifting it, and you want to restore it to default settings?
You’re in luck!
Blink cameras are equipped with a convenient physical Reset button, often located at the back or close to the battery compartment.
The Clever Fix:
To reset your camera, press the Reset button on the Blink camera using a paperclip and hold it for over 5 seconds until you see flashing red and blue lights.
Just pressing the Reset button should suffice if you’re merely trying to get your camera back into setup mode.
However, if you’re contemplating changing security systems or selling your camera, a basic reset won’t be enough.
Based on your needs, various reset methods are at your disposal. Whether you need to disconnect only one camera from your system or all.
Let’s get right into it!
If you’re planning on selling or gifting your Blink camera, merely pressing the Reset button won’t entirely dissociate the camera from your account.
The new owner might encounter a “Camera is registered to a different account” message when attempting to connect the camera to their account.
Simply pressing the Reset button will not restore the camera to its factory settings, remove the thumbnail image, or disconnect the camera from the system or account.
To ensure the new owner can utilize the camera without any hiccups, you need to remove it from your Blink account.
Head over to reset method 3 if you’re looking to remove specific cameras or switch to reset method 4 if you aim to remove all cameras simultaneously.
Ready to understand how?
Keep reading to discover more specific reset methods!
Why would I need to reset my Blink camera?
There could be several reasons to reset your Blink camera.
Possible problems include a bug, unresponsiveness, connectivity issues, or transitioning ownership to a new owner.
While a factory reset might be the first solution that springs to mind, there are milder alternatives worth considering first.
If you’re just trying to give your Blink camera a fresh start, the following section will introduce other reset methods that might be less extreme than a full factory reset.
However, if you want a reset because your Blink camera is not working, I recommend you to go to this page for the fixes.
How to reset a Blink camera
1. Power Cycle
Do you need a simple refresh for your Blink camera system?
Performing a power cycle might do the trick.
This reset is super easy. It won’t erase essential data, won’t disconnect your camera from the system or your account, and could fix minor hiccups.
All you need to do is remove the batteries (if it’s battery-operated) or unplug the cable from the power outlet (if it’s a wired camera) for roughly 5 seconds.
After that, switch it back on and voila, you’re all set!
2. Reset the Sync Module
You might have been searching for “how to reset a Blink camera,” but it could be that you actually need to reset the Sync Module.
If the trouble is with your camera’s connection to the Sync Module, you can reset this particular connection without having to unlink the camera from your app.
The best part is, unlike a factory reset, this method keeps all your camera settings and system connections as they are.
Performing a Sync Module reset will simply unlink the cameras from the Sync Module until you reconnect them. Doesn’t that sound convenient?
Instead of resetting the cameras one by one to rejuvenate the connection, the Sync Module reset provides a shortcut to do it all with one click.
To reset the Sync Module, simply press the Reset button on the back until you see a red light.
When you notice a solid green light accompanied by a flashing blue one, your Sync Module is ready to be reconnected to your network.
Once you’ve completed the reset, just reconnect the Sync Module to the app and re-link your Blink camera to the Sync Module.
Is a Sync Module reset as good as a factory reset?
Sadly, I have to burst your bubble.
This isn’t a shortcut to permanently unlink all the cameras associated with your account.
It might seem like a quick fix to unlink all cameras at once by just resetting the Sync Module, but it doesn’t quite work that way.
A Sync Module reset only affects the Sync Module. Your cameras are a separate issue.
If you’re aiming to disconnect the cameras, you’ll need to delete the entire system (for all cameras) or manually remove individual cameras in your app (for selected cameras only).
The following resets will provide steps on how to completely remove a camera from your account.
Needing a good old factory reset?
Deleting the camera from your system and giving that physical Reset button a push should do the trick.
This approach won’t just restore your camera to its setup mode but will also completely unlink it from your system and account.
Stick around in this section if you’re just looking to detach selected Blink cameras.
However, if your goal is to remove all cameras from your account, skip right over to reset method 4. Delete the system.
In a nutshell, to disconnect a camera from your account, you simply delete the camera within the app, remove the camera’s batteries, and then reset it using the physical Reset button.
Here’s a more detailed walkthrough.
Keep in mind to adapt the procedure based on the current status of your camera
If your camera is showing a “Camera is Offline” message in the app, do the following:
- Tap the “Camera is Offline” message, then press Delete at the bottom of the screen.
- Wait for email confirmation that the camera is deleted. It will contain the camera’s name and serial number.
- Take out one of the batteries of the camera.
- Press the Reset button.
- Continue pressing the Reset button while reinserting the battery.
- Release the Reset button.
If your camera is online or there’s no “Camera is Offline” message, follow these steps:
- In the Blink app, click the Settings icon on the camera you want to remove.
- Select General Settings > Delete Device.
- Confirm the deletion in the prompt message.
- Wait for email confirmation that the camera is deleted. It will include the camera’s name and serial number.
- Take out one of the batteries of the camera.
- Press the Reset button.
- Continue pressing the Reset button while reinserting the battery.
- Release the Reset button.
Once the LED light starts flashing red, you’ll know your camera has been successfully reset.
You can then connect it to another app or account by following the standard setup process.
4. Delete the system
Want to disconnect all cameras from your account all at once?
Deleting the entire system should do the deed!
All fellow easy-going folks (like me) will be at ease knowing Blink offers this option. It’s a real time-saver and requires minimal effort.
Arguably, this is the go-to approach if you need to remove several cameras, negating the need to unlink each camera one by one.
To delete the system, follow these steps:
- On the Blink app home screen, click Settings > Device and System Settings.
- Select the name of the system that you want to delete.
- Tap Delete System, then Delete to confirm the deletion.
Remember, deleting the system doesn’t eliminate previously recorded clips stored in your designated storage location.
How is deleting the system different from deleting the Sync Module?
While browsing through the Blink app, you may come across the Delete Sync Module option.
It’s tempting to think it accomplishes the same thing as deleting the system.
If you’re someone who uses multiple Sync Modules at home, it might seem logical to delete a specific one tied to the cameras you wish to unlink. It feels like a neat shortcut bypassing the need to delete the entire system or each camera one by one.
However, here’s the kicker – deleting the Sync Module won’t quite hit the mark if your goal is to disconnect the cameras from your account.
Cameras linked to a deleted Sync Module will simply go offline and not truly be removed.
The next owner might face difficulties linking the camera to their account because the camera remains tied to another account.
Wrapping up
There may come a moment when you’ll need to reset your Blink camera, whether due to a glitch, a decision to sell, or just wanting to give it a clean slate.
If a simple reboot is all you need, a quick press of the physical Reset button should bring your camera back into setup mode.
There are various methods to reset a Blink camera, depending on how thorough you’d like the reset to be. These range from an all-out factory reset to a minor system refresh.
Here are your reset options:
- Power cycle the Blink camera.
- Reset the Sync Module.
- Delete the camera + press the Physical Reset button. (for removing selected cameras)
- Delete the system. (for removing all cameras)
If you’re having a tough time resetting your Blink camera, don’t sweat it. Just give their technical support a call at 1-833-392-5465 or send a ticket online.
