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Made the safe mode more clear
davidgatti Apr 5, 2016
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Better explanation for this mode
davidgatti Apr 14, 2016
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Expand Up @@ -48,15 +48,19 @@ Here's the typical pattern of a {{device}} after power up.

When it is breathing cyan, your {{device}} is happily connected to the Internet. When it is in this mode, you can call functions and flash code.


### OTA Firmware Update

{{{device-animation device "blink" "magenta" }}}

If your {{device}} is blinking magenta, it is currently loading an app or updating its firmware. This state is triggered by a firmware update or by flashing code from Particle Dev or Particle Build. You will often see this mode when you connect your {{device}} to the cloud for the first time.

### Safe mode

{{{device-animation device "blink" "magenta" }}}

You should put your Particle in safe mode when you want to perform a safe OTA (no code is running on the device), or when your latest code is crashing the device.

Note that, if you enter this mode by holding {{#if photon}}`SETUP`{{/if}}{{#unless photon}}`MODE`{{/unless}} on boot, blinking magenta indicates that letting go of the {{#if photon}}`SETUP`{{/if}}{{#unless photon}}`MODE`{{/unless}} button will enter safe mode to connect to the cloud and not run application firmware.
Hold down the {{#if photon}}`SETUP`{{/if}}{{#unless photon}}`MODE`{{/unless}}, then click the reset button once. When your Particle starts blinking in magenta, immediately release the {{#if photon}}`SETUP`{{/if}}{{#unless photon}}`MODE`{{/unless}} button. If you do this step correctly, the device will enter in safe mode, and won't run your code.

### Looking For Internet

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