You can add friends and family as Shared Users in the Ring app to give them access to your Ring devices and their features. Shared Users can also use Alexa-enabled devices to interact with your Ring devices.
What Shared Users can do
- Activate Live View
- Initiate Two-Way Talk
- View Event History
- View recorded videos in the Ring app
- Turn alerts on/off for their smartphone, tablet, or PC
What Shared Users can't do
- Use Alexa to answer and receive alerts when someone presses the doorbell or triggers the motion sensors
- Receive doorbell press or motion announcements via Alexa
- View the most recently recorded videos in the Alexa app
- Delete videos stored in recent activity
- Add other Shared Users
- Delete devices
- Change motion settings
- Change the Ring device name
Add a Shared User
- Open the Ring app.
- Go to the menu and tap Devices.
- Tap a device you want a Shared User to have access to.
- Tap Shared Access and follow the on-screen instructions.
Shared Users will receive an email invitation to become a user for selected devices. They must have a Ring account to be added as a Shared User. If they don't have a Ring account, they will be prompted to create one.
