Receiving Person, Package or Vehicle Alerts with Smart Alerts

Smart Alerts notify you when Ring detects people, packages, and vehicles on select devices.

This feature requires a compatible Ring Home subscription.

Setting up Smart Alerts

Smart Alerts work with most battery, solar, plug-in, and wired Ring products.

Enabling and adjusting Smart Alerts

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Motion Settings

   .
5. Tap

   Smart Alerts

   .
   • To activate Smart Alerts, tap

     Enable Feature

     .
   • Tap

     Continue

     .
6. Choose your preferred alerts for

   Person

   ,

   Vehicle

   and

   Other Motion

   .
   • Today, Vehicle Detection is available for:
     • Floodlight Cam Wired Pro
     • Floodlight Cam Wired Plus
     • Spotlight Cam Plus
     • Spotlight Cam Pro
     • Indoor Cam (2nd Gen)
     • Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam
     • Video Doorbell Wired
     • Battery Doorbell Pro
     • Battery Doorbell Plus
     • Battery Doorbell
     • Wired Doorbell Pro

   • Check Smart Alerts in your Ring app for availability of Vehicle Detection.
7. Tap

   Done

   to save new settings. Editing existing settings will save automatically.

Setting up Package Alerts

Package Alerts are available on select doorbells.

Enabling and adjusting Package Alerts

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Motion Settings

   .
5. Tap

   Smart Alerts

   .
6. Under

   Package Zone

   tap on the bell icon to enable recording and notifications.
7. For first-time activation, follow these additional steps:
   • To enable Package Alerts, tap

     Turn On Feature

     .
   • Tap

     Continue

     .
   • Create your

     Package Zone

     , then adjust it to surround your delivery area.
   • Tap

     Done

     .
   • Tap

     Continue

     .
8. Editing existing settings will save automatically.

You will now see Package Alert markers on your Event Timeline. Learn more about the Event Timeline feature. Package Alerts work best with medium-to-large shipping boxes. Envelopes, tubes, small boxes, and food deliveries might not be detected.

Adjusting your Package Zone and Sensitivity

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device’s settings.
4. Tap

   Motion Settings

   .
5. Tap

   Smart Alerts

   .
6. Under Package, tap

   Customize

   .
7. Select

   Package Zone

   to set where your doorbell detects packages.
8. Select

   Package Sensitivity

   to adjust the balance between missed deliveries and unwanted alerts.
   • Note:

     For best Package Alert accuracy, set Motion Sensitivity to highest. This might affect your device’s battery life and increase the number of notifications you receive.
9. Tap

   Save

   .

Disabling Smart Alerts

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Motion Settings

   .
5. Tap

   Smart Alerts

   .
6. Tap

   Disable Smart Alerts

   .
7. Tap

   Disable Feature

   .