Ring & Alexa
  • How to Set Up Alexa Person and Package Announcement

    Ring device owners with a Ring Protect subscription can opt in to Person and Package Announcements to get Alexa Person and Package Detection Announcements to get automatic live view of your Ring camera feed on your Echo Show, Fire TV, or Fire Tablet, a voice announcement, and a mobile push notif...

  • Helping Your Ring Devices Work With Alexa

    Make your home smarter by getting your Ring devices to work with your Amazon Alexa-enabled device. Ring devices are compatible with Alexa-enabled devices such as Echo Show, Echo Spot, Echo Dot, Fire Tablets (7 and above), Fire TV (2 and above), Fire TV Cube (1 and above), Fire TV Stick 4K,...

  • Control Your Ring Doorbell or Security Camera with Alexa

    To connect and control a Ring video doorbell or security camera with a compatible Alexa-enabled device, you’ll need to add Ring as a skill in your Alexa app. Then you’ll be able to give voice commands for your Ring device(s), including doorbells and cameras, as well as watch live videos from them...

  • Creating a Routine with Alexa and your Ring Device

    Routines are a series of commands you can set your Alexa to perform when it is connected to a Ring device (such as a doorbell or security camera), usually triggered by an event such as motion detection. Routines follow a simple formula: when this  happens (for example, your doorbell detects motio...

  • Ring Supported Alexa-enabled Devices

    Connecting Ring Devices with Alexa is a simple process. To accomplish this, you’ll need to add Ring as a skill in your Alexa app. Once this is accomplished, you’ll be able to use a variety of Alexa-enabled devices with your Ring devices. What follows is a list of Alexa-enabled devices compatible ...

  • Using your Echo devices as a Smart Lighting Bridge

    If you have an Amazon Echo (4th gen) or an Echo Show 10 (3rd gen) and are an advanced user of Ring technology, your ability to coordinate your Ring Smart Lighting has expanded thanks to the device’s built-in Ring Bridge. Note: Amazon Echo Dot is not compatible as a Ring Bridge. This article will ...

  • Alexa Greetings

    Alexa Greetings is an optional voice service available to Ring Protect Plan subscribers (in the US) with compatible versions of the Ring Video Doorbell Pro. Alexa Greetings, which is being rolled out to Ring neighbors in stages, allows Alexa greet visitors, take messages and provide instructions ...

  • Alexa Guard and Alexa Guard Plus

    Alexa Guard (available in the US) Alexa Guard is a free feature available for supported Amazon Echo devices that can detect the sound of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, or glass breaking when you set Guard to Away mode. Alexa can send you Smart Alerts via notifications* to your mobile devic...

  • View Your Ring Cameras on Fire TV with Alexa

    You can use Alexa commands to view live video feed from your Ring Security Cameras or Video Doorbells on your Fire TV. First, you’ll need to connect your Ring devices to your Alexa-enabled Fire TV. View Your Ring Cameras From the Smart Home Dashboard The Smart Home Dashboard on Fire TV is a hub ...

  • What to do if your Ring and Alexa Features Stopped Working

    If you’ve already enabled the Ring Skill in your Alexa app, but it stopped working, you may be having a connectivity issue. If auto live view or Live View is not connecting, follow the steps below to resolve the problem. This procedure will disable and then re-enable the Ring Skill but your Ring ...

  • Ring Alexa Skill Stopped Working

    If you’ve already enabled the Ring Skill in your Alexa app, but it stopped working, you may be having a connectivity issue. If auto live view or Live View is not connecting, follow the steps below to resolve the problem. This procedure will disable and then re-enable the Ring Skill but your Ring ...

  • Using Amazon Alexa to Monitor and Replace Your Smart Lights Batteries

    Part of a good home security system is making sure all of its components are powered properly. That gets a little bit easier if you have Alexa monitors and replaces the batteries in your Smart Lights or Ring Alarm contact sensors and motion sensors. Don't worry about batteries running out again, ...

  • How to Connect Amazon Alexa-Enabled Devices with Ring Devices

    You can connect your compatible Amazon Echo, Echo Show, Fire TV, or Fire Tablet to your Ring device and use Alexa voice commands to do the following (and more): Answer your door (and receive Chime Notifications on your Alexa-enabled device). Speak to your visitors. Get a live view from your doo...

  • Smart Lighting and Alexa

    With Ring Smart Lighting, you can also control your lights and manage most of their settings directly with Alexa. Ring Skill is compatible with all Ring Smart Lighting, 3P Works With Ring Light Switches and non Ring landscape lighting connected to the Ring Smart Lighting Transformer. Ring Smart L...

  • Doorbell Announcement Notifications Through Amazon Alexa

    You can have Alexa announce when someone presses your Ring doorbell or when motion is detected. This article gives you steps for enabling this feature and answers frequently asked questions about announcement and motion notifications. Click here for information on integrating Amazon Echo Show, Fi...

  • Shared Users and Alexa

    The Shared User feature in your Ring app can be used to add family and friends to your Ring account. This will give them access to your Ring devices, allowing them to do a variety of things, including a limited measure of control from an Alexa-enabled device. Shared Users can do the following: A...

  • Using Alexa Guard with Ring Devices to Detect Broken Glass, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide

    With the Alexa Guard feature, you can connect your Amazon Echo device to your Ring Alarm and detect the sounds of a smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, or glass breaking. Alexa will then notify you about the event. The following instructions will detail how to use Alexa Guard and answer common qu...

  • Arming and Disarming Your Ring Devices with Alexa

    To arm and disarm your Ring devices with Alexa, set up the Ring Skill in the Alexa app and then a 4-digit code you'll tell Alexa whenever you arm or disarm*. You'll need to have a compatible Echo device connected to your Ring devices for this to work. The process for doing this is mostly similar ...

  • Two-Way communication through Amazon Echo devices

    You can initiate two-way communication through compatible Echo devices and compatible Fire TV devices to any Ring doorbell or security camera. The following article will answer frequently asked questions about using two-way communication through the Amazon Echo and Ring. Click here for informatio...

  • Control Your "Works with Ring" Smart Locks with Alexa

    Neighbors who have an Alarm-compatible smart lock integrated into their Ring Alarm will be able to lock and unlock* their smart locks with a simple Alexa command.* This article will help you set up and control your smart locks with Alexa.*Ring Alarm and all Ring Alarm accessories require a subsc...