New features for Ring Alarm
What’s new for Ring Alarm? Learn all about new products and trending features here.
Recent Ring Alarm features and products
Get emergency alerts in Do Not Disturb mode
With this feature, you can receive emergency Ring Alarm alerts immediately, even if your phone or tablet is in Do Not Disturb mode.
To add this feature, open the app menu, tap Settings then tap Alarm Alerts. Next, tap on the word Push at the top, then tap the new Mobile Do Not Disturb Settings feature, and you’ll be taken to the Ring app critical alert settings on your phone. Learn more.
Cameras can record when Alarm is triggered (Linked Devices)
Link your Ring cameras to your Video Doorbells and Security Cameras to start recording if your Ring Alarm is triggered.1 Your linked doorbells and cameras will record for 30 seconds (if they run on battery) or 60 seconds (if they have plug-in power) and you’ll be able to see the recorded videos on your Ring app. Learn more about Linked Devices here.
Shared Users and Guest Users
Do you have friends, family members or anyone else you’d like to share your devices and video recordings1 with? No problem, simply add them to your account as a Shared User and grant them access to your Ring Security Cameras, Video Doorbells or Alarm. Learn more about Shared Users and Guest Users.
You can also provide Guest Users with limited access to your Ring Alarm using the Guest User Scheduling feature at set times and days of the week. Learn more about Guest User Scheduling.
Pet-friendly motion detection
We’re working to help reduce false alarms that are triggered by pets with new pet-friendly motion detection. To update your settings, simply select the Ring Alarm Motion Detector from your list of devices, select Motion Settings, and adjust the sensitivity. Learn more.
New Keypad brightness control
Is your Keypad too bright? You can now adjust the LED brightness under the Keypad device settings in the Ring app. To update the settings, select your Keypad from the list of devices, tap “LED Settings” and adjust the brightness using the slider. Note: this only controls brightness of normal behavior, and you’ll see full brightness during alarm events.
Control lights, switches and more with Alexa
Enhance Ring Alarm-connected switches, dimmers and non-colour lights with your Amazon Echo devices, and set the brightness with just the sound of your voice. Learn more.
Adjust the brightness of your Base Station
Is your Base Station too bright? Simply select the Base Station from your list of devices, then tap LED Brightness to adjust the brightness. When your alarm is triggered, the Base Station LED will show full brightness.
Get notifications from Alexa
Set your Echo device to alert you when Ring Alarm Contact Sensors and Motion Detectors are triggered. Alexa will alert you to things like “Front door opened” or “Motion detected in the kitchen.” Learn more.
Arm, disarm and bypass sensors with your voice
Ask Alexa to arm, disarm or check the status of your security system. If one of your Contact Sensors requires bypass, you can also tell Alexa to bypass the Sensor in order to arm your Ring Alarm. Learn more.
Note: Your Ring videos are stored in the cloud temporarily according to your plan's retention period. Learn more about video storage time.