Set up Quick Replies

With Quick Replies, Ring video doorbells can play pre-set responses and receive messages from visitors - a smart doorbell feature for when you're too busy to respond. Simply put, it's an answering machine for your front door.

Quick Replies is available in the following languages: US English, British English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Danish and Japanese.

You can now link Alexa Greetings or Quick Replies with Modes¹ provided that you have a device that supports Alexa Greetings or Quick Replies and both Modes and Alexa Greetings or Quick Replies are activated. For example, you can set Alexa Greetings or Quick Replies to turn on automatically when your devices are in Away mode and Quick Replies to turn on in Home mode if both Alexa Greetings and Quick Replies are available on your device.

Quick Replies is not available for Ring Video Doorbell (1st Generation). Learn how to find your Video Doorbell model in the Ring app.

Using Quick Replies in the Ring app

You can enable or disable Quick Replies at any time in the Ring app. Once the feature is activated, and someone rings your doorbell, the visitor will hear a pre-selected message and can leave a reply, unless customised otherwise.

There’s no subscription required for Quick Replies.

Reviewing previously recorded video on your Ring Video Doorbells and Security Cameras requires a Ring Home subscription. Only events that occur after you have subscribed will be recorded. Past events might appear in your history, but you cannot view or recover them.

Learn how to change your Chime Tone.

How to set up Quick Replies 

In the Ring app:

1. Tap the

   menu (≡)

   on the top left of the

   Dashboard

   .
2. Tap

   Devices.
   • Select the device you want to set up.
3. Tap more (•••) on the doorbell you want to access.
4. Tap your device's Settings.
5. Tap the

   Smart Responses

   tile.
6. Tap

   Quick Replies.
   • Toggle the

     Quick Replies

     switch to the blue "on" position.
7. Set

   Response Time

   for right away or between 2-20 seconds.
8. Choose

   Quick Reply Message.
   • Scroll down the list and select a year round message or seasonal greeting.
9. Tap

   Save

   in the top right corner.

How to select and play Quick Replies in Live View

You can play any Quick Replies message when you open Live View, without turning on automatic Quick Replies. For example, if you open Live View or answer a ring alert via the app, you can play a reply such as "Hi! We'll be right there," or "Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to leave a message, you can do it now."

To play a preset message when in Live View:

1. Tap Quick Replies.
2. Tap a Quick Replies message of your choice.
   • Your Quick Replies message will play to your visitor through the doorbell speaker.

How to link Quick Replies with modes¹

To set Quick Replies to turn on or off automatically when your Ring devices are in Home, Away or Disarmed mode:

1. Open the Ring app.
2. Tap the

   menu (☰)

   .
3. Tap

   Devices.
4. Tap the device you want to configure.
   • Make sure you have enabled Quick Replies for this device.
5. Tap

   Mode Settings
6. Select the

   Mode

   you want to link with Quick Replies.
7. Tap your device again.
8. Under Smart Response Settings, toggle

   Quick Replies

   on or off as desired.
9. Repeat this process for at least one more of the modes so that Quick Replies is toggled on for at least one mode and is toggled off for at least one mode.