Sound Detection in the Ring App

If you have a Ring Protect Plus subscription, your Wired Doorbell Pro (formerly Video Doorbell Pro 2) or Floodlight Cam Wired Pro can use Sound Detection in addition to Motion Detection and send app notifications¹ when they detect certain sounds.² The recordings of these events will also appear as entries in your Event History and Event Summary.³

How to find out which doorbell or security camera you have in the Ring app.

How to set up Sound Detection in the Ring app

For each device you want to set up Sound Detection for:

1. Tap

   menu (≡)

   on the top left.
2. Tap

   Devices

   .
3. Tap your Wired Doorbell Pro or Floodlight Cam Wired Pro.
4. Tap

   Sound Detection

   .
5. Toggle on the sounds you want to receive notifications and recordings for.
   • Optional: Adjust your device’s sound detection sensitivity to low, medium, or high.

You can review, share and delete your Sound Detection recordings from Event History.

Learn how to share, unshare, and delete recordings.

Troubleshooting notifications

If you’re not receiving notifications, make sure that:

• Your device is

  connected to wifi

  .
• Your

  Ring notifications are enabled in your mobile device settings

  .
• Audio Streaming and Recording is turned on in the Ring app for each device that is using Sound Detection:

1. Tap

   menu (☰)

   on the top left.
2. Tap

   Devices

   .
3. Tap your Wired Doorbell Pro or Floodlight Cam Wired Pro.
4. Tap

   Device Settings.
5. Tap

   Privacy Settings.
6. Toggle on

   Audio Streaming and Recording.