Person reviewing their Neighbors app feed on a mobile phone.

Customizing Neighbors app notifications and feed

Customize your Neighbors feed and notifications in either the Ring or Neighbors app to help you focus on important neighborhood updates. Only the content that you choose to post publicly on Neighbors can be viewed by other users or by local public safety and government organizations on Neighbors. Ring does not display personal information on Neighbors.

Managing Neighbors notifications and feed

Customize your notifications and Neighbors feed to see relevant posts. Your feed settings determine which neighborhood events appear in your summary.

To access Neighbors push notification settings, email notification settings, and customize Neighbors feed:

  1. Open the Ring app or Neighbors app.
    • For the Ring app, tap the
      Neighbors
      shortcut tile, then tap the
      gear icon
      .
    • For the Neighbors app, tap the
      menu (≡)
  2. Tap
    Neighborhood Settings
    .
    • To edit push notifications, tap
      Push Notification Settings
      . Then, tap
      Filter Alerts by Type.
      Once complete, tap
      Apply Filter
      or
      Done
      .
    • To edit Neighbors feed, tap
      Feed
      Settings
      .
    • Tap
      Advanced Settings
      to choose and refine what topics you want to see in your feed. Once complete, tap
      Apply
      or
      Done
      . The topics you select also enable or disable push notifications for each topic.
  3. To edit Neighbors email notifications, tap
    Email Notification
    Settings
    . Select your desired notification settings and tap
    Save
    .

Adjusting your neighborhood area

To adjust your neighborhood area:

  1. Open the Ring app or Neighbors app.
    • For the Ring app, tap the
      Neighbors
      shortcut tile, then tap the
      gear icon
      .
    • For the Neighbors app, tap the
      menu (≡)
  2. Tap
    Customize Neighborhood
    .
  3. Tap
    Neighborhood Area
    .
  4. Use the slider left or right to adjust neighborhood size. Use the eight radius dots to shape your neighborhood area.
  5. Tap
    Save
    .

Disabling Neighbors feed and notifications

Disabling the Neighbors feature removes its feed and notifications from the Ring app. This removes the Neighbors tile from your dashboard and stops all notifications, including safety alerts and information shared by individuals and local public safety and government organizations. The Neighbors invitation options will also disappear from your dashboard and menu. Note: To access disable settings, you need a United States location and the latest Ring app version. To disable Neighbors feed and notifications from the Ring app:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap the menu (☰).

  3. Tap
    Control Center
    .
  4. Tap the
    Neighbors
    section under Community Control.
  5. Tap the toggle to disable Neighbors.
  6. Tap
    Yes, disable now
    to disable.

To disable Neighbors feed and notifications from a web browser:

  1. For computers or laptops, under the
    Account
    tab on the top right, click
    Control Center
    . For mobile devices, tap the
    menu (≡)
    on the top left and tap
    Control Center
    .
  2. Tap
    Neighbors
    under Community Control on the left side panel.
  3. Tap the toggle to disable Neighbors.
  4. Tap
    Yes, disable now
    to disable.

Once disabled, you can restore access through the Control Center or by downloading the Neighbors app.

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