Enabling and Customizing Notifications for Ring Devices

Customize your doorbell Ring Alerts when someone presses your doorbell and Motion Alerts when your doorbell or camera detects motion.

Enable and customize Ring Alerts and Motion Alerts in the Ring app

1. Open the Ring app and tap the

   menu (☰)

   in the top left corner.
2. Tap

   Devices

   , then select the relevant device.
3. At the top of the screen, you can toggle the following on or off:
   • Ring Alerts
   • Motion Detection
   • Motion Alerts
4. Tap the

   Motion Settings

   tile to customize settings such as:
   • Motion Sensitivity.
   • Smart Alerts

     (a Ring subscription is required to use this feature).
   • Advanced Settings

     (example:

     Advanced Motion Detection

     ,

     Motion Schedules

     , and

     Motion Frequency

     ).

Motion Warning Alert for select cameras

Some Ring Security Cameras let you use a Motion Warning, which is an audible, pre-recorded message that plays when your camera detects a person. 

Troubleshooting notifications

If you're having issues getting notifications, make sure you're connected to wifi and that your mobile device settings are set to allow notifications from Ring.

• Troubleshoot notifications on Apple (iOS)
• Troubleshoot notifications on Android