Ring Video Doorbell
Ring Doorbell Light and Button Functionality while in live view
My scenario is I linked Ring with Alexa and setup a custom routine that will view my front door through my doorbell pro when a motion trigger occurs. In doing so, I found two issues that I believe to be caused by the current behavior of the Ring Doorbell and would like to see changed or customizable. 1. When the doorbell's live view is active the doorbell button does not ring the doorbell through any means. It won't trigger a ring app alert, internal door chime or even the feedback ringing sound the person pushing the button normally would get. I see this as an issue regardless of my configuration because I could be viewing the camera while away from home while a person at home will have no idea someone is trying to ring the doorbell. 2. The normally white LED ring around the button turns blue indicating that the camera is active AND someone is watching it. I would really prefer people not know if I am looking at them or not. I don't see this as a privacy/consent issue because when they see the doorbell cam, it is safe to assume it is at least being recorded. I understand that pressing the button will turn the ring blue as well but I am referring to it doing so without a button push and how that is a dead giveaway. (I don't want to have to acknowledge a solicitor just because they know how a ring doorbell behaves.) I have seen this issue reported with other cameras Ring offers and think it is a universally preferred option to not have the blue LED indicated the camera is being viewed in real-time.
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06-01-2021 11:17:23
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I was wanting to have a small monitor display the doorbell camera permanently. Now that means the chime will never go off. If I'm upstairs (where the monitor is), I still want the people downstairs to be alerted via the chime. I also don't feel I should have to turn off the live view of the monitor when I leave the house so that I still get alerted via the app.
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29-09-2022 11:36:24
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NMThey use to have another app for just your situation. Which I loved as well. Idk why they quit offering the app. I think it was different developers who weren’t under Amazons unbrella. But they should develop another one.
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21-04-2023 01:02:14
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At night things can get tricky when it comes to navigating a front porch. If you are having guests over at night, they need to be able to see your Ring Doorbell to notify you of their arrival. Does the Ring Doorbell light up at night? A Ring Doorbell will only stay illuminated if it is hardwired. [quote="Neighbor1, post:1, topic:28702"] * When the doorbell’s live view is active the doorbell button does not ring the doorbell through any means. It won’t trigger a ring app alert, internal door chime or even the feedback ringing sound the person pushing the button normally would get. I see this as an issue regardless of my configuration because I could be viewing the camera while [MyGreatLakes](https://www.mygreatlakes.me/) away from home while a person at home will have no idea someone is trying to ring the doorbell. * The normally white LED ring around the button turns blue indicating that the camera is active AND someone is watching it. I would really prefer people not know if I am looking at them or not. I don’t see this as a privacy/consent issue because when they see the doorbell cam, it is safe to assume it is at least being recorded. I understand that pressing the button will turn the ring blue as well but I am referring to it doing so without a button push and how that is a dead giveaway. (I don’t want to have to acknowledge a solicitor just because they know how a ring doorbell behaves.) I have seen this issue reported with other cameras Ring offers and think it is a universally preferred option to not have the blue LED indicated the camera is being viewed in real-time. [/quote]
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11-01-2021 03:10:27
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