Feature Request Board
Allow Alexa routines to set ring alarm to home mode
If you can use routines to set the alarm go away then you should be able to set it to home too.
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04-04-2020 01:11:15
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- R
I have Alexa routines setup to do certain things when I leave or when I arrive home. It would be nice if Alexa could be used to change modes. For example, from Home-to-Away and vice versa.
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13-04-2020 10:21:41
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BI am really suprised this isn't currently supported. I agree this is a must have feature and would make the Alexa integration must more valuable. I don't always have my smartphone with me when I want to arm the system and if I am upstairs it is pain to go to a keypad... where I have Alexa all over the house.
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22-04-2020 04:37:53
BI was mistaken - you can actually do this if you have the Ring Alarm, it is just not that obvious in the documentation. Not sure if it is supported with the new modes feature of the app in general. My guess is this will come soon as it seems like if would be useful even if you only have Ring Cameras.
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22-04-2020 05:58:38
MI have the ring Doorbell, indoor camera and Alexa echo show installed already. If I buy the basic ring alarm system what would I need to do in order to let Alexa arm and disarm my system?
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02-05-2020 04:32:29
ZYou can do this! Add the RING skill to Alexa and link your accounts then just ask Alexa "SET RING TO HOME MODE" and it will set! Same for AWAY mode. However, to DISARM through Alexa you will need to setup a (4) digit code in the Alexa App. 1st! I recommend using a different (4) digit code through Alexa and it works fine! I have a Fitbit Versa2 with Alexa built in and set my alarm while driving to work and then to DISARM it before I get home so, I don't even have to touch my phone - this works great! Hope this helps!
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11-07-2020 12:53:40
- J
Seconded! I have a routine that I use with Alexa when I get into bed in the evening to adjust the lighting in my home and it is such a pain in the butt to follow up with a second command that Alexa may or may not hear correctly. Need to add this!
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27-05-2020 03:46:42
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- T
Hi, I love the whole ring system, by far the easiest, most user-friendly, and functional alarm system I have ever had! One feature I would highly recommend would be a general auto arm and disarm. More specifically if you could link it in to the Amazon routines, so for instance when I said good night it would arm in home mode, and when a wake alarm clock (Alexa) went off in the morning the ring would automatically disarm. The next example would be a location-based arming and disarming when we got so far away from our home and returned. Thank you so much for taking the suggestions to heart!
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26-06-2020 03:34:20
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- Z
This feature is already availible! I ask Alexa to "SET RING TO HOME MODE" everynight and RING sets to home mode. I can even do it from my Fitbit Versa2 smartwatch with Alexa built in! You just need to add the RING skill to Alexa and link your account and your good to go! You can set AWAY mode as well. The DISARM mode through Alexa requires you to setup a (4) digit pin code through the Alexa app. and it works like a champ! I use my Versa2 to disarm the system while driving home and never have to touch my phone! It works great! No distractions...
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11-07-2020 12:43:12
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Neighbor42
I've got an interior camera plugged into a smart plug that Alexa activates when I leave. Before, the camera would just start recording when I left. However, the camera now won't function unless I go into the app and set to away mode. I agree with this suggestion. It's a pain to go into the Ring app and switch modes and deal with Alexa every time I leave
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10-04-2020 08:01:41
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