Ring Alarm
Front door requires bypass if open
When leaving the house I will frequently have my front door open while getting ready to go. When trying to arm the Ring alarm it reqests I bypass the front door contact sensor. I thought I would try this and see if the sensor starts working once I closed the door. Sadly it doesn't and remains bypassed. Also it doesn't seem to shaow anywhere in the app it is bypassed. Every other alarm system I have used will allow your entry/exit sensor to be in open state while setting the alarm. If of course you don't close that sensor before arming completes the alarm will trigger. Please offer an ignore option in addition to bypass, so the sensor starts working when the alarm finally sets. Or simply show a warning to close the entry/exit sensor or the alarm will sound after countdown. Also make sure the app clearly shows any bypassed sensors. It is daft forcing me to close the door just to arm the alarm, it should allow you the countdown time to close it.
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28-01-2020 04:22:16
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Hey Neighbors! I'd like to share this Help Center article [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417964486676) about the Ring Alarm Quick Exit. This new feature allows you to open a door without Disarming the Alarm and setting off your Alarm by using the button on your Contact Sensor. Be sure to update your Ring app and let us know how you like this feature!
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02-06-2022 10:13:26
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RThanks for sharing this new feature with us here; unfortunately it does not address the ask in this thread at all. The new Quick Exit feature is all about making it easier to leave the house / let a pet out when the alarm is in "Home" mode - for example, at night time. By contrast, this thread is about making it easier to leave the house under more typical circumstances, ie. going from "Disarmed" to "Away", by allowing a Main Door contact sensor to be open during the process (without needing to bypass it).
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20-06-2022 12:20:06
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Hi neighbors! Currently, it is **not** an option to arm your system with an open Contact Sensor without having to bypass that Sensor. You can utilize the Exit Delay so you have a set amount of time to get out the front door before your system is fully armed. For more information on how to use Entry and Exit Delays, please review [this](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030784072-Setting-Ring-Alarm-Entry-and-Exit-Delays) Help Center article. As Tom mentioned in a previous reply, we do have the [Ring Alarm Quick Exit](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417964486676) feature available now, which may be helpful in certain scenarios such as taking the trash out or letting a pet into the yard. Regarding the request in the original post, you can find the associated feature request made by the original poster below. https://community.ring.com/t/allow-arming-countdown-to-start-with-defined-entry-exit-open-without-requiring-bypass/13349 **I'm marking this reply as the solution so that neighbors who come to this thread can easily locate the associated feature request and add their feedback there as well as vote on the request if they're interested in this feature**. The [Feature Request Board](https://community.ring.com/c/products/feature-request-board/24) is the best way for us to gather and share feedback with our teams here. :)
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21-06-2022 06:25:29
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URing Support please stop blathering on about the quick exit system as a solution to this problem. Instead, please fix the problem so that I can arm my system with the main door open so that when I return I hear the entry delay message and countdown. I don’t care how you provide the solution (and there have been many good suggestions on this thread) please get on and do it!
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01-08-2022 02:59:42
UThis isn't related in any way to the problem the thread mentions. Can we please have some acknowledgement that this is either an issue Ring would like to fix, or confirmation that it will never be looked at, so at least people can factor it in when looking at whether or not to purchase a Ring alarm?
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19-10-2022 08:47:17
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I just installed a Ring Alarm system. I am completely baffled as to why this hasn’t already been implemented. There’s no point in having a countdown if the door you’re leaving out of isn’t going to be armed anyway! regarding the laborious work-around of arming when the door is closed, then opening the door and leaving and closing the door behind you, I would like to point out that it is difficult to impossible to herd all family members, pets, and aliens, if applicable, through the door in that short minute. A workaround to this workaround’s shortcoming would be to be able to customize the armed delay to two minutes or five minutes, say. But, I want to emphasize that the original problem is easily fixed through maybe two lines of code by even a very junior software engineer… this is basic functionality that is very easy to implement and is a major flaw of the existing Ring Alarm system. Ring should count its lucky stars that nest bowed out of the home alarm space. If for nothing else but this shortcoming, I would instantly quit Ring and go to Nest if it were still available
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19-07-2022 01:06:12
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I can't believe this thread exists for an alarm... Of course people want to set the alarm with the front door open or closed and have a number of seconds to leave and shut the door for it to be included in the monitored trigger sensors whilst away. Absolutely mad that this doesn't already exist. I was so confused when trying to set my alarm as to why it wouldn't work and found this thread and can't believe it... This issue alone would make avoid recommending a ring alarm to others. It's like the most basic feature you would expect from an alarm.
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25-09-2022 08:17:22
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peter3434
This problem is still not fixed? It would be so simple. On the main entry door.. put a setting that will allow it to be open when the system is set to Away. Then as long as it's closed during the away time countdown.. it would be monitored. Just give us the option... RING listen to your customers and what they need!
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11-05-2022 04:00:29
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