It would also like to see an option to change the ringtone that is on the doorbell itself, just like the option that is available for the remote chimes.
I long for the day where someone pushes my doorbell and a chime plays of Alex Jones yelling âI DONâT LIKE EM PUTTING CHEMICALS IN THE WATER THAT TURN THE FREAKING FROGS GHEY!â
it would be great if the Ring alarm had voice announcements such as âfront door openâ from the keypad and base station like other alarm systems do. This would be useful to know which door or window was opened especially if its an unwanted entry.
I think this is a key function that is needed. One of the uses of an alarm system for me is knowing if a child opens contact sensor like a door or window. While I currently use Alexa devices to do this with Routines Iâd like the base to speak the name of the open sensor as well as the audible alert from a push notification.
Initially I wanted voice announcements, but in reality, how many doors does a house have? I have my front door to use âding dongâ, garage entry to âharpâ and backyard doors to âwind chimesâ. Now I can tell which door is being used. Windows donât count because sensors hardly ever/never trigger.
I agree with you Sam4007. Might I add that having that audio announcementmade at the time youâre attempting to arm the system before you leave. The system can use the name you gave for each contact sensor so you immediately know which window or door you need to close.
I use a $30 Amazon Echo dot gen3 to announce for each door when itâs opened so it will say âFront door openedâ or whatever other sensor I have setup custom for each name. This way I know what opened without having to grab my phone and look. Taking that a step further, If you place one or more Echo devices around your home and enable Alexaâs GUARD feature these will listen for glass breakage and other strange noises when your RING is set to AWAY mode and the Alexa app will alert you on your phone and allow you to listen to the noise that Alexa detected the you can decide to take action or not. You can even have the GUARD mode play the sound of dogs barking, control lighting after a sound is detected as well! Not too shabby for $30! Plus you get Alexa as well. For me worth every penny to add extra security to my home.
I agree with @Sam4007 , @Martechguru and @Kalihiboy . for the need a several voice announcements tailored, to different doors . . . or for other different sensors too. But I have a variation on Sam4007âs Feature Request:
Instead of having Ring pick the additional voice announcements (or Alert/Chirp sounds) for us, would it be possible to add a new Alert/Chirp sound selection, called âCustomâ . . . and then also provide a method for the user to âImportâ a sound file into this Custom slot on each device/sensor/doorbell?
Different âSound Filesâ can obtained off the Internet. And you could even make your own sound voice-recording file too! You could then Import tailored voice-recordings, such as: âSomeone is Ringing your Backdoor Doorbellâ, or âMotion in your Living-roomâ, or âYour Side Door is openâ, or âMotion at your Backyard Cam.â I bet some people wound make some funny voice-recordings, like âWelcome Home Your Highnessâ for your door sensor chirp. The point is, having an added new âCustomâ feature could provide endless Alert/Chirp choices!
Although @Zatt001 has a nice workaround utilizing the Amazon Echo that can provide this ability, I would prefer a âCustomâ Alert/Chirp selection listed right along with the other choices of âWindchimes, Harp, etc.â, all in the Ring App. Additionally, Iâm resistant to having an Echo in my house, because the idea of something listening to everything in my house I still find a bit too creepy for me (Iâve disabled âListeningâ abilities of my other high-tech devices in my house).
@Teethdood you can see that it is not distinctive Chirps for just doors, but also having the audible ability to know which Door, and which DoorBell, Motion Detector, Contact Sensor, and Video Camera too.
Now, if you think this âCustomâ Alert/Chirp option (with Import capability) would be nice to have, click on link below and click the Thumbs Up Icon. Ring Teams notice Feature Requests with higher Thumbs Up numbers, and then are more likely to incorporate the Feature Request. There are quite a few similar posts requesting either wanting larger Alert/Chirps selections, or more Voice announcements. Hopefully this âCustomâ option would meet everyoneâs needs.
Agree.
When in Home mode - In the event of a home invasion, an announcement of which door opened and set off the alarm is criticial to knowing where in your house to respond.
When disarmed - An announcement of which sensor opened is useful for tracking your kidsâ movement in and out of the house - at least please provide a larger catalog of chirps.
Both of these are common features in legacy alarm systems within the last 10 years.
Please take this to the product team and request that Voice Announcements be made an option. Since we can add custom names, it can simply announce that name when open. This can be very helpful for many reasons. Maybe even save lives.
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A parent can easily tell which direction a small child has ventured out.
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An elderly person can head in that direction without having to check every door/window.
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Will provide peace of mind knowing if there is a forced entry, we can tell where exactly it is.
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There are limited chirp tones.
I just switched from ADT and that is one feature I miss. Other than that Ring alarm is top-notch. Hope to hear back on this request. Thank you.
I know itâs not that hard to add this feature ( this feature has been there in other legacy systems). Whatâs stopping you from making this in coming updates?
This feature would be helpful and agree with the ops. Alarm.com has this feature. It is useful to know which zone was triggered like kitchen door open or garage door open.
Agree 100%⌠members have been asking for this for monthsâŚWAKE UP RING !!!
Yeah, whatâs taking so long?! I requested this way back in 2018!
I have a special needs child and we have sensors on all interior doors as well as exterior and windows. Being able to hear which one has been opened would be hugely helpful. I have different tones for interior vs exterior but I really need to know which door has opened.
Can we get some help on this request? Many votes here but no activity. My current solution works but has a delay. @Boone @Chelsea_Ring tagging anyone who can help bring this to light.
This feature is needed. Just migrated to Ring from another provider and losing a voice chime that specifically says which door was opened is severely annoying.
There is no reason that EVERY door in your house should have the exact same beep/chime. It does not add the value of specificity. Security and alerts are about specificity. Please implement this feature.
If Ring wants to be a top home security contender, this sort feature parity is reasonable to expect.
Is there a ETA on this feature ? Would really help a lot.
Vouch, been asking for this same feature for years.
Definitely need this feature but thought there was a way to do with routines.