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  mjhubbard

  This is a must. For people with pets, a door not closing all the way and getting pushed open is a huge issue. Having a notification on every open is too much noise. We need a separate ability to just have a notification after something (anything) is left open for a long duration. This should be possible in any mode (armed or disarmed).

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  22-07-2020 06:00:14

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  Mochi1219

  If you use Alexa, you can set up a two step routine: When the [contact sensor] is OPEN ACTIONS: 1. Wait XX minutes 2. Announce "[contact sensor] is open You will receive a notification

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  11-11-2023 03:32:26

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  PolaroidCamera

  Mochi1219: If you use Alexa, you can set up a two step routine: When the [contact sensor] is OPEN ACTIONS: Wait XX minutes Announce "[contact sensor] is open You will receive a notification I tried this. It doesn’t work. The problem is that the routine doesn’t stop/cancel/reset when the contact sensor changes status. For example, I set a notification for a contact sensor to open and apply the number of hours to wait. In the meantime the contact sensor closes. At the correct number of later I receive a notification that the contract sensor did not close. It only creates a basic notification that will go off after a specific time. It doesn’t let you know a door was left open, it just delays a notification that a door was opened.

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  30-01-2024 10:17:01

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  TexasStar

  Seconding what PolaroidCamera said. I would really like to be alerted after x minutes open, but at a bare minimum I want to make sure my garage door is closed before bed. As part of my Alexa “goodnight” routine, I have set the alarm and then a step for the garage door “Alexa, is garage door open?” (it not being a proper garage door sensor is a different matter) so this is how it goes: I say “Alexa, goodnight” Alexa turns off lights, etc. and arms in home mode Alexa says “Garage door is closed” I know with a proper door sensor it would just not let me arm without bypassing it, but this is the best I could get working.

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  06-03-2024 11:22:02

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  Marsha11

  I don't understand your request. As for comment @mjhubbad Devices \> Alarm Base Station \> Sensors \> Name \> Mode Settings

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  24-07-2020 06:38:20

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  Boone

  [@Marsha11](https://community.ring.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/79478) I think you missed the point. To clarify, [@richardcouch11](https://community.ring.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/76692) and [@mjhubbard](https://community.ring.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/79197) want a new sensor setting. They want a TIme-Delay for when they receive message (Notification) or hear a Alert/Chime sound. Currently, you can set a Notification and/or Alert/Chime sound, ON or OFF, for either when the sensor "Opens" or "Closes" ... but the key point is, if you select ON this occurs immediately. For example . . . suppose you have a Door Contact Sensor settings configured with both the Notification "ON' and Alert/Chime Sound "ON", for both when the door Opens and Closes. Then when someone opens the door you immediately get a notification and a sound. And then when the door closes, you again immediately get a notification and a sound. This repeats again every time the door is open and closed . . . over and over and over again. UGH. If the door is frequently used, it's going to drive you crazy. I think the Time-Delay feature would be used like this. Suppose, if this feature was available with a 10 second delay. Then when the door opens, the Alarm Base Station starts a Timer but does not immediately send a notification nor sound until 10 seconds passes. But if the door is closed before the 10 seconds have expired, the timer just resets, and there will be NO notifications/sounds at all, ever! This Timer-Delay would enable people to travel through the doorway without any notifications or sounds, as long as the open/close cycle is completed under 10 seconds. But suppose the door does remains open longer than 10 seconds? In this case, both the notification and sound will occur once 10 seconds have elasped. If this Time-Delay feature was available, you would avoid the constant notifications and sounds from normal typical use of the door. But you would still be notified if the door is accidentally left open. Now, of course the base station still gets the sensor-signal immediately, for use in Armed Alarm Modes. Just you only get notified or hear the sound, after the 10 second timer has elapsed. This way, the typical daily travel won't drive you crazy, but you still would know if the door is accidentally left open (via notification and sound).

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  25-07-2020 04:37:13

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  Boone

  > @512techguy wrote: > Please add the capability with Ring Alarm to send a notification when a door sensor is left open for x minutes. I don’t need to be notified every time a door opens, but would like to know when a door is left ajar for more than a couple minutes. This should be easy to do! Agreed! Click and Kudo this link too . . . you aren't alone with your request: [https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Open-sensor-notification/idi-p/47461](https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Open-sensor-notification/idi-p/47461)

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  03-08-2020 09:26:09

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  BillyJoeBob

  I want to get alerts for 3 distinct states: Door opened, door closed, and door left open for a defined period of time. This is for a sensor that is not set to arm during home or away arming. The use case is a safe.

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  13-08-2020 02:10:39

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