Use chime as a siren for Ring Alarm

It would be cool to use the Ring chime for doorbells as a siren for the alarm system. This can amplify the alarm even if it is not that loud. Better yet with the 2nd generation chime pro it can flash its nightlight while it emits a siren like sound.

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Also it could chime when front door proximity sensor is opened

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Great idea, it’s needed

I take it this is not possible yet

It would be super convenient if the chime could be configured to make the sound when a door windows open with the ring alarm. Additionally the sound of arming and disarming that normally comes from the base could come from the chime

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I second this suggestion plus ask that all the scheduling that you can do for camera alerts be added to the contact sensors, either the window/door contact sensors or the Retrofit Alarm Kit. Sometimes you want some alert or notice but not the alarm siren to sound.

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I think it would be helpful if a user had the option to choose their Ring Chime and Ring Chime Pro as items that can alert when a door/window is opened and be able to customize when these alerts are heard (Disarmed/Home/Away) along with volume and more.

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This would be great since it’s all in 1 app. So if Chimes also played alarm audio as well as open notification audio.

There needs to be a way to sync the chime pro with the alarm base station so that you can purchase multiple chime pro and place them throughout your home. This will allow you to hear the doorbell whether you’re in your garage, basement, or a bedroom. And syncing it with the alarm system means that whenever someone opens a door or window you would be able to hear the alerts whether you’re in your garage, basement, bedroom etc. My base station is in 1 room and at night I cannot hear any of the alerts if someone was coming or going. And having 3 kids it’s a nice ring of security to be notified via audible tone that someone has opened a bedroom window or back door at 3 in the morning. Currently this cannot be done.

I agree, when someone opens a door, the “chirp” should also be heard from chime devices in addition to the base station and keypads.

This way the chime would serve the same functionality for the security system as it does for the doorbell.

In a large building you don’t need alarm keypads all over the place, but it would be nice to hear when a door has opened when you are not near the door.

This would be especially useful in a small business situation, which Ring is now advertising its use for.

I’ve GOT to get some sort of linked chime to the Alarm Base Station! Ring support act like I have a horn growing on my head when I make this request! There is NO excuse to not have chimes tied to the alarm system, otherwise I could have people walking in and out my front door without even knowing!

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Literally makes no sense that this feature wouldn’t be available. Same reason the chime is useful- it’s a fairly basic requirement to have a audible signal for doors that open in areas of the home that aren’t within eyesight of the door or hearing distance of the keypads.

Love my Ring ecosystems but totally agree with this thread. The only audible sound for doors/windows opening is the Ring Alarm Base Station. This is a major missing feature set in the Ring solution. I have multiple Chime Pro devices from Cameras and was hoping to place those throughout the home in order to receive audible alerts for when doors open / close. Unfortunately is doesn’t appear possible. Come on Amazon, this has to be a the roadmap. Do tell…

It would be nice to be able to link the Chime Pro to the base station to sound an alarm when the base station is sounding, similar to the way you can link some cams.

A very simple feature needs adding in…

If you own a ring alarm and a chime, if the siren is sounding you should be able to have the siren also play at full volume through the chime!

With this, it would also be nice to have the countdown leaving tone played through the chime as well.

Very simple feature!

Please see link to my question. It would be highly useful to be able to link all ring accessories to your ring alarm. Otherwise what’s the point in buying the accessories?

Hi neighbors! If you have an Amazon Echo device, we’ve released a feature that will allow you to play the chirps and sirens from your Ring Alarm system through your Amazon Echo devices. You can read more about this feature in our Help Center Article here. Thanks for sharing your feedback and ideas! :slight_smile:

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Please make Chime work as additional alarm siren.

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The ring alarm is way too loud for apartment dwellers. There has to be a feature that either turns on all alarm feature in away mode but that wont trigger the alarm sounding—better yet there should be a volume control or ability to warn an intruder via a voice message. False alarms are inevitable—I had one trigger two nights ago while not home —woke next day to several angry neighbors who were shocked out of bed and were left wondering whether they should vacate because they thought it might be a fire alarm. Very big shortcoming of this system!!

How has this been resolved? You haven’t answered my question about the chimes?
I don’t care about the Amazon echo, that wasn’t my question.
I want to know why the Chime equipment can’t be connect to the ring alarm base also???