GeoFencing

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

The Alarm Modes, which can be used to modify the behavior of your cameras, does not have any effect on the ‘pushed’ text-type Notifications that you get on your Ring App. Notifications for ‘Motion Alerts’ is currently “always” or “none” regardless of the Alarm Mode.

If you like the idea, besides the current ability to modify the behavior of camera’s “Motion Detection” and “Live View” with the **Alarm Modes, you also want to modify the behavior of “Motion Alerts” (the Notifications) **then you are NOT alone! Here in the Feature Request Board forum is where Ring Team look to see what currently unavailable feature that people might want. And the more “Thumbs Up” Kudo votes the Ring Teams see there will better get their attention, increasing the chances of them providing that request. You should add your Kudo vote, if you like the requesting author’s idea (add your “Thumbs Up” Kudo vote on the left side of the author’s starting post), to help get the attention of the Ring Teams on the links below ( these are similar requests for this feature option, so I’ve probably missed quite a few others):

Submitted by LexNesta :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/mode-settings/idi-p/59554

Submitted by SashaW :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Motion-Alert-Toggle-under-Modes/idi-p/31956

Submitted by ring_user_sc :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Phone-Notification-Options-In-Modes/idi-p/43119

Submitted by AGingerScot :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Ring-camera-notifications-linked-to-alarm-mode/i…

Submitted by JasonKrul :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Receive-motion-notifications-only-on-away-mode/i…

Submitted by Terrafirma2021 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Feature-request-Ability-to-record-but-disable-no…

Submitted by jcappy401 :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Alarm-Mode-Settings-should-have-the-option-to-en…

Submitted by Swordfish :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/Disable-Alerts-Mode/idi-p/42334

Submitted by Michael_Kay :

https://community.ring.com/t5/Feature-Request-Board/New-Modes/idi-p/23459

Unite our efforts and voices. Vote with a “Thumbs Up” Kudo on each of these links and make your voice be heard for this new feature! And then, maybe one day it will be added as a new option! :slight_smile:

This is a basic requirement in today’s world.

At a minimum there should be geofencing to alert you if you are X miles away and the system is disarmed. Frontpoint your competitor has this. Ring please add this soon.

Either offer it natively or allow integrations (SmartThings) to be able to set it

Make it just like the Nest thermostat - very effective.

Also mode change by time- ie change between day and night mode automatically by setting the time.

Agreed - how can Ring be a smart system if it has to be manually managed?? Modes is not a feature ready for prime time and the team should be embarrassed to release this when Nest / Google have automated location detection.

Year later still no auto switching? Might be time to look at nest again

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It would be great if camera status (eg armed, disabled, lost connection) and/or the current mode of the overall ring system (disabled, home, away) was available via the API so it can be consumed by Alexa, IFTTT, Home Assistant - it’s currently not reported. This status would allow a routine/automation to check state on a schedule or other trigger and remind to change mode. Even better would be possibility of changing modes (using a security pin) via API, eg Home Assistant set mode to away based on geofencing.

How is this not a thing yet? There is already the ability to turn notifications off/on on a schedule, why can’t we set a schedule for modes?

Another disappointed user - again, the ability to define modes without having to access the app repeatedly would be very useful. A schedule & geo-fencing protocols please. I’d like to be able to switch the living room indoor cam on at night (so that if we had a break-in, we have footage recorded), but I don’t want it on constantly, so the ability to set a simple schedule for overnight would be helpful. Equally, I’d like the ability to increase the sensitivity in away mode compared to that in home mode, plus have away mode activate automatically if there is no-one home.
Any chance of a constant record mode too - seems crazy to not have the ability when items are mains powered.

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We appreciate this feedback, neighbors! While our teams work to add and improve on our features and devices we would like to share out recently announced Geofence feature with you. This feature offers notification auto-snoozing for your Doorbells and Cameras. Plus it has Alarm mode reminders too! It is currently only available for US based neighbors. Check out Riley’s Community article here, for more information on this new Geofence feature, and feel free to let us know what you think! :slight_smile:

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While the reminders are a step forward, that is a tiny step. Enable full automation of mode switching. When no account holders are home, switch to arm. When an account holder is home, switch to home. Just complete the gap from reminders to automation.

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I installed my floodlight camera and liked the experience, and so I was hoping to replace my two indoor Arlo Qs with Ring Indoor Cams. Unfortunately, as temperamental as the Arlo geofencing can be, it’s vastly superior to what Ring current supports.

For me to replace them Ring must:

  1. Automatically arm the cameras when both my wife and I are out of the house
  2. Arm according to a schedule when either of us are home (so it can record overnight)
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More notifications and no new automations or integrations. Great! That only took…. 2+++ years…

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