Glass Break Sensors

This is insane I was hoping for a glass break sensor some time soon and no chance! That’s crazy oh well ring seems to have stop caring.

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Well you can get an Amazon Dot for $25 and that has a glass break skill that integrates with Ring, HOWEVER, that will only work in “Away” mode, which is useless. You can use the motion detector in away mode. I wanted the glass break sensor for Home mode so if we are sleeping upstairs, the sensor will alert if someone breaks the window downstairs.

I have a solution though- although not ideal. You can install a motion detector outside with limited range and set that in “Home” mode.

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Did Ring respond that they’re not going to add glass break sensors, as I haven’t seen that response. Or, are you reacting to no response from ring on the request for them to answer whether they intend to offer glass break sensors?

Thanks.

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Ring hasn’t said yes or no. They’re looking into it is about all that’s known.

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I got the alarm kit for Christmas. My wife did not realize it did not come with a camera. I will buy one. BUT, the fact that RING does not have a glass breakage sensor is astonishing. For those of you who do not know how the sensor functions, they detect the frequency or shock waves associated with glass shattering. It is not designed to listen for voice, like the Amazon and Google spy devices. This makes this type of sensor singularly important in any type of building. One of these cheap devices, centerally located, can cover the whole house.

This should be one of those “of course we will” replys from RING. I really love the way the RING functions, but this may end up being a COSTCO return…

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Yeah, lack of glass breakage sensor is a real gap (and they would seel a ton of them!)

Also, be aware that the Ring cameras really don’t work with the alarm yet. You can link the camera to the alarm but all that does is turn on the cameras for 30 seconds when the alarm is tripped. The alarm doesn’t use the siren in the cameras, and they are currently not hooked up to the disarm/away/home modes.

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Thanks. I’m returning the Ring system I bought at Costco to replace the system Spectrum is not supporting after 2/5. The lack of glass break detection is a deal breaker for me. I’d have to buy an unbelievable number of contact sensors to make up for the lack of glass break sensors. The camera thing is also an issue.

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So I ended up installing a motion detector to compliment my cameras outside the from and rear entries to the house. This way, the alarm will instantly activate if someone tries to enter at night. So far, no squirrels or other night critters have set it off.

If Ring offered two functions it would make life SO MUCH EASIER!

  1. Anytime Glass break sensors!
  2. Camera motion detectors that could trigger the alarm!
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The price of a basic echo dot is on par with most wireless glass breaks (even cheaper).

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As I understand it, the echo dot will not trigger an alarm in the event it detects glass breaking. Additionally, I don’t believe it can be set to listen while you are in home mode. And even it if could do both of these things, I’m not super keen on putting an always on microphone in my home just to get a glass break sensor.

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Completely agree dec0y!

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Just wanted to chime in here in case anyone from Amazon/Ring is listening. I was all set to buy an extensive Ring security system to replace my current alarm, but after reading some of the threads here, I will be holding off primarily due to the lack of a proper glass breakage sensor that can automatically trigger the alarm. Having Alexa send a notification to my phone so I can manually trigger the alarm is not helpful – if I’m at work in a meeting, I may not see the notification for an hour or more, by which time the burglar will be long gone along with my stuff.

I am hoping Ring will address this significant gap in their otherwise-good system in the near future, but given that people have been requesting a proper glass breakage sensor on these forums for years to no avail, I’m guessing I will need to go with a SimpliSafe system instead. :frowning:

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Has anyone simply connected a ZWave glass break sensor to the system to see if it recognizes it? I don’t have a need for glass break sensor to test myself, but ZWave ones are commonly available and one of the promises/purposes of ZWave that it’s not vendor specific.

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The reviews are mixed. It says it will connect to the Ring system, however some are saying it doesn’t detect a glass break(?). However, I did read 1 review where there is a seller selling knock off so I wonder if the ones that aren’t working are the knock-offs. There is a sticker that says TX ID on it. If that is missing, it is not legit. Fox Trading Company on Amazon is listed in a review as having a legit one.

From my understanding is that a zWave glass break sensor that is non-Ring will connect to the Ring base station, but all it will do is just give you a notification on your phone and it will not alert set off the alarm or notify the monitoring company. Basically it’ll only do what the Amazon Alexa and Echo Dot’s do.

We just installed a ring system to replace our old Vivint system. We have never had glass breaks. I just always set up a motion detector ($30) for any room with first floor windows. Any rooms not on the main level, I have those motion detectors set to arm in Home mode. We also have flood light cameras or spotlight cameras to cover any windows from the outside. Final level of security is our Boxer who will detect glass breaking and lose her mind if all else fails and we can hit our panic button while grabbing the shotgun…so maybe you just get motion detectors for when you’re away and a dog for when you’re home?

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I bought this kit last year and it’s been pretty good. Not perfect but still good. But I’m still amazed that they have not released a glass break sensor. People (including myself) has been asking them for one for almost 3 years now, probably longer. I have no idea why they haven’t implemented one yet. Not even a third party one. It’s really frustrating. They say they will eventually release one from the Twitter messages they’ve replied to me but we’re in 2020 and there is still no news on a glass break sensor. Come on Ring, enough is enough. Please release a glass break sensor this year. ??

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I’m actually strongly considering switching to simplisafe since I’ve been waiting so long for them to come out with one now. I hate to invest in a brand new system, but I’m tired of waiting. Time to switch to someone who actually cares about security.

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they stopped caring when they were purchased by Amazon.

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What’s really astonishing to me is that, if you read the documentation for Amazon’s Alexa Guard feature – which includes glass breakage sensing capabilities – it says Alexa Guard can automatically notify ADT’s alarm monitoring center if it detects broken glass. But if you have a Ring alarm system, Alexa Guard will just send a push notification to your phone without alerting Ring’s monitoring center. Totally useless if the notification arrives when you’re in a meeting, or in the middle of the night when you’re sleeping.

How is it even possible that the one and only option for glass breakage detection with the Ring alarm – which is made by Amazon, Ring’s parent company – works better with Ring’s competitor than with Ring?

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