How to connect Ring doorbell to Echo Show 5 or Echo Show 8?

Combining Ring doorbell with an Echo Show 5 or 8 is a great home security move. Because Amazon Alexa is compatible with both of them, they can cooperate. These smart home appliances are ideal for tracking home security and keeping an eye on activity. Once configured, the Echo will automatically notify you when someone knocks on your door. How to connect Ring doorbell to Echo Show 5 or Echo Show 8?

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Ring doorbell features

The wired 1080p HD video doorbell has sophisticated motion detection, two-way communication, and configurable privacy settings. With the addition of the last feature, the doorbell will now automatically detect motion in front of the camera, so you won’t need to wait for visitors to ring the doorbell to know they’ve come.

Amazon Echo Show 5 feature

You will have considerably more access to your doorbell with the Amazon device. When you’re at home, the Echo Show 5 can take care of things for you, whereas when you’re away from the house, you can check your smartphone to see who’s at the door. You may view the video that the doorbell has recorded on the 5.5-inch screen. You won’t need to check your phone or get out of bed to see who has arrived if you keep the Echo Show 5 on your nightstand or desk. You’ll just need to peek over.

How to connect Ring doorbell to Echo Show 5 or Echo Show 8

Steps 1 : Add Ring Skill from Alexa

The Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet must first be opened. More pressing, then talents and games To find ring, click the magnifying glass button. Choose the ring skill, then click “Enable to Use.”

Step 2: Sign in to Ring Account

To activate the skill, you should now sign into your Ring account. After that, a notice informing you that your account has been successfully linked should appear. Once you click the next button, the program will start looking for a connection. It ought to locate your doorbell, Your doorbell should now be visible if you select cameras from the gadgets icon.

Step 3 : Choose Amazon Echo Show

Press the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen after choosing the doorbell. From here, choose the gadgets you want to be notified when someone rings the doorbell. I’m just going to choose my Echo show 5 for the time being. Then, you may decide whether to enable or disable motion announcements.

Step 4: Choose doorbell notification

Last but not least, you will want to choose your doorbell sound. I leave mine on default, but there are many possibilities, including seasonal alerts. Make sure that doorbell press announcements is switched on so that you will be informed when someone is at the front door.

How to “answer” the door

Saying “Alexa, answer front door” or “Alexa, talk to front door” will activate the video feed and establish a two-way voice conversation with the guest. One thing to keep in mind is that if you have more than one Amazon Echo Show device, only one of them will be able to talk to your Ring Doorbell at once.

Get package alerts

Special alerts for when packages are delivered to your front door can now be enabled for Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 or 2020 owners. Select Ring Video Doorbells with this function turned on can really identify the presence of a package on your front porch, whether it’s a box or a padded envelope, and give you a customized alert notification with a thumbnail indicating the package identified.

Any monthly fees

Ring’s Virtual protection Guard plan will take care of your needs if you’re a small business owner or simply want the piece of mind that reliable protection can provide. A security expert can be given access to monitor or interact with any of your outside Ring cameras with Virtual Security Guard, a $99 per month add-on to an existing Ring Protect service.