A different sound for every camera

Your phone buzzes. Right now you have to look to find out which camera it was — and whether it was a person or a passing car. Smart Notifications answers both before you take the phone out of your pocket.

Works alongside the Ring app; nothing in Ring is changed.
01

One sound per camera

Pick a distinct tone and vibration for each camera. The front door and the back garden stop sounding the same, so you know which one it was without looking.

02

People only, if you want

Let a camera notify you only when Ring classifies the motion as a person. Cars, branches and the neighbour's cat stay in your history instead of on your lock screen.

03

Quiet hours, per camera

The back garden can stay silent overnight while the doorbell still gets through. Set the windows per camera and per day; the doorbell can always be given priority.

04

One notification, not ten

A burst of movement is one event, so you get one notification that says "6 motion events", then a quiet period you choose before the next one.

05

The picture, in the notification

A snapshot arrives with the alert, so you can see what happened without opening anything. Turn it off per camera if you would rather not.

06

See what you were spared

Your history shows every event and what the rules decided about it, so you can tell a well-tuned filter from one that is hiding something you wanted.

How it works

  1. Add Smart Notifications from the Ring Appstore and link your Ring account. You sign in with your email address and a one-time code — there is no password to invent.
  2. Your cameras appear, each already given a different sound so the app is useful before you configure anything.
  3. Adjust whatever you like per camera: the sound, people-only, quiet hours, how long to wait before notifying, and how long to stay quiet afterwards.
  4. Invite the rest of the household. Everyone gets the alerts, and anyone can pause their own phone without affecting the others.

Requires a Ring account with a compatible camera or doorbell, and a Ring subscription where the features you use need one. Available in the United States.
Smart Notifications is a convenience tool for managing notifications. It is not an emergency, security or life-safety service.