How to get Alexa notifications when someone rings the doorbell
If you’ve bought a Ring doorbell and also have an Amazon Echo, then there’s no need to buy a Ring Chime to get doorbell sounds inside your home.
Any Amazon Echo can do double duty as a Ring Chime so you know when someone’s at the door. Plus, if you have an Echo Show, it can show the video feed from your Ring doorbell when someone presses the button.
Setting it up is as easy as enabling the Ring skill and linking your Ring and Amazon accounts. Here’s how to do it.
How to make Ring work with Alexa
Once you’ve installed your Ring doorbell and it’s up and running, open the Alexa app on your phone.
This is the process for linking your Ring account with Alexa:
Now that’s done, you need to enable notifications so you hear a noise when someone rings the doorbell.
That’s it. Now you can press the doorbell to check that it’s all working. If you have an Echo Show you should see the video feed appear after a few seconds of pressing the button.
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Author: Jim Martin, Executive Editor, Tech Advisor
Jim has been testing and reviewing products for over 20 years. His main beats include VPN services and antivirus. He also covers smart home tech, mesh Wi-Fi and electric bikes.
