How To Download Ring On Echo Show 8
Deena Lavene
Now that you have your Ring Doorbell connected to your Amazon Echo Show, you can immediately begin monitoring your home through your Alexa smart devices. There are a few cool things you can do once it's all set up.
Your Amazon Echo Show devices will automatically show footage from any Ring Video Doorbell when the button is pressed. You can narrow this down to specific devices if you wish to keep notifications tidier. Alexa will announce that someone is at your door, using the label you set up for that particular Ring Doorbell. This lets you know which exact door your visitor is at.
Sometimes, you don't want to answer the door, but you still want to know who's there. If that's the case, you can say the command, "Alexa, show my front door" or "Alexa, show the front door camera" to get a live video without enabling your microphone. To end the feed, say "Alexa, stop," "Alexa, hide my front door," or "Alexa, hide the front door camera." And with a new update to Fire TV, you can view a live feed of your Ring camera in picture-in-picture mode on your TV!
Once you subscribe to Virtual Security Guard, you can enroll individual cameras in the program through the Ring app. If a motion event occurs, an alert is sent to the professional monitoring team who will then review any footage recorded for that event.
If something awry is detected, that third-party monitoring team can bring up the live footage of your cameras and use the two-way audio to warn a potential intruder that the authorities are on the way. This includes a Ring Video Doorbell, as that would be classified as an outdoor camera.
Alexa is ready to show and tell
With the Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen), you can see who's coming and going without shaking a leg or lifting a finger. Its display shows a live view of your front door, so you can engage or dismiss your visitors without even opening the door. Plus, Alexa has tons of other skills compatible with many of the most popular smart home products on the market.
We got an Arlo doorbell and camera in Dec. 2021. We set up a main account for me and a secondary account for my husband. We had the notification settings set up differently for each of us. We also set up the Arlo to "chime" on our Alexa-enabled devices (Echo Show, Echo dots) when the doorbell was pressed WITHOUT ringing our phones. I do not want my phone to ring every time someone (delivery driver, etc) rings the bell - the package alert setting was fine for that. We charged the Arlo doorbell last week and now can't get this system to work anymore. Our notification settings mirror each other (if one of us changes, it changes on both of our phones) and we can only get the chime on the Alexa devices if the phones ring. Silent mode silences everything. Turning silence mode off makes everything (phone and Alexa) active. We enjoyed the devices up until last week and just want to have it function the same way again. Can anyone help?
We are running iOs 15.4.1 and the Arlo app is version 3.6.4 (3405). I am the main account and I granted access to my husband (different email). Both of these accounts are now mirroring each other - meaning that if I turn on silent mode on my phone, his phone also goes to silent mode. This was not the case previously, as he always had his on silent (he is in a job where he can't have notifications all the time) and I never did.
Previously, we had it set so that the doorbell press rang our Alexa devices in the home, but not our phones. I also had badge notifications for the doorbell and camera on my phone, but my husband did not. Now, if the doorbell is pressed, our phones both ring. If I activate silent mode, nothing rings on the Alexa or either of the phones.
The problem continues. If I have Silent Mode OFF, then we both receive phone calls whenever doorbell is pressed (and the chime rings on our Alexa devices, and I receive notifications on my phone). If I have Silent Mode ON, then nothing happens: no calls, no chime, no notifications. Our settings are still mirrored on both phones (meaning if Silent Mode is on one phone, the other one mirrors it - can't have silent mode on one phone and not the other).
OK, so I did what you suggested and it worked for my husband's phone. However, it still rings to my phone (and the Alexa enabled devices). So the problem is 50% solved, but I am stumped that we have a doorbell that can't function as a doorbell alone. To be very clear: we had this working up until recently. I went from Dec 2021 until May 2022 with the Alexa enabled devices ringing and my phone NEVER ringing. Official Arlo case says that they never had this feature - that the only way to disable calls is to have silent mode on and then nothing will ring, but that wasn't the case up until 2 weeks ago. We never would have kept the system if that was the case. Thank you for your continued help.
While I am frustrated for you, I am glad that it is not only me that is having this issue. I opened an official Arlo case with customer service and their final word is that what I had for months is not possible: you can't have silent mode on and the Alexa devices ring. Which makes zero sense since we DID have that for months.
I am also concerned, but unsure, that by doing this I have adversly affected the connection between the router and the satellites as that seems to be only 5G. But the backhaul status of the two satellite connections is shown as being "good" even with the 5G signal reduced to 25% so maybe reducing the 5G signal to 25% does not impact the router to satellite connections? Does anyone know the answer to that?
Your Echo smart speaker will play a sound when someone rings the doorbell. Adding several smart speakers throughout your home is an easy way to always be able to hear your doorbell ring no matter where you are at home.
You can also use two-way talk between your doorbell and Echo Show to communicate with who is there (and while you can see them, they can't see you). Additionally, commands like "Alexa, show my front door" to get an instant view of the entry to your home.
With Alexa Routines, set Ring and Alexa up to fit your personal preferences. Having trouble hearing the doorbell? With Ring and Alexa Routines, change the colour of your smart lights when someone presses your Video Doorbell, so you never miss a visitor.
With Ring's skill for Alexa, customers can simply ask Alexa to show them their front door, hands-free. They can see their video feed on their Echo Show without having to pull out their phones and open their app.
To start using two-way communication, just say "Alexa, answer [camera or doorbell name]" or "Alexa, talk to [camera or doorbell name]." This is the same command as you'd use if you were answering on an audio-only Alexa device but of course you can only hear and speak to the person rather than see them.
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has agreed to buy video doorbell maker Ring, the companies said on Tuesday, in what analysts see as a growing bet on delivering packages inside of shoppers' homes and on home security.
Currently, Ring devices can integrate with Amazon's voice-controlled assistant Alexa. Users of Amazon's Echo Show device can say, "Alexa, show my front door" to receive a live feed of activity around their home via Ring cameras.
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