What Can You Do With Amazon Alexa and Ring Devices?

See how you can use Amazon's smart home technology to keep your home safe and secure.

Amazon Alexa integrates seamlessly with Ring Video Doorbells. Smart replies are the ideal Alexa skill for the two devices together.

But there are several Ring products that also work well with Amazon that you may not have considered for your smart home. We’ll cover some smart and secure ways you can use the two device types together.

You can use Quick Replies with your Ring Doorbell, kind of like an answering system for your door. When you use this service, you can enable a recorded response that visitors will be greeted with when they ring your doorbell. You can also enable automated responses provided by Ring, such as "Hi! We’ll be right there."

You can also have Alexa answer your door for you. Using this skill, visitors can interact with Alexa. You can say things like, "Alexa, answer the front door," or "Alexa, talk to the person at the front door." Alexa can take over for you and handle the interaction that a visitor needs.

To enable Quick Replies, add Ring as a skill in your Alexa app for iOS or Android. Alexa will take you through some basic steps, such linking your Amazon and Ring accounts, and authorizing Alexa to access your Ring account.

Also ensure the latest software and updates are applied across all your devices and apps. And ensure your Ring device and Echo devices are on the same Wi-Fi network, your Alexa devices are under the same profile, etc.

Ring and Alexa collaborate to offer several additional smart home and security features. Here are a few examples of how you could use the skill.

Say you wake in the middle of the night, realizing you have forgotten to lock the front door. Gone are the days when you got out of bed, walked to the door, locked it, and possibly failed to fall back asleep. Instead, say, "Alexa, lock my front door."

Alexa will lock your door if it includes a Works With Ring smart lock. Alexa will also audibly confirm the completed task, so you can roll over and go back to your peaceful sleep.

You no longer have to fumble with a keypad if you have a Ring Alarm System and Alexa. You can ask Alexa to arm your security system while you walk out the door. Or if you’ve accidentally set off your Ring Alarm, you could say, "Alexa, turn off the security alarm."

Ring offers several different types of lighting that you can use outside for smart security and convenience. Say you use the Neighbors by Ring social space, and you’ve seen a notification posted by a neighbor that they’ve been a victim of porch piracy. With a Ring Spotlight, you could say, "Alexa, turn on the front porch security light."

Or say your kids text you, telling you they’re walking home, and you realize that all the lights are off in front of your house. You could say, "Alexa, turn on the lights out front." Alexa can turn on Ring Spotlights, Pathlights, Steplights, and more.

If you’re still concerned about that porch pirate, you can use Ring Security Cameras to watch for suspicious activity outside your house.

For example, you could say, "Alexa, show me the front door security feed." Your Echo Show device can use your Ring Security Cam to show you what's happening at your front door, in front of the garage, etc.

With an Amazon Fire TV, you could view the security feed on your large screen, so you don't miss a thing.

Alexa can notify you when your Ring camera and motion sensor detects motion outside your house. Alexa can even notify you when you've got mail using a Ring Mailbox Sensor.

As of this article, all Amazon Echo Show, Echo Spot, and Echo Dot generations are compatible with Ring. Ring-supported Alexa-enabled devices include the following:

Ring and Alexa provide basic and smart interoperability for your home. When you combine Ring and Alexa smart home devices, you can enjoy peace of mind and security that can help you keep an eye on your home and the safety of loved ones.

Josh Dollaghan is passionate about home improvement, especially when it comes to next-gen, smart home products. He is a graduate of Colorado State University and has been writing professionally since 2011. He loves spending his spare time with his wife and their two kids. He also enjoys exploring the great outdoors, reading, and composing music.