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'Does Ring work with Alexa?': How to sync Ring devices with Alexa to bolster your home security system

Written by Steven John
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Alexa can be connected to any of Ring's home security devices through the app. BrandonKleinVideo/Shutterstock
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Over the last several years, Amazon's smart home company Ring has become a serious competitor in the home security industry. From its smart lighting and video doorbells to a whole-home security alarm system featuring panic buttons, flood and freeze sensors, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, Ring is giving homeowners a new and relatively simple to install choice in property protection. 

Coupling Ring with Amazon's virtual personal assistant Alexa is a way to up your home security game. When synced, you can use voice commands through your Echo speakers to quickly respond to the world outside — from your mail carrier to an unknown visitor — from inside your home. 

To get Ring and Alexa to work together, your Ring and Alexa devices you wish to sync must be connected to the same WiFi network. Then you'll need to download the apps for both if you haven't already, in addition to having registered accounts. Finally, you will need to enable the Ring skill in the virtual assistant. Here's how to do it. 

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How to use Alexa to control your Ring security device

1. Open your Alexa app on your iPhone or Android device. 

2. Tap the horizontal bars in the top left of the app screen. 

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The Alexa app's menu bar resembles a "hamburger" of lines.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Select the Skills & Games option in the menu that appears. 

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This Alexa app menu lets you add a device, control your Alexa settings, and more.  Steven John/Business Insider

4. Enter Ring into the search bar.

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You can view your results in the bottom half of the search page screen.  Steven John/Business Insider

5. When Ring appears as a result, tap the Enable button.

6. Sign in to your existing Ring account to link your Alexa and Ring devices.

7. When a screen appears asking to Discover Devices, tap the prompt to find and automatically connect your Ring hardware.

8. If your chosen Ring device hasn't appeared after selecting Discover Devices, you can also ask, "Alexa, discover my devices." 

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Steven John
Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.