- Ring cameras can now notify you about unusual activity
- New tool uses AI to ‘learn’ what’s normal in your home
- There are also new sensors to detect safety and security issues.
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We’re at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where Ring just announced a set of new AI-powered updates that should make its video doorbell and security cameras even better at keeping your home and family safe.
One of the most interesting additions, AI Unusual Event Alerts, sends you a notification when your camera or doorbell detects something that seems out of the ordinary. It uses video description technology launched in June last year, which analyzes the event that triggered your camera to start recording and sends a text description to your phone so you can decide if it’s something that needs your attention.
What is normal for one person’s home may be unusual for another, so this is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, AI unusual event alerts “learn” what’s normal in your home by monitoring daily activity and then warn you when something happens that doesn’t fit the usual pattern.
If you currently find that you are receiving too many alerts, you can choose to only receive a notification when something out of the ordinary happens.
Active Warnings are another new AI-powered tool for your Ring cameras and are intended to deter potential threats to your property as soon as they are detected.
This feature, which is available if you’re currently enrolled in Ring’s Virtual Security Guard program, will send warnings to potential thieves or other threats through your camera’s speaker immediately, while a trained security expert takes a closer look at what happened to see if further action is needed (such as starting a two-way conversation or contacting emergency services).
Sensors and switches
Ring also used its booth at CES to introduce a new set of sensors and other devices based on Amazon Sidewalk (a low-power network that can transfer small amounts of data much farther than your home Wi-F) and that don’t need a separate hub.
Until now, Sidewalk was only available in the US, but it is now also rolling out to Canada and Mexico, with the EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan following later this year.
New Sidewalk-compatible hardware includes:
- Contact sensors for doors and windows
- motion detectors
- A panic button
- Glass break sensors
- Exterior door sensor
- Smoke and carbon monoxide sensors.
- Flood and frost sensors
- Temperature and humidity sensors.
- Air quality sensors
- A sump pump sensor
There’s also a set of new controllers that make it easier to manually operate your Ring smart home devices, including a fan control, smart plug, single light switch, and smart light remote.
Take some apps
Finally, Ring has opened the doors to a new app store, where you’ll download a ton of third-party tools to help you get more out of your Ring devices. It’s currently only available in the US, but is expected to launch elsewhere soon.
You’ll need a compatible Ring subscription to use these apps, and depending on which tool you want to use, you may need to sign up for a third-party service and connect it to your Ring account.
The selection of apps is expected to grow in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for what’s available through the Ring app or on Ring.com.
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