Ring’s AI upgrades help cameras ignore the neighbor’s cat

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Ring just dropped a trio of updates that transform its cameras from simple motion detectors into actual smart security systems—and honestly, it’s about damn time.

The headline feature? “AI Unusual Event Alerts” that actually learn your home’s daily chaos.

Instead of pinging you every time a squirrel crosses your driveway, the AI monitors regular activity patterns and only alerts you when something genuinely weird happens.

Finally, an end to notification hell.

Even better: “Active Warnings” lets your camera play security guard, issuing verbal warnings to sketchy characters while a human expert reviews the situation remotely.

Ring’s also going full ecosystem mode with a massive hardware drop powered by Amazon Sidewalk—that low-power network that reaches farther than Wi-Fi without needing another hub cluttering your setup.

The new lineup includes everything from door sensors and panic buttons to flood detectors and air quality monitors.

There’s even a sump pump sensor, because apparently Ring is coming for every corner of your home.

The Sidewalk network is expanding globally too, hitting Canada and Mexico now, with Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan following later this year. (according to Ring)

Perhaps most interesting: Ring launched an app store for third-party integrations, currently US-only.

You’ll need a Ring subscription, and some apps require separate service sign-ups, but it signals Ring’s shift from walled garden to actual platform.

Between AI that understands context, hardware that covers every sensor imaginable, and an app ecosystem that’s just getting started, Ring’s betting big that smarter beats simpler.

Whether that’s worth the subscription fees and privacy trade-offs? That’s still your call.

Kevin Raposo

Kevin is KnowTechie's founder and executive editor. With over 15 years of blogging experience in the tech industry, Kevin has transformed what was once a passion project into a full-blown tech news publication. Shoot him an email at kevin@knowtechie.com.