Amazon has the echo show and echo spot devices while google s nest hub and nest hub max serve similar purposes.
Echo spot front door camera.
To set the two up you ll need a smartphone handy so you can download the alexa app to set the ring skill up.
Yep you can essentially use your echo show as a security camera monitor.
The ring skill connects any ring video doorbell or security camera to your echo show echo spot echo speakers firetvs or firetablets.
You can watch a live feed from your smart security camera on your amazon alexa speaker just by asking.
As mentioned above amazon and google both sell home assistant devices that have video screens letting you view the feed from compatible smart doorbell cameras.
To end the feed say alexa stop alexa hide my front door or alexa hide the front door camera our top equipment picks.
However not every smart doorbell camera is compatible with either or.
If you have an amazon echo show of any size echo spot or even an amazon fire tv stick you can check in on cameras such as ring video doorbell arlo pro 3 or nest cam iq indoor.
You can say alexa show me the camera or doorbell name which will show you the front door without turning the microphone on.
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To remove the feed from the screen say alexa hide my front door.
Can i disable two way communication.
You can also disable two way communication by pressing the mic button during live view on an echo show or echo spot.
Of course to do all this you ll need both an amazon echo show and your ring doorbell.
For those who have the echo show or echo spot you can say alexa show my front door to get an instant view of the entry to your home.
It s more than just an alarm clock but amazon is definitely pushing this as a 130 device that will sit next to your bed.
Alexa hide the front door use this command to remove the live.
To activate the camera echo show owners only need to say alexa show me the front door camera or.
Now that you ve successfully connected your ring doorbell device to your amazon echo you may be wondering what exactly you can do with it.
Echo spot feels like the real push to get cameras inside your smart home.
Echo show owners who want to take advantage of this feature will also need a smart camera.