Furthermore, shared Ring device users cannot access movies on their devices, and no user may share videos from the Ring app or view footage on Echo Show devices or third-party applications. End-to-end encryption also prevents Alexa Greetings and Quick Replies, which allow a Ring video doorbell to react to a visitor automatically. Bird’s Eye View, a feature on certain Ring cameras that displays the route a visitor has walked to the doorbell or camera, will also not operate. All of these features are restored when end-to-end encryption is disabled.
However, the majority of these functions are only convenient extras that are not required for the primary function of a security camera. For many users, the additional privacy protection will outweigh the inconvenience.
Ring also announced a new feature this week to make it simpler to keep recorded footage when a user sells or disposes of a Ring device, such as when upgrading to a new model.
