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08/26/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/26/2026 09:30

Ring debuts Video Descriptions, intelligent updates on what’s happening at home

UPDATE: This article was originally published on June 25, 2025. It was updated on August 26, 2026, now that the feature has expanded to other regions.

Key takeaways

  • Video Descriptions helps you quickly distinguish between urgent and everyday activity with a quick glance at your phone
  • With Video Descriptions, you will see text descriptions of the motion activity your Ring doorbells and cameras see-giving you smart, real-time details on what's happening.
  • Video Descriptions is available to Ring Pro and Pro Intelligence subscribers*.
For over a decade, Ring has been inventing to make neighborhoods safer. From introducing the world's first video doorbell, the Floodlight Camera, the Neighbors app**, to our many other inventions, each has come from a mixture of evolving tech and good old-fashioned creativity.

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I have always focused my invention on delivering solutions that make people's lives better and safer. And today's technological advancements represent something truly extraordinary, which has challenged me to think not just how these capabilities can make Ring better, but to explore how we would build Ring today if we started with intelligent assistance as the foundation.
I am excited to introduce Ring Video Descriptions. This new intelligent feature helps you quickly distinguish between urgent and everyday activity with a quick glance at your phone. With Video Descriptions, you will see text descriptions of the motion activity your Ring doorbells and cameras see-giving you smart, real-time details on what's happening.
Once Video Descriptions are enabled, Ring notifications will provide more meaningful information like "A person is walking up the steps with a black dog," or "Two people are peering into a white car in the driveway."
Video Descriptions uses real intelligence to describe only the main subject that caused a motion alert and what action it is taking. We've also designed the feature so the descriptions are intentionally concise, allowing you to quickly discern if something needs your attention.
This foundation allows us to unlock more features, like a feature that intelligently combines multiple motion activities around a house together into a single alert. Simultaneously, we will be adding custom anomaly alerts, which generate alerts only when something happens on your property that is an anomaly to your property. It will learn the routines of your residence, get smarter, and deliver peace of mind by only notifying you when it is something out of the ordinary.

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We are just starting to scratch the surface of intelligent features. I feel like we are back to the very early days of Ring again-I see unlimited potential for new experiences we can invent for our neighbors. The team and I look forward to introducing new impactful features to all our products, making them better and better, and helping us deliver on our mission to help protect our neighborhoods and communities.

Video Descriptions availability

Video Descriptions is available in select languages to Ring Pro and Pro Intelligence subscribers. The feature can be enabled through the Ring app and works with all currently available Ring doorbells and cameras, so both new and existing Ring neighbors will be able to enjoy the power of Video Descriptions.
*Compatible Ring subscriptionrequired. Video Descriptions availability limited to mobile devices with selectprimary languages.
**Neighbors is available in the U.S. only.

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