Amazon’s Alexa can now tell you if your security camera sees a person or package
and Ring Video Doorbell 2020 and is coming to Abode’s IOTA and Outdoor cameras, but not to the Google Nest cameras, even though the Nest doorbells do have package detection of their own. These partnerships are part of a newRelatedIf the camera manufacturer charges a fee for person or package detection, you will need to pay that for the feature to work. Ring users will need a Ring Protect plan and Abode users an Abode plan ; Google doesn’t charge for person detection.
Currently, many video doorbells that work with Alexa can announce on connected Echo speakers when someone presses the doorbell, andor Fire TV. Some security cameras can also announce motion events. But these new features add the ability to do all this for a person or package, too. It should be useful for those times delivery drivers don’t ring the doorbell or for if someone is creeping around in your backyard.
You control the settings for the person and package announcements in the Alexa app, where you can also set up motion and doorbell press announcements.To turn the feature on, you will need to have person and / or package detection enabled on your compatible camera and then go into the Alexa app and navigate to the camera or doorbell settings. There, you’ll see a new section called Camera Events, where you can enable either or both options as well as customize the settings. You can also choose which Alexa devices make the announcements if you have more than one.
We have yet to see the features show up on our devices, and it may take some time for it to roll out to all users.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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