What if you could extend your awareness beyond your front door, creating a virtual neighborhood watch that keeps you informed about everything happening on your block—from suspicious activity and lost pets to local recommendations and power outages? Neighbors by Ring is that hyperlocal social network, designed to foster real-time communication and safety within your community. While it integrates seamlessly with Ring security devices, the app is completely free to use for anyone who wants to stay in the loop. By connecting you with nearby residents, it creates a powerful, crowdsourced alert system where people can post text updates, photos, and videos about safety concerns, local events, and helpful information, making your neighborhood more connected, vigilant, and ultimately, safer.
Why You'll Love Neighbors
The app transforms individual concerns into collective awareness, empowering communities to look out for one another with unprecedented ease and speed.
- Real-Time Crime & Safety Alerts: Get instant notifications about incidents posted by neighbors and local law enforcement in your area, such as package thefts, suspicious vehicles, or break-in attempts, often with helpful photos or videos.
- Active Community Feed: Scroll through a feed of posts from people in your designated neighborhoods. Engage by commenting, reacting, or sharing information to help others.
- Anonymous Posting Option: Share sensitive information or safety concerns with your neighbors while keeping your identity private, encouraging more open reporting.
- Integration with Ring Devices: For Ring device owners, relevant motion-activated recordings from your cameras can be easily shared (with faces and license plates blurred for privacy) to alert the community to verified activity.
Core Features That Make a Difference
Neighbors is built with features that validate information, protect privacy, and provide useful resources beyond just alerts.
- Verified Law Enforcement Updates: Local police and sheriff's departments can post verified, official alerts about urgent situations like missing persons, active emergencies, or area-specific crime patterns.
- Incident Categories & Filters: Posts are categorized (Safety, Suspicious Activity, Crime, Lost & Found, etc.). You can customize your notifications to only receive alerts for the categories that matter most to you.
- Neighborhood Zones & Radius Control: Set your specific neighborhood and control the radius (from a few blocks to several miles) from which you want to receive alerts, ensuring relevance.
- Helpful Posts Beyond Safety: The feed isn't just for warnings. Find recommendations for local services, announcements about garage sales or block parties, and posts about found pets, fostering a true sense of community.
How to Use Neighbors and Get Started Today
Joining your local network and starting to contribute takes just a few minutes and requires no purchase of any hardware.
- Click “Check All Versions” below to download and install Neighbors by Ring on your device or browser.
- Open the app and create a free account. You do not need to own a Ring product to use Neighbors.
- Verify your address and set your neighborhood zones. The app will suggest a radius, but you can adjust it to cover just your immediate block or a wider area.
- Customize your notification settings. Choose which post categories (Safety, Crime, Lost & Found, etc.) you want to be alerted about and how often.
- Browse your local feed to see what's already being discussed. Introduce yourself with a friendly post or simply observe to get a feel for the community.
- When you have relevant information—whether it's a safety concern, a lost pet sighting, or a positive recommendation—create a post to share it with your neighbors. Always be respectful and factual in your contributions.
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