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Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen)
- Cloud integration
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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The mains-powered sibling to the battery Ring doorbells in this directory, for £59.99 -- never charging a battery, but the same limits apply: Retinal 2K, wide field of view, 6x zoom, low-light night vision (Ring doesn't publish exact FOV degrees or confirm colour night vision for this SKU), and the official ring integration remains cloud-only -- Ring Protect (from £4.99/month) is needed for recorded clips, not just live view. Pick this over the battery model only if you have doorbell wiring already. For a wired doorbell with published IP65, confirmed colour night vision, and full local RTSP storage instead of a subscription, the Reolink Video Doorbell WiFi is £30 more.
What can Home Assistant control on the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen)?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Doorbell press | Event | Fires on doorbell press and motion; use this entity for automations rather than the legacy motion binary sensor. |
| Motion | Binary sensor | Legacy motion on/off state, retained alongside the event entity; can keep updating even when the ding event entity stops firing, so it's a useful liveness check. |
| Camera | Camera | Cloud-relayed live view and last-recording snapshot; no local RTSP path since local control is false. |
| Motion detection | Switch | Toggles motion detection server-side; because the unit is mains-powered there's no battery-drain trade-off to weigh when leaving this on continuously, unlike the battery models. |
| Signal strength | Sensor | Wi-Fi diagnostic sensor; no battery percentage sensor exists for this SKU since it draws from the doorbell transformer. |
Being hardwired doesn't change the ring integration's mechanics: it still polls Ring's cloud roughly every minute regardless of power source, and real-time ding/motion push still depends on a persistent connection to Ring's push service rather than anything local. Community reports on this wired model mirror the base battery doorbell's bug — motion keeps updating while ding events silently stop firing after some uptime, so don't assume hardwiring fixes the missing-event problem. One wired-specific risk: very new SKUs sometimes ship with a device identifier the integration's underlying library hasn't mapped yet, which shows the doorbell as unrecognised in HA with entities missing entirely until a library update lands.
Specs
| zoom | up to 6x Enhanced Zoom |
|---|---|
| power | hardwired to existing doorbell transformer |
| storage | cloud only via Ring Protect subscription |
| ip rating | not officially IP-rated by Ring; stated as weather-resistant with no published rating figure (contrast Reolink's published IP65) |
| streaming | cloud-only, no local/RTSP path |
| dimensions | 10.1 x 4.57 x 2.24cm |
| resolution | Retinal 2K |
| night vision | Ring's 'Low-Light Vision'; not published as colour or infrared for this SKU |
| subscription | Ring Protect from £4.99/month/device for recorded video history |
| field of view | wide field of view; exact degrees not published by Ring for this SKU (contrast: Reolink Video Doorbell WiFi publishes 180° diagonal) |
How does the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) (this product) | £59.99 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
| Aqara Doorbell Camera Hub G410 | £109.99 | Wi-Fi, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Arlo Essential Video Doorbell | £134.08 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | HACS |
| Blink Video Doorbell | £23 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) connects to Home Assistant through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring), which relies on the Ring cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the Ring service.
- Which protocol does the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) use, and do I need a hub?
- The Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. Ring's own hub is not required when you integrate through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring).
- How much does the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Ring Wired Video Doorbell (newest gen) is £59.99 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.