Ring opens its app to non-Ring cameras, for a price
Ring is adding the ability to use ONVIF-compatible cameras in the Ring app, with a Ring Protect Pro subscription and a Ring Alarm Pro base station. | Image: Ring Smart home security company Ring is expanding the capabilities of its Ring app to add cameras that support ONVIF. The Open Network Video Interface Forum is an open standard that allows devices to communicate with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. ONVIF-compatible cameras are generally IP-based cameras and often powered over ethernet; a common form factor is dome-shaped with the ability to pan and tilt, although there are hundreds of options.
Sadly, this doesn't mean you can add your Nest or Arlo cams to the Ring app; most ONVIF-compatible cameras aren't manufactured by well-known names in the smart home industry. Generally, they are commercial grade or large-residential camera surveillance systems from...