Ring just unveiled a new feature that could help you find a lost pet

Band but unveiled a new feature that could help yous find a lost pet

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In that location's nothing worse than a lost pet; you might have your front door open a bit besides long, and out your dog or runs into the dark, with you chasing afterward them.

Ring has introduced a new feature to its Neighbors app, which lets you lot create a profile for your pets, so digitally tack a Pet Lost Post in the app in case your furry companion goes missing. In essence, information technology's a digital version of nailing flyers to copse around your neighborhood.

While the Neighbors app owned past Band, you lot don't demand to own whatever Ring products to apply the app; nonetheless, a good number of posts in the Neighbors app are from Ring owners sharing clips from their video doorbell or outdoor security camera of alleged package thefts.

Upward until now, Ring says that more than than 100,000 lost pets take been reunited with their owners on its Neighbors app; presumably, this new feature will brand it even easier to track downward your pet.

Ring Neighbors pet finder — (Image credit: Ring)

How to utilize the My Pets feature in the Neighbors app

In the Neighbors app, select Settings (the gear icon in the upper right corner), then My Pets. From here, you tin can create profiles for your pets, including their name, species, breed, weight, and color. You tin can too upload upwardly to five photos of your pet.

If your pet goes missing, simply click on their profile to create a Lost Pet post, which will include information such as when they went missing. Here, you tin can also ready up a temporary number for people to call or text you in case they spot your pet, which you can plough on or off at any time.

While your accost will not be shown, it will be used past the Neighbors app to alert anyone in your vicinity.

Ring has received a off-white amount of criticism over the years for some of its policies, such equally partnering with local law enforcement and other privacy concerns. It has since updated its app and policies around sharing video with the police.

Regardless, its new Lost Pet Post feature in the Neighbors app is something that feels not only innocuous, only truly useful for those who have pets that like to bolt for freedom the first chance they get.

Michael A. Prospero is the deputy editor at Tom's Guide overseeing the home, smart home, drones, and fitness/wearables categories, as well equally all buying guides and other evergreen content. When he'south non testing out the latest running lookout man, skiing or training for a marathon, he'southward probably using the latest sous vide machine or another cooking gadget.