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Opt out of Amazon Sidewalk on your Ring devices with these quick steps!

Amazon Sidewalk is one of the coolest new ways to connect smart devices in your home and beyond. Many Ring devices can use the Amazon Sidewalk network to extend wireless coverage to several other smart devices. Even Tile Trackers and Level Locks can use Amazon Sidewalk to help connect outside of normal Bluetooth range. In addition to that, Ring devices like the Echo Show 8 can be used as Amazon Sidewalk bridges. You might want to disable Amazon Sidewalk on Ring if you're extra concerned about privacy or mobile security. Even if you've disabled Amazon Sidewalk elsewhere, you'll need to specifically disable it in the Ring app to take your Ring devices off the network. Let's get started! How to opt-out of Amazon Sidewalk on your Ring devices Open up the Ring app on your smartphone. Tap the hamburger menu on the top-left corner of the Ring app. It looks like three horizontal lines stacked on top of each other. Select Control Center . Scroll down to Amazon Sidewa