Ring’s latest feature lets you check shared security videos

With so many fake videos, the home security company adds a layer of protection.

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Popular home security brand Ring has announced that videos shared from its devices can now be verified, so customers know they are watching authentic, unedited video. Ring says the new verification process is similar to a safety seal on a medicine package or bottle, indicating that no one has tampered with it.

The new feature is available starting Thursday, and it doesn’t matter which Ring device recorded the video. All videos downloaded directly from the Ring app are automatically verified and include a security seal guaranteeing their authenticity.

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When someone sends you a Ring video, you can now visit Ring’s verification page, paste the video link, and immediately determine if the video is verified. The website doesn’t send your video anywhere. It stays locally on your device and all verification checks happen in your browser. The verification website only accepts MP4 files, Ring videos in the format are saved.

Videos uploaded before December 2025 or edited videos cannot be verified. Ring claims that even minor adjustments, such as reducing the start or end of a video by a few seconds, or even adjusting brightness levels, will render it unverifiable.