Popular home security brand Ring announced that videos shared from its devices can now be verified, so customers know they're watching an authentic, unaltered video. Ring says the new verification process is similar to a security seal on a package or medicine bottle, indicating that no one has tampered with it.Â
Ring now offers a website to check if a certain video has been altered.
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 for authenticity.Â
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When someone sends you a Ring video, you can now visit Ring's verification page, paste the video link, and determine immediately whether the video is verified. The website doesn't send your video anywhere. It stays locally on your device, and all verification checks happen within your browser. The verification website only accepts MP4 files, the format Ring videos are saved.Â
Videos downloaded before December 2025 or edited videos cannot be verified. Ring says that even minor adjustments, such as shaving a couple of seconds off the beginning or end of a video, or even adjusting brightness levels, will render it unverifiable.