Ring View - recordings, Live, and two-way audio in one card

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Hi everyone,

I’ve created Ring View, a custom Home Assistant card that combines Ring’s separate last recording and Live view camera entities into one clean, responsive viewer.

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Main features

  • Switch between the latest recording and Live view in one tap
  • Listen to Live audio and use Hold to talk
  • Native recording playback, seeking, volume, and mute controls
  • Lightweight dashboard preview without starting a Live session
  • Optional Ring-MQTT snapshot support for a fresher dashboard image
  • Responsive layouts for phones, tablets, and desktops
  • Doorbell alerts that can open the camera directly in Live mode
  • Visual configuration editor with no YAML required
  • English and German translations
  • Home Assistant themes, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader support
  • No telemetry or analytics

Two-way audio works with compatible Ring cameras too. It isn’t limited to doorbells.

Doorbell notification blueprint

The repository also includes a notification blueprint:

  1. Someone presses the doorbell
  2. The Companion app immediately receives a notification
  3. When Ring finishes processing the recording, the same notification is updated with a camera preview

The preview does not start another Live session.

Installation

Ring View is available as a custom HACS repository:

After installing it:

  1. Refresh Home Assistant
  2. Edit a dashboard
  3. Select Add card → Ring View
  4. Choose the Ring last-recording and Live-view camera entities

Minimal YAML:

type: custom:ring-view
recording_entity: camera.front_door_last_recording
live_entity: camera.front_door_live_view

Requirements

  • Home Assistant 2026.7 or newer
  • The official Home Assistant Ring integration
  • Ring last-recording and Live-view camera entities
  • A suitable Ring subscription for recording access
  • HTTPS and microphone permission for two-way audio

Ring View works with the standard built-in Ring integration. There is also an optional, temporary backend patch for a known Ring session-cleanup issue. It runs alongside the official integration and can be removed once the upstream fix reaches Home Assistant.

Repository, documentation, screenshots, and issue tracker:

GitHub - thomasgregg/ring-view: A polished Ring camera card for Home Assistant with recordings, live view, snapshots, two-way audio, doorbell alerts, and door access. · GitHub

The current stable release is v0.5.11.

Feedback is very welcome, especially experiences with different Ring camera models, browsers, tablets, and the iOS or Android Companion apps.

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A substantial update since the original post: Ring View now supports Home Assistant’s official Ring integration, Ring-MQTT, or a mixed setup using the best entity for each feature.

Ring-MQTT support now includes recorded Event Select entries, snapshot cameras, Ding and motion sensors, Live cameras, fresher dashboard previews, and the notification blueprint. The official Ring Live camera can still be used for Hold to talk.

Other additions include an interactive wall-tablet mode, manual snapshot saving, optional door access, and improved mobile playback handling.

The built-in Ring integration remains the simplest setup. Ring-MQTT is optional and particularly useful when you want its snapshots and event sensors.

The updated compatibility table explains which source works best for each feature: