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 Home Assistant Lovelace card for switching between Ring recordings and live view. · 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.