Ring is bringing its Neighbours community feature to the UK next month—here’s how it works, how it's different from Facebook, and how it uses video doorbells to find lost dogs

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Next month, Ring is rolling out a new feature called Neighbours — a type of social platform that will let you share local information such as suspicious activity or lost items, with a customisable radius of about five miles.

Neighbours launched in the US in 2018, but this is the first time it’s been available in the UK. You will find it within the Ring app from October 21, and anyone can join and start interacting with a local community for free — even if they don't have any Ring devices themselves.

You only need a Ring subscription if you want to join Search Party for Dogs, which is a feature that alerts you if your camera or doorbell detects a pet that has been reported missing, and lets you inform the owner privately.

We attended a launch event in London this week to learn more about Neighbours and Search...

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