I mentioned a while back that I was preordering the specifically because it's the first cam equipped with recording which is going to be ideal for myself and my other Black tribemate.

When you're getting pulled over you can tell it to record using your voice. No need to move your hands to reach for anything and get shot. It uploads footage to the cloud in real time and notifies your emergency contact who can then use 2 Way Talk and Live View on their end to monitor.

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I'd actually like to stream the real time footage live to social media for even further accountability, not just to the cloud storage on my Ring account.

It arrived today but MAY NOT be compatible with my car due to the fact that it uses your OBD-II port and some cars have it on the right or left side (right is incompatible)

support.ring.com/hc/en-us/arti

I need to check mine because I swear mine is on the right side.

If it installs, I'll test all the features and report back.

So I got the installed - I lied to it about where my OBD was located. I tested everything and all the features work EXCEPT the most important one ... making sure my chosen emergency contact is notified as soon as a recording has begun.

My tribemate didn't receive any notification on her phone when I tested it. I'm chatting with support now to see if this is something that it even does .

She can connect anytime live to my cam and see and talk to me tho.

If the doesn't notify my shared user the moment a recording has started then it's useless to me. It's important for me to know that my family is aware - in real time - when I have started a recording so they can monitor what is happening live.

Chat support was useless. Looks like I will have to call Ring directly.

So I just to follow up on this post ...

I was finally able to speak with someone competent at Ring about the fact that the DOES NOT in fact notify anyone on your contact list - not even shared users - when a recording has started despite what early articles about the camera detailed.

They said the notification feature NEVER made it into the final software build and they had no plans to add it.

It's RIDICULOUS honestly as that was the whole reason I wanted the cam.

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The guy I spoke to did think it was also odd.

I explained that as an African American driver, the security added in the fact that my emergency contacts would be notified as soon as I was pulled over was a huge selling point.

Ring was clearly trying to cash in on the rampant racism in traffic stops and the ridiculous number of deaths associated with them with the HANDSFREE recording feature, but didn't make the one extra step to add something so crucial?

That's just stupid.

@thewebrecluse And I wonder how many people don't test it and so don't realize it's missing. This info needs to be spread far and wide.

@HealingHobbit Sadly, this doesn't seem like a feature anyone actually cares about to be honest ... including Ring themselves.

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