It’s a shared Wi-Fi network aimed at making neighborhood devices communicate better. It’s a free service and allows you to extend the low-bandwidth working range of devices and assists in your devices staying online even when they are outside of your home’s Wi-Fi coverage.
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By sharing a small portion of your available bandwidth with your neighbors, it allows for all connected Ring devices to function together. If a pet goes missing, it can be tracked through the different Wi-Fi connections from Sidewalk — extending the range. RELATED: Police could access your security camera feed unless you take this step Ring security cameras work in much the same manner. If you lose connection to your camera or your Wi-Fi goes down, your Ring makes use of Sidewalk to stay online and keep you protected.
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How to opt out through the Ring app
You can opt out of Sidewalk through settings in Alexa, but you can also do it through the Ring app. Here’s how:
Open your Ring app.Tap the three-lines in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.Navigate to and tap Control Center.Tap Sidewalk.Tap the Sidewalk slider button.You will see a screen asking you to confirm that you want to disable Sidewalk. Confirm that you wish to disable Sidewalk.
