Amazon warns users are putting their Ring doorbells in the wrong place - here's ... trends now
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It's the go-to device for many people wanting to keep a close eye on their homes while they're away.
But if you own a Ring doorbell, it turns out you might be using it wrong.
Amazon has warned that millions of users are unknowingly putting their smart doorbell in the wrong place.
Thankfully, the retail giant has advised the best way to position your Ring doorbell - and it's much lower than you might think.
It's the go-to device for many people wanting to keep a close eye on their homes while they're away. But if you own a Ring doorbell, it turns out you might be using it wrong
Mount the doorbell too high and you're more likely to catch the heat of passing cars than the heat of incoming visitors
Amazon's Ring doorbells allow you to see who's at your front door whenever motion is detected.
The smart doorbell connects to a smartphone app, where users can see, hear, and speak to visitors in real time from anywhere in the world.
However, Amazon says that many users are making the mistake of hanging their Ring doorbell too high outside their house.
'One of the biggest mistakes people make is mounting their Ring Video Doorbell too high in the mistaken belief that they need to do this in order to catch people's faces,' Amazon explained.
The doorbells have an impressively wide field of view which
