Ring partners with Kidde on smart alarms

LAS VEGAS — Kidde, a North American home fire safety brand, and Ring announced a new partnership and collection of smart alarms (Smoke + CO).

Ring and Kidde said they are combining their respective expertise in smart home protection and fire safety to offer control, and convenience. The alarms have Ring technology built-in, enabling customers to protect their home from anywhere and receive real-time smoke and CO alerts through the Ring app which allows them opt into professional monitoring and emergency dispatch service through a new Ring 24/7 Smoke & CO Monitoring subscription. The service’s trained agents can request emergency help and alert a customer’s emergency contacts in the event of an alarm.

The new offering will be showcased at CES 2025 – providing attendees with an exclusive first look at the alarms before it hits U.S. shelves this spring.

“For over 100 years, Kidde has made it our mission to deliver home fire and carbon monoxide safety solutions that meet evolving consumer needs,” says Isis Wu, President of Global Residential Fire & Safety at Kidde. “Our partnership with Ring is a continuation of that commitment in a seamless and integrated way that provides an extra layer of smart home protection, as well as convenience at your fingertips, to help keep families safer.”

Kidde’s sensing technology has 25% faster and up to three times more precise smoke detection, and the devices’ advanced technology also reduces false alarms often caused by cooking. Additionally, the nuisance of low battery chirps is minimized by giving customers approximately 7 days advance notice in the Ring app of their alarm battery running low.

“At Ring, we are making it easy for people to stay close to the things that matter most to them, and safety of their homes and loved ones is chief among that,” says Charlie French, Director of Emerging Products at Ring. “We’re ecstatic to bring Ring to a new part of the house, giving customers more control of such critical safety products and enabling them to protect their home no matter where they are.”

The Kidde Smart Smoke and Combination (Smoke + CO) Alarms with Ring will retail for $54.97 and $74.97 respectively and be available exclusively at The Home Depot stores and online at HomeDepot.com in April 2025, followed by additional retailer partners later this year.