Ring is adding a new content verification feature to videos

Ring camera video footage will be harder to fake or manipulate from now on. On Thursday, the Amazon-owned device maker introduced Ring Verify, a new video verification feature that will allow anyone to determine if a video has been altered in any way.

The company says this could be useful when you come across shared videos, such as ones sent to you by a neighbor or ones that purport to show some kind of incident.

Although you may not immediately be able to tell if certain TikTok videos are AI-generated — like rabbits jumping on a trampoline, for example — you will be alerted to any changes in a Ring video that someone shared directly with you.

“Think of it like a clear seal on a medicine bottle — if anyone changes the video in any way, even something as small as cutting out a few seconds or adjusting the brightness, the seal is broken,” Ring explained in his announcement.

The company indicates that the verification feature will be automatically enabled on every video recorded using a Ring device from December 2025 onwards. Any changes or edits, including cropping and filters, will break this verification seal. Ring says this includes videos uploaded to sharing sites that compress the footage.

Failure to verify does not necessarily mean that the video is fake. It’s just an indication that it has been changed. Maybe someone boosted the brightness for visibility, or it could mean the video was recorded before December 2025.

If verification fails, recipients can request a copy of the unedited video. Ring suggests this could be useful for purposes such as insurance claims.

The verification feature will be present on all videos downloaded or shared from the Ring cloud, regardless of the specific device that captured the footage. But the company noted that content verification will not be compatible with videos recorded using end-to-end encryption, as they will always appear as “unverified.”

To verify the footage, Ring will be able to visit Ring.com/verify, submit their video link, and get instant results.

TechCrunch noted that the site is not yet live, which may indicate that the ad was shared prematurely. We also didn’t see the announcement on Ring’s blog homepage at press time but were able to preview the news via the blog post’s direct URL. We asked the company for clarification.