A conventional doorbell often uses a physical bell, or a digital equivalent with a rudimentary speaker, to make the universally recognised ‘ding-dong’ sound when a visitor presses the button. But this isn’t how smart video doorbells work.
Instead video doorbells like those made by Ring, Nest, Yale and others play a sound to the visitor, so they know that the button works, but then alert the resident via a smartphone application, not a bell.
