Ring and Flock Safety canceled their planned integration on February 12, 2026. Ring said the project would take more time and resources than expected. It also said the integration never launched and no Ring customer video went to Flock through it.
The cancellation followed public concern about linking household cameras to a surveillance network. I think the reaction exposed a real trust problem, even if Ring’s stated reason was implementation cost. People buy a doorbell camera to watch their own doorstep. They deserve a clear account of who can request footage and what happens when they decline.
Ring says its Community Requests feature remains. Camera owners can choose to share a specific video with police in response to a request or ignore it. That consent step is meaningful, but I would still want the app to show the requester, purpose, retention terms, and any onward sharing before I tap yes.
Community Requests is still the feature a camera owner has to decide about. Before sharing a clip, I want to know whether the recipient can pass it on and when it gets deleted. Canceling the Flock project leaves those questions with Ring.