I’d like to see something like this extended to Video Doorbell v2, which doesn’t use Wyze remote chimes but a house’s built-in mechanical or electronic chime.
I’ve posted about this elsewhere, because essentially I’d like to see the equivalent of a simulated doorbell button press to activate any chime a user might choose to use, depending on his or her particular hardware and environment:
- remote chimes from the original Video Doorbell or Video Doorbell Pro
- a home’s existing mechanical or electronic chime
- any cameras that are capable of using the Cameras as Chime feature
In addition to the use cases already described in this topic, I think being able to trigger any chime device of a user’s choosing at will could also be useful for troubleshooting remote chime issues. I initially suggested doing this as a simulated doorbell button press within the app, and I still think something like that could be very useful, but a better solution might be enabling a chime function as a selectable Automations (formerly Rules) Action (but still triggered as if it’s an actual doorbell button press).
Another potential alternative would be bringing the Ring Action back, but I think the only way that would satisfy the request in this present topic is if the Action was extended to Wyze’s remote chimes (and not just to things like Cam OG and Cam Pan v3 which used to have this as an available Action before).