Cite as: Real Problem AI problem “Why does my video doorbell still page me every time a cat walks by?”. Opportunity score 6.1 out of 10 (severity 5, AI feasibility 9, market signal 7, competition gap 3). Category Others. Trend Vision. Source signal: r/homesecurity, r/homeautomation.. Canonical URL: https://www.realproblem.ai/archive/why-does-my-video-doorbell-still-page-me-every-time-a-cat-walks-by.
Why does my video doorbell still page me every time a cat walks by?
Smart doorbell motion alerts were too noisy; every passing cat, shadow, or car triggered a push.
Who has it: Ring, Nest, Arlo, Reolink owners.
Evidence
People describe their doorbell sending a stream of motion alerts each morning, almost all of them triggered by a neighbor's cat.
Our summary of a complaint that recurs in public posts, not a quote. Nobody submitted it to Real Problem AI.
Seen in: r/homesecurity, r/homeautomation.Why it is archived
Ring and Nest shipped free pet-aware and package-aware alerts. Reolink and Eufy matched within two quarters. The wedge closed.
Scoring breakdown
Existing players
- Ring Smart Alerts
- Nest Aware
What they are missing
When we filed this, pet-aware filters were only behind the most expensive subscription tiers. That gap closed.
Stack hint
#X1 · Canonical URL: https://www.realproblem.ai/archive/why-does-my-video-doorbell-still-page-me-every-time-a-cat-walks-by