Your devices will be enrolled by default into the new system on June 8, meaning millions of users will be unwittingly enrolled or co-opted into the program. The Sidewalk program is meant to extend the range of the company’s low-bandwidth devices if your network goes down; it can then piggyback onto your neighbor’s system until your network is back up and running.
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Using the Alexa app
Using the Ring app
In your Ring app, go into your Control Center by tapping the three-lined icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.Select “Sidewalk” and use the slide button to opt-out.You’ll be asked to confirm your opt-out. You can opt back in the same way.
However, be prudent and remember to check your settings occasionally. One reader of The Verge stated she had opted out via her Alexa application only to find out later that she was opted back in again without her knowledge. So please remember to check both of your apps if you happen to have them. via The Verge
