Creating and deleting Privacy Zones

Learn how to set up a Privacy Zone to block motion and recording areas on your Ring camera or doorbell's field of view.

What are Privacy Zones?

Privacy Zones let you control what you want to see and what you don’t. In the Ring app, you can black out designated areas within your camera’s field of view so that they are not viewable in Live View or recorded in your videos. For example, if your doorbell displays a neighbour's entry door in its view, you can block that area out so you don't disturb your neighbour's privacy.

Setting up a Privacy Zone

1. 1. Open the Ring app.
   2. Tap the

      menu (☰)

      then

      Devices

      .
   3. Select desired device.
   4. Tap

      Device Settings

      .
   5. Tap 

      Privacy Settings

      .
   6. Tap

      Add Privacy Zones

      .
   7. Tap plus (

      +

      ) to create a new zone, and drag the box to cover the area you want kept private.
   8. Tap

      Save.

      You've now successfully set up a Privacy Zone.

Turn audio streaming and recording on or off

In the Ring app, you also have privacy control over whether your Ring Video Doorbell or Security Camera records or plays audio in Live View. 

1. 1. Open the Ring app.
   2. Tap the

      menu (☰)

      then

      Devices

      .
   3. Select desired device.
   4. Tap

      Device Settings

      .
   5. Tap 

      Privacy Settings

      .
   6. Toggle on or off

      Audio Streaming and Recording

      .

Deleting a Privacy Zone

1. 1. Open the Ring app.
   2. Tap the

      menu (☰)

      then

      Devices

      .
   3. Select desired device.
   4. Tap

      Device Settings

      .
   5. Tap 

      Privacy Settings

      .
   6. Select the zone you wish to delete.
   7. Tap

      Edit Privacy Zones

      .
   8. Tap the bin icon.
   9. Confirm the deletion of the zone.