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 display a neighbour's entry door in its view, you can block that area out so you don't disturb your neighbour's privacy.
How to set up a Privacy Zone
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap themenu (☰)thenDevices.
- Select desired device.
- TapDevice Settings.
- TapPrivacy Settings.
- TapAdd Privacy Zones.
- Tap plus (+) to create a new zone, and drag the box to cover the area you want kept private.
- TapSave.You've now successfully set up a Privacy Zone.
How to turn Audio Streaming and Recording on or off
In the Ring app, you also have privacy control over whether your Ring doorbell or camera records or plays audio in Live View.
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap themenu (☰)thenDevices.
- Select desired device.
- TapDevice Settings.
- TapPrivacy Settings.
- Toggle on or offAudio Streaming and Recording.
How to delete a Privacy Zone
- Open the Ring app.
- Tap themenu (☰)thenDevices.
- Select desired device.
- TapDevice Settings.
- TapPrivacy Settings.
- Select the zone you wish to delete.
- TapEdit Privacy Zones.
- Tap the trash can icon.
- Confirm the deletion of the zone.
Last updated 4 weeks ago