Using Pre-Roll and Advanced Pre-Roll

With Pre-Roll or Advanced Pre-Roll, select Ring devices can begin recording video a few seconds prior to motion detection or a doorbell press.

This feature requires a compatible Ring subscription. Learn more about Ring subscriptions.

Without a Ring subscription, Pre-Roll is shown as a picture-in-picture during a Live View when answering an alert. If you tap on the Pre-Roll picture-in-picture, the screen expands and Live View appears as the smaller image. Advanced Pre-Roll is only available on all wired Video Doorbells and Security Cameras.

Using Pre-Roll

Pre-Roll is available on select battery-powered doorbells.

• Works in well-illuminated areas. Low light conditions may affect the Pre-Roll functionality at night.
• Pre-Roll will capture the previous four seconds before a motion event is triggered.
• Pre-Roll is enabled by default in the Ring app.

To turn Pre-Roll on or off

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
2. Tap the menu (☰).
3. Tap Device Settings.
4. Tap the Device Settings tile..
5. Tap

   Video Settings

   .
6. Tap

   Pre-Roll

   . Toggle the switch to turn Pre-Roll on or off.

Using Advanced Pre-Roll

Advanced Pre-Roll is always enabled on all wired Video Doorbells and Security Cameras.

• Advanced Pre-Roll will capture the previous six seconds before a motion event is triggered.
• Records in full colour and high definition.
• Has full functionality on low light.
• Has full sound in each recording.

Difference between Pre-Roll and Advanced Pre-Roll