Using device modes for Ring Alarm, Video Doorbells and Security Cameras

With modes, you can digitally arm and disarm your Ring Alarm,¹ set your Ring Video Doorbells and Security Cameras to Home or Away Mode and customise when they record, and more.

Using Modes in the Ring app requires a subscription (sold separately).

With an eligible Ring subscription, modes is automatically enabled for Ring Alarm.

Get to know device modes

In the Ring app, there are three modes you can set: Disarmed, Home and Away. In each mode, you can create specific actions you want your Ring Alarm, Video Doorbells and Security Cameras to carry out.

• Video Doorbells and Security Cameras:

  You can choose whether you want these devices to record or not in each mode. For example, maybe you want only your doorbell to record in Disarmed, only your outdoor cameras to record in Home, and all your cameras to record in Away.
• Ring Alarm:

  No sensors are monitored in Disarmed. In Home or Away, you can set which alarm sensors you want armed and monitored,² or not monitored.

How to turn modes on and off for Video Doorbells and Security Cameras

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Mode Settings

   .
5. Tap

   Enable Modes

   to turn on, or

   Disable Modes

   to turn off.

Modes is automatically enabled for Ring Alarm with eligible Ring subscription.

Adjusting your mode setting by device

For Ring Alarm:

1. Set your Mode to

   Disarmed

   .

2. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

3. Tap the Alarm tile under Devices.

4. Tap Connected Devices.

5. Select the alarm sensor you want to adjust.
6. Tap

   Mode Settings

   .
7. Select a Mode you want to adjust.
8. Set actions for each sensor.
   • In Disarmed Mode:

     No sensors are armed. Choose if you want to hear Chirp sounds.
   • In Home or Away Mode:

     Choose which sensors you want armed, and if you want Chirps, an Entry Delay, and Exit Delay.
9. Tap

   Save

   when done.

For Video Doorbells and Security Cameras:

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Mode Settings

   .
5. Select a Mode you want to adjust.
6. Set an action for each Ring device or sensor.
7. Tap

   Save

   when done.

Actions for each Ring device or sensor

Allowing Shared Users to control modes (cameras only)

In the Ring app, you have the option to decide whether Shared Users can change the mode setting to Disarmed, Home or Away.

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

3. Tap your device's Settings.

4. Tap

   Mode Settings

   .
5. Turn

   Shared User Access

   on or off.