Live View for Video Doorbells and Security Cameras

Learn how to watch live video from your Ring Video Doorbell or Security Camera for up to 10 minutes at a time in the Ring app or from Ring.com.

Live View is available to Ring app users and Shared Users without a subscription.

Reviewing previously recorded video on your Ring Video Doorbells and Security Cameras requires a Ring Home subscription.

How to use Live View in the Ring app

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap on a doorbell or camera preview screen.
  3. Press
    Tap to Go Live
    .
  4. Tap
    End Live
    or close screen.

Using Live View from your account on Ring.com

  1. .
  2. Click the doorbell or camera preview.
  3. Click
    End Live View
    or close screen.

Live View icons and what they mean

Icon
Description
Opens Live View
Microphone is OFF on your mobile device or computer (default)
Microphone is ON on your mobile device or computer
Live audio is MUTED (default)
Live audio in ON
Opens Settings for Live View
Doorbells only: Activates
Cameras only: Siren is OFF (default)
Cameras only: Siren is ON
Select cameras: Light is OFF
Select cameras: Light is ON

Turn on Camera Preview for Live View

If you want to see Live View instead of recent events when you tap camera previews on the Ring app dashboard, toggle on Camera Preview.

  1. Open the Ring app.
  2. Tap the more icon
    (•••)
    on the camera preview tile.
  3. Tap your device's
    Settings
    at the bottom.
  4. Tap the
    Device Settings
    tile.
  5. Tap
    Video Settings
    .
  6. Toggle on or off
    Tap Camera Preview for Live View
    .

Live View and Shared Users

If you've shared your Ring camera or doorbell with a friend or family member, they will be able to access Live View at any time.

Learn more about Shared Access

Live View supported browsers

Live View works with most web browsers. See the table below for the latest compatibility information and required browser version.

Browser
Desktop version
Mobile version
(Android)
Mobile version
(iOS)
84.0 or later
84.0 or later
84.0 or later
13.0 or later
N/A
15.0 or later
95.0 or later
95.0 or later
40.2 or later
84.0 or later
84.0 or later
84.0 or later
70.0 or later
61.0 or later
3.2 or later
1.12 or later
1.12 or later
1.12 or later
Samsung Internet
N/A
13.0 or later
N/A
Silk
N/A
84.0 or later (FireOS)
N/A

Learn about Live View subscription features

Extended Live View

Extended Live View1 records Live View for up to 30 minutes at a time.

Continuous Live View

Continuous Live View2 lets you tune in to what’s happening live on your eligible cameras, continuously.

This feature requires a Ring Home Premium subscription.

Multi-Cam Live View

Multi-Cam Live View on Ring.com lets you watch Live View from up to four Ring devices at a single location at the same time.

This feature requires a Ring Home Standard or Premium subscription.

Live View Picture-in-Picture (PiP)

If you’re using Live View and need to navigate away from the Ring app, you can continue viewing the live video in a small window in the corner of your screen using Live View Picture-in-Picture.

This feature requires a Ring Home Standard or Premium subscription.

Last updated 2 weeks ago

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