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 more (•••) on the camera you want to access.
3. Tap your device's 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