Adjusting Light and Motion Settings

Would you like to change the brightness of your Ring Smart Lights, or alter the number of Motion Alerts you receive? This article will help you optimize Ring Smart Lighting in the Ring app and explain various controls available to best utilize your Ring Smart Lights. 

Controlling Smart Lights manually

The manual Smart Lights control is the screen that appears when you tap the Lights tile in the Ring app. Here you can:

1. Turn lights On/Off manually.

   This control will temporarily override any other setting or schedule set in the Ring app.
   • Regardless of time of day or scheduled settings, this control will always turn your lights on or off.
   • You can turn all connected lights on and off with the labeled buttons at the top.
   • You can control individual lights or Lighting Groups by toggling the circular icons on the right side of the screen.
2. View Lighting Groups.

   A list of the Lighting Groups you've created at your Location.

   Learn more about creating Lighting Groups.
3. Lights.

   This is a list of all of the Ring Smart Lights and other compatible smart lighting you've added at your Location.

From this screen, you can tap on each light or Lighting Group listed to access the settings like:

Motion Settings

Tap on the Motion Settings tile for access to the Motion Detection controls and settings. Your motion control settings control the distance of motion that will turn your Smart Lights on. For Lighting Groups, you can also access and set Motion Schedules. Controls on this panel include: 

Manual On/Off: This control turns your motion detector on or off.

Motion Sensitivity: This control has four levels that will determine how sensitive your motion detection will be. Try adjusting this control if you find you are receiving too many false alarms or not enough motion alerts. The three settings are: 

• Low

  : Try this setting if the light is turning on too often.
• Medium

  : The default setting, which is ideal for most setups.
• High

  : Monitor the largest possible area with the most sensitivity. 
• Custom:

    When “Custom” is chosen, a slider will appear, allowing you to customize the motion sensitivity level.

Brightness Level

This slider adjusts how bright your Smart Lights will be when they are turned on. The slider ranges from "1" (dimmest) to "10" (brightest).

For longer battery life, select the lowest brightness level that works for you.

Light Sensor

This setting controls your device when it detects bright or dark conditions. There are two controls on this panel:

Light Sensor: This control turns your light sensor on or off.

Light Sensor Threshold: The light sensor works on a sliding scale. At a setting of 1, it will not activate until it is extremely dark. At a setting of 10, it will activate even in bright daylight.

To adjust your light sensor settings from the app Dashboard:

1. Tap the

   menu

   (☰) on the upper left.
2. Tap on

   Devices

   .
3. Choose a Ring Smart Light device.
4. Tap on

   Light Settings

   .
5. Tap on

   Light Sensor

   .
6. Toggle the feature on/off and adjust the light sensitivity to fit your needs.