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Adjusting the Brightness for Camera Lights and Smart Lights in the Ring App

Is light on your Ring device too bright or too dim? You can change the Light Settings in the Ring app.

Changing the brightness for the light on your Ring device

For 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 the Device Settings tile.

  5. Tap
    Light Settings
    .
  6. Tap
    Light Brightness
    .
  7. Adjust the lightness setting with the slider.
  8. Tap
    Save
    when done.

Learn how to adjust Motion Zones for cameras

For Smart Lights:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap the your light's tile under Devices.

  3. In your device's control panel, adjust the Brightness slider.
  4. Close panel
    when done.

Learn how to adjust Motion Sensitivity for Smart Lights

Turning lights ON or OFF manually in the Ring app

For Security Cameras:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

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

  3. In your device's control panel, tap
    Light
    icon to turn on or off.

For Smart Lights:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap the your light's tile under Devices.

  3. In your device's control panel, tap
    Light
    icon to turn on or off.

Turning lights ON or OFF for cameras while using Live View

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap on the camera preview tile.
  3. Tap to Go Live
    .
  4. Tap the light icon at the bottom of your screen to turn on or turn off.
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Last updated 4 weeks ago