Learn About Video Pre-Roll

With Pre-Roll, select Ring devices can begin recording video, without sound, a few seconds prior to motion detection. If you have a Ring Plan, the Pre-Roll is attached to the event clip. Pre-Roll can be used without a subscription but nothing is recorded.  

When you're using Live View, Pre-Roll is shown as a picture-in-picture. If you tap on the Pre-Roll picture-in-picture, the screen expands and Live View appears as the smaller image. 

Pre-Roll works in well-illuminated areas. Low light conditions may affect the Pre-Roll functionality at night.

Pre-Roll is enabled by default in the Ring app, but can be toggled on and off in Video Settings. 

Supported devices

The Pre-Roll feature is available on the following devices:

• Video Doorbell 3 Plus (Pre-Roll black and white)
• Battery Doorbell Pro (Pre-Roll color)
• Video Doorbell 4 (Pre-Roll color)
• Spotlight Cam Pro, Battery, Plug-In, or Solar (Pre-Roll color)
• Stick Up Cam Pro, Battery, Plug-In, or Solar (Pre-Roll color).

Advanced Pre-Roll is available on certain wired and plug-in Ring devices.

View differences between Pre-Roll and Advanced Pre-Roll.