Ring - Always Home

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.7 1829822 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Not impressed - does not work

   I purchased a ring 2 doorbell. I also purchased 3 of the ring flood light cams. I installed the doorbell but not the floodlights. Installation of the doorbell was very easy. I replaced the ring doorbell with my previous doorbell using the existing wires. The doorbell works like a doorbell, however, all I have is an expensive doorbell. I installed the app on my iPhone. I receive motion events and doorbell alerts on my iPhone, however I cannot answer the doorbell from my iPhone. The app is very slow. All I see is a spinning circle on a blank screen. The app has never allowed me to answer the the doorbell. I can view motion events long after the fact. The motion events are choppy, not very clear, and the audio is extremely poor. My doorbell is only 15 feet away (through the wall of plastic, wood, and drywall) from my router. I called ring. They had me conduct some tests. The technician determined that the WiFi signal was not good at the front door. The technician said I needed a WiFi extender and would send me one. If that doesn’t work I will return my ring products and look for another solution. The ring products are not cheap. I expected more. Ring support was responsive, but could not resolve my WiFi issue with the ring doorbell. I have an expensive doorbell. It rings when someone pushes the button but I do not receive the ring alert on my phone until long after the person is gone. Some local girls were selling Girl Scout cookies. They were at my door for at least a minute and a half. I did not receive the ring alert until many minutes after they left. I would not waste my money on this product.

   pgilbride · 30 Aug 2026

2. 3/5Please Restore Viewing Orientation to Previous Settings

   Like so many other users have noted, the orientation for viewing the camera live view no longer provides control to the user, when using device in landscape view. In order to see the full scope of the camera view, I must now turn my iPad to portrait view. This is VERY inconvenient when I need to see the activity right away. Many people choose to use their tablets in landscape view and most every app I have accommodates that choice. Ring used to. This must be corrected. Additionally, I must use the snooze feature daily for my Chime Pro. Years ago I could chose how long the snooze should be on, from 30 minutes to 12 hours. For quite some time, the choices available omit 5, 6, and 7 hour increments. I need 6 hours. How can you possibly assume people do not need some flexibility when using the snooze feature? I decided to voice this concern since it seems to not be an issue for others. As for the AI adds, I agree with other reviewers that their placement is not preferable and can hinder when one is trying to connect to a camera/doorbell and respond through the camera. My devices are much older and should not have any AI capabilities, and even if they do, I will not allow that to be turned on. I do not allow Alexa, Siri, Grok, or any other non human computer program in my home or vehicles, and quite frankly, never intend to do so. The Ring system we have used is to protect our home from any threats, not to invite them in on a red carpet by the same Ring system.

   MSW NV · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5It’s a little pricey, but well worth it.

   I have three cameras at different spots of my house. Two have the solar power panels, and one plugged in to a power outlet. For seven years I have had at the push of a button, the live view of all areas around my house. There are a ton of settings so you can make the cameras work as you want them to. The motion detection is spot on, alerts are usually legit and what I asked for, and I can now watch all three cameras live right on my screen. That’s a recent feature I truly enjoy. I also love the sirens on each camera, and the voice warning people they are being recorded really comes in handy when shady people walk too close to my front door. All in all, it is expensive as the annual price to use this system is a little more than I would like, but honestly, no camera has let me down, and other than a few random disconnects, have always been there when I needed them. I say go for it if you want a tried and true company helping keep you feeling safe and in control. Oh and the Cameras and solar panels honestly, are not too pricey so getting in the door won’t break the bank. Just be aware the annual fee to use this system is quite expensive, and they do try to upsell you quite a bit. Thanks for reading.

   EydleEyes · 30 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Neighbors section so buggy

   I’m really happy with the ring cameras and camera app, but I’m surprised it’s so buggy, because I’d think the company would have things together. The Neighbors section has this problem where it will say a video is unavailable but others can see it and then a week later you’ll be able to see it, and I have my notifications turned off for posts, but every so often it will randomly give me a banner and sound alert for a post. Customization is super limited, like some people want notifications on because they’re paranoid about safety, but that causes them to get notifications that someone saw an owl at 11 pm and everyone starts fighting about whether the post is necessary. That could be fixed easily if they made it so you could turn on which posts you want to be notified about. There’s also a problem that it’s a bit too anonymous, so if you lost your dog and someone posts that they found it, the only thing you can do is post your phone number or email in the comments for everyone to see in order for them to contact you. If Craigslist can do an anonymous email routing, I’m sure they can figure out something for you to invite someone to contact you.. Maybe a private message feature you could choose to enable or disable yourself? I’m sure there’s someone who has a job there who could get on it. The app has a ton of issues that haven’t been fully thought out, which is weird for such a popular company that otherwise has a really up-to-date technology product.

   Xosidhe · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Too many problems

   I get a lot of false motions which makes the battery die fast. Wedge didn’t change anything, made 0 difference. The live view never connects when I need it to. It takes about 3 or 4 minutes and multiple app restarts to connect if it decides to connect at all. I have 250mbps internet and the modem is not that far away from the door where the ring is. It’s honestly caused more of an annoyance than anything. Having a video door bell doesn’t do much good if I can’t connect to it when someone is at the door. I’ve been using Ring since July of this year (2018) and have had to recharge it 4 times already after it draining to critically low. I’ve adjusted every setting and have tried every combination and nothing makes a difference. I still get motion alerts every 5 minutes and the worse part is each motion notification comes twice. I don’t know how much longer I can deal with this. Update: September 2019.. Over a year later and if anything the app is even worse. There’s no volume more times than not (assuming live view loads at all). Ring does a lot of updates for the app but I’ve seen zero improvement. What’s an update if it doesn’t do anything, now I have the same problems as before and then some.

   imtheshizzniyee · 30 Aug 2026

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