Ring Privacy and Security Settings to Check
Ring Privacy and Security Settings to Check
Publish Date: 2026-02-13 15:22:00
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Ring lets you store your video recordings and photo snapshots in the cloud through its Ring Protect subscription service (starting at $5 per month for one camera or $10 per month for unlimited cameras). By default, once you subscribe, your videos are stored for 180 days, and your snapshots are stored for 14 days, but you can opt for shorter times if you want to reduce the chance they’ll ever be accessed and used by Ring, the police, or even a hacker.
For videos, the company allows you to shorten the storage time to 120 days, 90 days, 60 days, 30 days, 21 days, 14 days, seven days, three days, or one day. For photo snapshots, you can shorten the storage time to seven days, three days, or one day. Tap Video and Snapshot Storage Time > Edit next to your camera(s) > Number of days > Save.
This menu also includes controls for videos you share with others, listed under Shared Videos. The shared videos are divided into two groups: Active Cameras you’re currently using, and Past Cameras you no longer use. You can view the videos for each group by tapping the Manage button next to them. It’s a good idea to review them to see whether there are any videos you no longer want people to be able to view, and unshare them. This will prevent anyone who received the videos from being able to view them again.
