Live View for Ring Video Doorbells and Home Security Cameras

Live View lets you stream real-time video from your Ring Doorbells and home Security Cameras on the Ring app or on [Ring.com](http://Ring.com) without a Ring Protect subscription. Both Account Owners and Shared Users can access Live View. If you have a [Ring Protect subscription](https://ring.com/protect-plans), you can get video recordings of Live View actions and events within 1-2 minutes. ***While you navigate this article, click on sentences with arrows to uncover more!*** [details="Actions in Live View"] Depending on which Ring home device you’re using, there are certain actions you can take while using Live View. * **Enable Sound** - Listen-in on what’s going on in your property. * Select the **speaker button** to enable.  * **Two-Way Talk** - Speak to whoever’s there. * Select the **microphone button** to start talking.  * **Activate Siren** - Sound a home security camera siren. * Select the **exclamation button** and confirm on the pop-up dialog.  * **Turn on Lights** - Turn on your lights. * Select the **light button** to turn on or off.  [/details] [details="How to Use Live View in the Ring app"] * Open the Ring app. * Tap a Snapshot image from your Doorbell or home Security Camera. Live View will open. * Depending on which device you’re using, there are certain things you can do: * **Enable sound** by tapping the speaker button (available for doorbells and security cameras). * **Use Two-Way Talk** by tapping the microphone icon (available for doorbells and security cameras). * **Turn on lights** by tapping the light button (available for security cameras with lights). * **Activate siren** by tapping the exclamation button (available for security cameras). * To end Live view, tap the End Live button. [/details] [details="How to access Live View on the Ring website"] * Log into your Ring account on [Ring.com](https://ring.com/) using the same email and password that you use for the Ring app. * Select one of the Snapshot images under the **Cameras** section for a Camera or Doorbell; Live View will open. * Depending on which device you’re using, there are certain things you can do: * **Enable sound** by selecting the speaker button (available for doorbells and security cameras). * **Use Two-Way Talk** by selecting the microphone icon (available for doorbells and security cameras). Your browser may ask you to give ring.com permission to access your microphone. If this happens, select **Allow**. * **Turn on lights** by selecting the light button (available for security cameras with lights). * **Activate siren** by selecting the exclamation button (available for security cameras). * To end Live view, select the **End Live** button. Live View is only supported in certain browsers. See the table in our Help Center Article [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/XX-Using-Live-View) for the latest compatibility information. [/details] Live View will automatically turn off after 10 minutes. If your Live View does not work, you can find a list of troubleshooting tips and tricks in our Community Post [here](https://community.ring.com/t/ring-live-view-not-working-or-connecting-ring-troubleshooting-tips/249).