Smart Lighting Feature Request

Products Smart Lighting
#14

I would like to request that a capability be added so that a different app alert tone can be set for each lighting group. Currently this is possible for each camera. It would be very helpful to have the same capability for each lighting group.

It is important so that just by the sound coming from the phone the user knows where the motion has been detected. For example, at the front door vs. back door.

I use the Android app and don’t see that this capability exists. There appears to be only a single app notification available for all of smart lighting.

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#15

I was very excited to see this post, but I cannot locate the dawn-to-dusk feature on my new floodlight camera. Is this feature only available on the floodlight but not the floodlight camera? If so, do you know when the feature will be made available for the floodlight camera? This feature is very import for any outdoor light. Thank you!

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#16

Same boat here. I have 2 floodlight cameras and just about to sell them off. The camera knows the location, it’s very easy easy to get sunrise/sunset schedule. From there, I should be able to schedule the light based on

  • Turn on at plus/minus X minutes from sunset
  • Turn off after X minutes or at plus/minus X minutes from sunrise

Getting annoyed that I have to change my schedule every 2 weeks.

#17

This would be great, it’s very annoying behaviour.

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#18

Create a switch/button which allow users to manually turn on light(s)/light group(s).

In my use case (as an example), I would like to be able to turn on lights in the backyard before letting the dogs out.

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#19

This is the perfect solution!!! I’d love to see this come to fruition ?

#20

Any eta on this request? re: adjust brightness.

#21

Probably two requests here:

  1. Let the Smart Lighting motion detectors trigger a Camera - We have a series of Steplights mounted on a fence along our driveway, with a Spotlight Camera at one end of the driveway. The lights will detect someone well before the camera can, so we’d like them to trigger recording.

  2. Share Smart Lighting motion events for camera triggers - We live on a shared driveway. Our Ring Camera covers part of the area, and our neighbor’s Ring Camera covers another part. We coordinate our Ring coverage . We would like to have the Smart Light motion sensors be sharable so ou r neighbor could use them to trigger their camera.

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#22

I would like to see in the activity log, when the floodlights come on and when they go off, and whether it was manually triggered, or motion triggered.

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#23

I would like to be able to adjust the schedule and time interval for the SNAPSHOT CAPTURE feature. Give me the ability to schedule what days I want it to be on or off, and how long between snapshots. It appears right now, the interval is 15 minutes. I would like the ability to change that to a different interval. I would like the ability to schedule the SNAPSHOT capture for different days and times of the day. For instance, I know my garbage is picked up on say Thursday, usually between 7am - 10am. And on this Thursday, I have a delivery coming between 6pm - 9pm. It would be nice to schedule those independantly, instead of having the feature on all day just to be able to cover these deliveries or pickup times.

#24

Hi Marley. It would be a great feature if different app notification sounds could be set for each smart lighting group. For example getting different tones for a backdoor group and a front door group would very useful.

In addition, what’s Ring’s reaction to the multiple requests above to be able to have shared users for smart lighting?

Thanks

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#25

Hello Ring technicians

Can you allown me to adjust the light motion sensor like I can adjust the actual motion sensor. I can adjust the motiion sensor with my phone perectly however I cannot adjust the Light motion sensor like that. The light motion sensor has Minimal and then goes up is stages. You cannot fine tune it like the normal motion sensor. I have to keep mine on minimum, if I go up the next step , Cars driving bye set it off. You need to allow us to adjust the light sensor just like the motion sensor. Please update the firmware.

#26

As we already have security and convenience lighting features such as external floodlights, and internal lights already in our home, I would like to see the ability to integrate them into routines and orchestrations linked to Ring motion detectors. Specifically, I would like to be able to use the smart light switches certified by Ring (such as those sold by GE) to integrate those existing lights into my “Ring of security” by being able to activate them when Ring motion detectors are activated. I would like the same capability implemented for smart outlets. The binary on-off capability currently provided through manually using the app is insufficient to make those third party “smart” switches and outlet effective or useful for security purposes. Enabling this capability would improve the effectiveness of the Ring system and our home security in the same way and with the same ease that wi-fi extenders that use the existing in-house wiring infrastructure to extend our wi-fi networks improves and enhances our in-home wifi experience.

#27

I would like to have the same access to controls, features, and alerts across my family’s devices. Impressed with the Ring Doorbell, we made the next jump and added to Ring Floodlights and bridge to our home only to find that the alerts and controls can only be received by the primary account. After contacting Customer Support, I was told that the only option was to have my wife (who has different alert settings then I do) log out of her account and log in to mine. Please develop the ability to at least alert the primary and shared devices.

Thank you in advance,

Askzjr

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#28

Smart Lighting should have the option for SOLAR CHARGING of the batteries. Of course, this is a missed opportunity now, as they designed the lights with regular batteries, not rechargeables. Should have used the Ring batteries at least, so they could be used within the entire system and recharged. Best would be to have solar charging as an option.

#29

I wish the solar panel would keep the battery charged. Waste of money!!

#30

@OluOlu

I have a solar Spotlight Cam that charges perfectly. In fact, I’ve seen it charge even on very cloudy days. It’s been overcast and raining here since sunrise. The battery level is at 100%. In fact, I was going to buy a 2nd battery, but I don’t see the need.

I don’t like how the motion settings are different than the AC powered version on the Solar Spotlight Cam, but that’s a different matter. Have you checked the settings on your camera (and lights) to make sure it’s not being activated too often? That in itself could make a huge difference and stop false alerts. Or perhaps you have a defective solar panel or light?

#31

Is there a page on line that has thorough menu tree with new features clearly marked? I’m a Newby and trying to figure out where all the settings are, which ones are Global, which ones are group, which ones are for a specific fixture.

#32

Hopefully this will help.
https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024055772-Grouping-Multiple-Smart-Lights-in-the-Ring-App

#33

I installed my Floodlight Wired in my attached garage as an automatic light as the light switch is inside the house – is there any way to add a feature to allow the internal timer in the motion sensor to reset it’s countdown whenever it detects motion? Also, for much longer than 5min countdown when using this mode?

I’ve set the timer to the max of 5min, but when the 5min is up, the light turns off for roughly 15-20 sec while the system resets, then turns back on when it detects motion. Example: If I’m tending to the laundry in the garage, the lamp will turn off while I’m folding the clothes coming out of the dryer, and this may happen a couple of times. Not fun being pitched into darkness. This also happened another time while I was coming back out to remove a large item from my car, went dark while holding an 80 pound box.

Otherwise, I love the easy setup and brightness of the unit.

Please advise…

Thanks!