I’m a Ring doorbell expert and I know a free way to store your videos that saves you money
AS RING brings more features behind its subscription paywall, customers are hunting for ways to get locked-away features without paying.
With the video download feature also being behind the paywall, users can't save their own footage or access saved video recordings in the Ring app without paying - but there is a free workaround.
It's certainly not as easy as allowing your Ring doorbell to record all motion automatically and paying for the app subscription, which is £3.99 ($3.99) a month for Ring's most basic plan.
However, if you have the right device then it might be worth it.
Each time you activate a new Ring device, you'll get a 30-day full-featured trial.
This includes the ability to save and share videos for free.
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But once that's ran out, you can use the screen recording features on your Android, iPhone, or iPad to record and save your Ring camera or doorbell's Live View.
However, the screen record feature is only available on newer smartphones.
If you have an iPhone or iPad, first, add the screen record tool to the Control Centre in Settings > Control Centre.
Inside the Control Centre tap the Record icon to start recording.
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When you're finished recording, simply tap the bar at the top of the screen and tap Stop.
For Android owners, swipe down from the top of the Home screen and tap Screen Record.
Or if you have a Samsung Galaxy device, press Screen recorder.
When you're finished, swipe down again and tap the Screen Record notification to stop recording.
You'll be able to do this with a Windows or Mac computer also.
Of course, this is a manual solution and you can only do this when someone is at your doorbell right now - it won't record at all hours automatically like the Ring subscription service.
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