Smart & Connected Life Smart Home How to Reset a Ring Doorbell Get your smart doorbell working again by Fionna Agomuoh Writer Fionna Agomuoh is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire. Her writing has appeared in Newsweek, International Business Times, and others. our editorial process Twitter LinkedIn Fionna Agomuoh Updated on December 30, 2020 reviewed by Ryan Perian Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Ryan Perian is a certified IT specialist who holds numerous IT certifications and has 12+ years' experience working in the IT industry support and management positions. our review board Article reviewed on Oct 07, 2020 Ryan Perian Smart Home Your Best Year Ever: College Tech Tips Amazon Appliances & Lighting Google Tweet Share Email What to Know The quickest way to fix an issue is reset to factory settings.To reset, press orange Reset for 15+ seconds > release button, ring light flashes. When light goes off, doorbell is reset.To disconnect your account, open Ring app on smartphone > Settings > Remove Device > Delete. This article explains how to reset a Ring Doorbell. Instructions apply to Ring Doorbell, Ring Doorbell 2, and Ring Doorbell Pro. Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Images Reset a Ring Doorbell to Fix an Issue You may experience a hardware or connectivity issue with your Ring Doorbell, such as the device not connecting to Wi-Fi properly. You may also experience a problem with a special feature, such as night vision. In such cases, resetting the device may fix the issue. Find and press the orange Reset button on the back of the Ring Doorbell for at least 15 seconds. For Ring Doorbell 2, press and hold the black button on the front side of the camera.For Ring Doorbell Pro, press and hold the black button on the right side of the camera. Release the button. The ring light flashes to indicate that it's resetting. The light goes off when the reset is complete. How to Reset a Ring Doorbell to Disconnect Your Account Another reason to reset a Ring doorbell is so you can sell it or give it to another user. You don't have to do anything to the doorbell. Instead, disconnect the doorbell from your account on the Ring app so it can be registered and used by someone new. Deleting your Ring Doorbell from the app removes any video recordings from your phone. Make sure you download videos you want to keep. These instructions apply to iOS 9.3 or newer and Android 5.0 or newer. Open the Ring app, then tap the Ring Doorbell you wish to disconnect. Tap Settings (the gear cog) in the upper-right corner. Tap Remove Device and confirm the device's removal. Confirm the removal from the device by selecting Delete. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit