Hi Disappointed.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We understand the importance of having a solid charge on your Ring Smart Lighting Solar Pathlight so that you are able to have a longer time between charge cycles. Having longevity in a battery-powered security device, such as the Ring Smart Lighting Solar Pathlight, is crucial when it comes to monitoring your home. We want to ensure your device is working as intended by providing you with solutions to resolve the concern you mentioned in your review.
It sounds like you are concerned about the battery life of your Ring device. While batteries in Ring Smart Lights will last for months with normal use, there are several factors that may impact battery life, such as the local weather and the number of activities captured. Try adjusting the following settings to get the longest battery life from your device:
Set Light Sensors to 0 or 1 so that the lights only turn on if it's very dark.
Reduce the brightness to the lowest setting.
Set Group Auto Shutoff time to 30 seconds.
For alkaline (replaceable) battery devices, we strongly recommend using name-brand batteries such as Amazon Basics, Duracell, or Energizer. Always use fresh batteries of the same brand.
For Solar devices, we suggest you only use the included Ring-branded rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Here is an article with useful information on how to maximize the battery life of your Ring Smart Lighting Solar Pathlight: https://ring.com/support/articles/ahcu3/Battery-Life-in-Ring-Smart-Lights.
If any additional information is needed regarding your Ring Solar Pathlights, please reach out to our Community. Ring Community is our first peer-to-peer community forum, giving our customers the ability to help one another and share their feedback and experiences directly with Ring. You can find it here: https://community.ring.com/.
Thank you,
Melissa from Ring.