One of the most-searched questions by students who use Examplify is: “Can Examplify detect a phone?” The short answer is no — but let’s break down exactly why, what Examplify can and cannot monitor, and how students are using this knowledge to get expert assistance during proctored exams.
Can Examplify Detect a Phone Near Your Computer?
No. Examplify cannot detect a phone near your computer. Examplify is software that runs on a single device — your exam device (laptop or desktop). It monitors only that device. It does not have the capability to detect, connect to, or monitor any physically separate device, including a phone, tablet, or second computer that is on a different network.
What Exactly Does Examplify Monitor?
Examplify’s monitoring scope is limited to your exam computer. Here is exactly what it can monitor:
- Your screen: Examplify locks the screen to the exam window and records screen activity (with ExamMonitor)
- Your webcam: Records video of your face and surroundings (with ExamMonitor and ExamID)
- Your microphone: Records ambient audio in your exam environment (with ExamMonitor)
- Secondary monitors: Detects and blocks additional monitors connected to your exam computer
- Applications: Blocks other applications from running or being accessed on your exam device
- Network activity: Can block internet access during closed-book exams (depending on school settings)
What Examplify CANNOT Monitor
- ❌ A phone that is not physically connected to your exam computer
- ❌ A tablet on a separate wireless network
- ❌ A second laptop that is not connected to your exam device
- ❌ Any device outside your webcam’s field of view
- ❌ Bluetooth devices not connected to your exam computer
- ❌ Activity on your home network that doesn’t interact with your exam device
What About ExamMonitor? Does It Detect Phones?
ExamMonitor is ExamSoft’s AI proctoring add-on that records video, audio, and screen during your exam. It uses AI to flag suspicious behaviors for human review. ExamMonitor can flag a phone if it appears within your webcam’s view — for example, if you hold your phone up in front of the camera, or if your phone is visible on your desk in the webcam frame. However, a phone positioned outside the webcam’s field of view is completely invisible to ExamMonitor.
What About ExamID? Does It Scan the Room for Devices?
ExamID is ExamSoft’s identity verification feature that takes your photo at the start of the exam to confirm your identity. It does not scan the room for devices. It is a one-time identity check, not a continuous room monitoring system.
How ExamplifyHelp.com Uses This to Help Students
Because Examplify monitors only the exam device, our specialists provide real-time exam assistance through a secondary device — a phone or tablet positioned outside your webcam’s view on a completely separate network. Examplify has no awareness of this secondary device. Our specialists provide question-by-question answer guidance in real time, with guaranteed passing scores on every Examplify exam.
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