Doesn’t work for iPad
I NEVER write reviews, but for this, and MY education, I had to! Downloaded the app as instructed and got the error message “This exam hasn’t been enabled for use with an iPad. You will need to use LockDown Browser on a Windows or Mac computer.” I immediately emailed my instructor and she checked the boxes on her side so I’d be able to take my quizzes and tests. The next quiz i had to take, (we take a quiz and test every week and now it’s 2 quizzes and 2 tests every week) it allowed me to take it, although I had to log into a web browser and still wasn’t able to take it on our school’s Pulse app. Ever since then, I keep getting the above error message, no matter what I do. Many people only have one method of taking assessments. Now I have to go out of my way to attempt to find alternative ways to take my assessments for the next 5 weeks, even though I have an updated iPad! This app needs to be enabled for ALL devices!! I’m deleting this app immediately!
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Garbage
When I first downloaded this app for college, my teachers got it to work with the school's hardware.
I had no problems.
Today, I need to write a test requiring lockdown wouldn't even open.
When I deleted the app to load it again, after it had downloaded it says “open in,” but nothing happened.
It just stayed that way.
Update YOUR hardware and fix your bugs.
If you're unwilling to do this remove it from the app store.
I had no problems.
Today, I need to write a test requiring lockdown wouldn't even open.
When I deleted the app to load it again, after it had downloaded it says “open in,” but nothing happened.
It just stayed that way.
Update YOUR hardware and fix your bugs.
If you're unwilling to do this remove it from the app store.
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THIS APP MADE ME LOSE MY FATHER
After downloading this app in order to a test, i must have accidentally clicked some sort of button or maybe it glitched but next thing i know, my father was falling from a 900 ft building. I didn't know this however until i heard a scream from my parents room. I ran into the room but it was too late. I witnessed my dad hit the pavement at the bottom of the building next to my appartments killing him immediately.
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Must have good internet connection
My last two exams that I have taken for my adult studies classes which are strictly online from my University, have been a total disaster. If you lose wi-fi for any reason, you might as well be ready to accept a failing grade. There is no way to exit the app to attempt to make an reconnection to the internet other than using an Ethernet cable and by then it is too late. The app flags you and keeps saying it cannot find you in the camera. I have reported all the issues to my university IT department and they said there is nothing they can do about it unless the school decides to use another method or program. Several of my professors have removed it from their links and tests on Brightspace. If I hadn’t taken pictures of my answers with my cell phone, I would not have gotten any credit for my exams.
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Locked my iPad 👺👺👺👺
It locked my iPad and I had to wait until I’d die
PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING
I downloaded this app for an AP classroom assignment and opened a readiness check that was 3 questions long. Because of that, when I reached the end of the check I realized there was no submission button, no button to leave, AND MY POWER BUTTON DID NOT WORK! I’m telling you I tried every power off combination there was but nothing works. Only the volume buttons changed the volume and the screen auto dim and light increase worked but besides those functions nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING WORKED! How did I solve this problem without waiting 10+ hours for the battery to die you may ask? I PUT MY IPAD IN A ZIPLOC BAG AND PUT THE BAG IN A POT OF BOILING WATER TO OVERHEAT MY IPAD TO THE POINT OF TURNING OFF AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING MY IPAD BATTERY! I’m telling you this app will make you feel thoughts so negative, that’d probably be inappropriate to put on this review, towards the app developers it’s crazy. Thank you and again, DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP!!!
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Messed up the software of my iPads normal functions
After using the lockdown browser, getting stuck in it for 30 minutes, and finally typing “escape” into the proctor password to exit it, it made my iPad Air 5 no longer able to power shut down. This was a problem because it also broke the control center so when I slid my finger from the top right the control center did not pop up. This was an issue because it is the only way to change rotation lock and I could not take great notes the next day because of it. Finally, I surmised that if I let my iPad die of charge it would fix itself, which it did. I was sitting there trying to run the battery down, all because of this horribly made app.
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This Ruined My LIFE
I installed this app on my iPad and it transferred over to my phone. About a week later I was out with an absolute baddie. Brown hair, tam skin, beautiful eyes, pure lips, amazing personality, my dream girl. Everything was going well I was about to get lucky. We went back to her place and jumped into the bed passionately playing with her Lego’s in the bedroom if you know what I mean. I thought she was about to get out the princess peach Lego set for me to play with and enjoy my time with my Death Star but out of the toy box she pulled out a LEGO DEATH STAR and it was twice the size of mine. Oh my days I thought to myself “Iv gotta go to the bathroom real quick” I explained. Running to the bathroom I opened my phone calling my emergency pickup (this wasn’t the first time this had happened to me). Instead of clicking the SOS button I accidentally clicked on this app and my phone was stuck in freeze mode. No windows in the bathroom, she had locked the door. Unfortunately that night I was forced to play with her Lego Death Star.
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DO NOT USE THIS APP !!! Any University requiring it should KNOW BETTER!
It’s 2023. If Respondus has proven anything, its that weak developers can build a terrible app & convince institutions of higher learning that they should use it! Respondus is the WORST app of all time (easily, by far, no comparison). The only thing its “great” at, is locking down your iPad so you can’t use it for anything (even Respondus). It DOES NOT WORK. It literally shuts down everything (including ALL the links to the University that requires it!). No ability to turn it off, shut it down, it even manages to prevent iOS soft reset! I had to go on my iPhone to find their meager Support page. Their recommendation on turning off their lame app: Contact Apple Support to reset your iPad!
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WORST Testing Experience
🙏PLEASE PLEASE UPDATE THIS APP FOR iPADS.🙏I’ll send you virtual pizzas in perpetuity.🙏Is this app is supposed to work on iPads? I’m sorry to say it very much does not. In short, it took me two days to attempt to complete a 60 minute exam. After being frozen out twice and kicked out of the browser completely three times, I only had about 20 minutes total to complete 30 questions. You do the math on that. Every time I was kicked out of the browser I had to go through the entire pre-test check, and all this time the clock was ticking on my time limit. Trying to complete a speed biochem exam is highly stressful and ultimately a poor performance by a well-prepared student. I talked to Respondus tech support and they say it’s my LMS (Canvas) where the problems exist. I talked to Canvas and they say it’s a Respondus issue. WHAT THE HECK?!? I’m just at the beginning of my course and very stressed out about the remaining 8 tests. For the love of testing students everywhere, PLEASE FIX THIS!
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