Troubleshooting Now Playing

If you're experiencing issues within Now Playing, please check below to see if your problem is listed, and click on the relevant title to find out more.

• The likely reason for this could be the network connection you're using. To find out if this is the case, please follow the steps below:

  • Try using cellular data on your mobile device, and connect your computer to an alternative network.
  • If the issue resolves itself when your mobile device and computer are using an alternative network, then we can safely assume that there is an issue with the original connection.

  If your school/organization wifi network seems to be the problem, then we would suggest that you have a chat with your IT team, as they may need to whitelist certain domains. Please contact us at support@plickers.com for the full list of domains to whitelist.

  If there's no improvement, it may be something to do with your computer's internet browser settings, or the set up of your mobile device.

  This is particularly likely if your devices have been provided by your school/organization; it may be the case that an installed program or extension is causing the issue. Again, it's worth checking with your IT team to see if they can help.

  If the steps above don't yield any results at all, please write to us at support@plickers.com from the email address linked to your Plickers account, and include as much detail as you can about what you're experiencing (including screenshots if possible). We'll be very happy to help further.

    Note

  A Plickers session can be conducted offline, but you'll only be able to use your app. The results will be stored until an internet connection is established for both your app and computer.

• Firstly, please check that you've selected the correct settings, by following the steps below:

  1. At plickers.com, click on the Now Playing button in the top left-hand corner of your homepage
  2. Click on the Student List button in the top right-hand corner
  3. Make sure that either Display while Scanning or Always Display is selected (note that Display while Scanning will only show the student list whilst you're using the scanner on your mobile device)

  If you're still seeing an issue, please follow the instructions in the toggle menu above called Now Playing on plickers.com isn't responding to the mobile app.

• It may be that your scanner needs to be calibrated.

  To check if this is the case, set up a card that shows answer A at the top edge, and try scanning it.

  Use the graph icon  in the bottom left-hand corner of the scanner screen to check the answer.

  If the scanner shows the wrong choice, you can fix the issue by following the steps below (you'll need to keep in mind the incorrect answer returned by the scanner):

  1. From your app homepage, tap the Settings icon  located at the bottom right of your screen
  2. Tap Scanner Calibration
  3. Use the following guide to determine which setting to use:
     • If the scanner reported B, use the 270° setting
     • If the scanner reported C, use the 180° setting
     • If the scanner reported D, use the 90° setting

  That should solve the problem. If not, please get in touch at support@plickers.com

• Try refreshing the Queue in the Plickers app. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. In the Plickers app, tap on the Classes icon
  2. Tap on the Class you're working with
  3. You'll arrive at your Class Queue - drag down on this screen to refresh the Queue

• First of all, ensure that both your mobile device and computer have a solid and reliable internet connection (it could also be worth reading through the above toggle item called Now Playing on plickers.com isn't responding to the mobile app).

  If it's taking a bit of time for the results from a completed Plickers session to appear within your Reports section at plickers.com, try the following:

  1. Confirm that the results haven't yet appeared in the Results section of plickers.com
  2. In your app, tap on the  icon and select your relevant Class, to get to the Class Queue
  3. Pull down on the screen to refresh the Queue
  4. Back in plickers.com on your computer, refresh the Results window
  5. If only some of the results have made it through, you may need to repeat the process until they all arrive

  And if this doesn't work, please let us know at support@plickers.com 

• Are you seeing the following icon in place of your images?

  

  This is normally because the network you're using will need access to a couple of specific domains. Please ask your IT team to whitelist the following:

  • *.cloudinary.com - used for image storing and hosting
  • *.microsoft.com - used for image search via Bing

And of course, if the above options don't address your issue, please feel free to write in to us at support@plickers.com from the email address linked to your Plickers account. We'll be happy to help!