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Restrict the devices that can take a test

Updated over a week ago

You are able to restrict the types of device that a participant can use when taking part in your survey or test.

By default, all compatible devices will be able to take part in a study, but you can specify the type of device based on one or more of the below categories:

  • Mobile

  • Tablet

  • Desktop

Once you have specified which devices that users can access the study from, they will be shown a message saying:


This test can only be accessed from [selected devices]

...and advises the user which types of devices they can try again from.

Note: Restricting devices is useful for studies where screen-recording is essential, as our platform can only support screen-recording on desktop. Therefore, if you need screen-recordings for website tasks/prototype tasks then you will have to restrict devices to desktop only.

An alternative to our screen-recording feature, if you are looking for mobile and tablet users, is our prototype replay which you can learn about here.

How to restrict the devices that can take a test

  1. Go to any project

  2. Click Settings (gear icon)

  3. Toggle off the device types that you want to block users from using


Note: Device restriction is available on Starter, Business and Enterprise plans.

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