How anti-cheat works
TriviaOS can flag a team whose phone left the game during a live question. This guide is precise about what that means, because the honest limits matter more than the feature.
The limit, first
No web page on any phone can tell the difference between a screen that locked and a player who switched to another app to look something up. Both look identical to the page. This is a privacy boundary built into every phone, not a gap in VYVE. Any product that claims to tell them apart perfectly is overstating it.
- 1Round setupQuestion count and point multiplier per round, then Start Round.
- 2Live questionPushed to every team's phone and the TV with a synced countdown.
- 3LeaderboardScored the instant the timer ends. No manual grading.
- 4Look-away flagsA team whose phone left the question for a sustained stretch, and a team that closed the tab.
What TriviaOS does instead
It tolerates short absences and only flags sustained ones. A phone has to be away from the question for several seconds, longer than an accidental tap or a glance at a notification, before anything shows on your host panel. A phone’s auto-lock cannot trigger it, because no phone locks that quickly.
What you see
| Signal | Meaning | How it is shown |
|---|---|---|
| Possible cheating | The team’s phone was away from a live question for a sustained stretch. | Flashes while it is happening, fades when they return, with a count and total time for the night. |
| Closed the tab | The team actually closed the page, which is distinguishable from switching apps. | Shown neutrally in amber, since closing can be an accident. Updates to reopened when they come back. |
Both signals work in Multiple Choice and Buzzer.
How to use a flag
Treat it as worth a friendly look, not an accusation. The system is tuned to under-flag, so a real, sustained flag is meaningful and a normal quick phone check never shows at all. Most hosts mention it once at the start of the night and never need to act on it.
Send a message with your venue name and what you were trying to do. A person reads every one and replies by email.