Parental control needs real system access to work. Here's every permission Raxak asks for, what it actually does, what it can and cannot see, and how to grant it on your phone brand.
| Permission | On which phone | Needed? | What it's for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage Access | Child (and parent, if you track yourself) | Required | Measures time spent per app — the foundation of all reports and limits |
| Accessibility | Child | Required | Instant app detection, the block screen, web filtering — the "Safety Shield" |
| Display over other apps | Parent (optional on child) | Recommended | Shows reminders and block screens when Accessibility isn't on |
| Battery exemption | All devices | Recommended | Stops the battery saver from killing protection in the background |
| Tamper protection | Child only | Recommended | Blocks uninstalling Raxak without the family PIN |
| Notifications | All devices | Optional | Alerts for parents, status and reminders for children |
| Microphone | Any | Optional | Only if you use voice input — never listens otherwise |
If a permission was skipped or later switched off, open Settings → Permissions inside Raxak — it shows what's granted and takes you to the right screen to fix anything missing.
What it does: lets Raxak read Android's built-in per-app usage statistics — how much time is spent in each app. This powers screen-time totals, reports, trends, and time limits. As the app puts it: "We only see app names and time spent. We cannot see any content."
Screen-time measurement stops silently — the dashboard shows no new data. Re-grant it any time from Settings → Permissions inside the app. The first grant also backfills up to the last 7 days from the phone's own records.
What it does: this is the enforcement backbone on a child's device. It lets Raxak know instantly which app is in the foreground (so blocks apply immediately, not seconds later), draw the block screen, and read the browser's address bar for web filtering.
What it does not do: Raxak's accessibility service is not a keylogger. It does not store or send what your child types or chats, and it never records the screen. If you enable harmful-content alerts, text is scanned on the device itself for danger signals (bullying, grooming, self-harm) — you receive only an alert, never the messages.
Raxak detects it instantly. You get a critical alert on your phone ("Protection disabled"), the child's phone shows a persistent "Enable Now" notification until it's restored, and when it comes back you're told how long the device was unprotected. In the meantime blocking falls back to a reduced mode: app detection is slower, blocks appear as overlays or reminders instead of instant full screens, and web filtering pauses until it's re-enabled.
What it does: lets Raxak draw its screens on top of other apps — block screens, pause reminders, and focus-session covers. On parent phones it powers scroll alerts and "pause & think" moments; on child phones it's the fallback blocker when Accessibility is off.
What it does: tells Android not to put Raxak to sleep in the background. Without it, aggressive battery savers — especially on Xiaomi, Redmi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, OnePlus, Huawei and Honor — can stop protection and then refuse to let it restart until the app is opened again.
If that ever happens, Raxak notices and tells you: you'll see a "Protection Interrupted" alert naming the device and how long protection was off, and it resolves once background running is allowed.
What it does: registers Raxak as a device administrator on the child's phone so the app cannot be uninstalled without deactivating it first — and deactivating it requires your family PIN.
If it's removed without the PIN (Android always allows removal via system settings), you get an immediate "Tamper Protection Removed" alert, and the child's phone shows a persistent notification asking to turn it back on. PIN-authorized removal by you is silent — no false alarms.
On Android 13+ apps must ask to show notifications. On your phone they carry safety alerts (protection disabled, new app installed, limit reached). On the child's phone they show protection status and gentle reminders. Skippable — you can always check the app manually.
Requested only if you use voice input (for example, dictating a to-do). Raxak never listens in the background and works fully without it.
Some manufacturers ship battery savers that kill background apps regardless of Android's standard settings. If Raxak stops reporting or protection keeps switching off, do all three steps for your brand — battery, autostart, and lock in Recents. ("Recents" is the recent-apps screen you get by swiping up and holding, or tapping the square/☰ button.) Menu names vary slightly by model and OS version; the app also shows steps for your exact device during setup.
Samsung has no autostart menu — the two steps above are enough.
Stock Android is far less aggressive — the standard exemption is usually all you need.
These permissions are not in the app at all — Android would not even let Raxak use them:
For the formal version, see the Privacy Policy.
The app walks you through every permission with the exact steps for your phone.