Android Battery Settings - To prevent ScreenCoach from not being run in the background / Accessibility turning off by itself

For child-managed devices, ScreenCoach needs to be running all the time in the background. If it’s not running (with app blocking enabled), apps will be blocked.

To make sure ScreenCoach doesn’t stop running in the background, keep reading!

Some Android versions try to stop background programs and processes to save battery.

3 things to look try to Fix Android stopping background programs:

1. Check the battery settings (below) and then make sure there’s enough free storage space on the device. If the free storage is really low, your device will work extra hard and might try to stop background programs & processes to save power
2. Disable or uninstall any other screen time management systems (some can run together, okay but turn off while problem-solving)
3. Check the battery settings (read on)

Note: To access the Android settings on a child device, you’ll need to switch to be a parent user on that device.

Battery settings

We need to change any settings that might stop Screencoach from running in the background.

As each version of Android can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer, these are the battery settings for Samsung.

Put unused apps to sleep - should be OFF

OR Choose - Never auto sleep apps - Select ScreenCoach - but general off option above is preferable.

This can happen when the device’s battery optimization or adaptive battery feature restricts background apps to save power. As a result, Android may turn off accessibility services running in the background.

Quick Fix

1. Open Settings on your Android phone.
2. Search for “Battery” in the settings search bar.
3. Tap Adaptive Battery (or Battery Optimisation, depending on your phone model).
4. Turn off Adaptive Battery, or exclude the ScreenCoach app from optimisation if you see an option.
5. Monitor for a few days to check if Accessibility turns off by itself again.

Updated on: 12/11/2025