> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.evox.wraithesports.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting the device

> Verify the evoX connection and safely take over the device if another app holds it.

## Normal connection

1. Connect the evoX device to your computer.
2. Open evoX and verify the device status.
3. Press a key and check that the physical input matches the app preview.

## Permissions by system

Windows and macOS need no extra permission to connect the device. On Linux, access to the USB
device requires a system rule: on first launch evoX offers to install this rule and asks once for
your administrator password. After installation you may be asked to log out and back in and to
plug the device in again.
If you choose **Later** on the prompt, you are not asked again for the same release; if the device
does not appear because of this, write to us through [Support](/en/application/support).

<Note>The **Accessibility** permission on macOS is not needed for the device connection; it is needed
for the keyboard, text and mouse actions you assign to keys. Without the permission the device
connects and icons are drawn, but these actions do not work.</Note>

## If the official app is holding the device

The official evoX app opens the HID device directly. Two apps cannot share physical control at the same time.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Read the status">Instead of behaving as if the device were connected, evoX states that the official app is holding the device.</Step>
  <Step title="Take over control">Use the explicit takeover action in the interface.</Step>
  <Step title="Verify again">Check that the preview, key input and screen image match the physical device.</Step>
</Steps>

If the connection drops, check the USB cable and whether the official app has taken the device again. Do not delete profile bindings; a connection problem does not invalidate profile data.

<Warning>Do not assume something was written to the physical screen while no connection is shown. Even if the app preview is current, verify device synchronization separately.</Warning>