Privacy Policy — SpAssistant

Last updated: 2026-09-22

SpAssistant ("the app") is a local-first Android utility that lets you remap the device assistant key to launch an app or run an action. This policy explains what the app does and does not do with your data.

Summary

SpAssistant does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data. There are no analytics, no ads, no accounts, and no network communication.

Data the app stores on your device

• Your chosen action. The app stores which action the assistant key triggers (an app package name, a preset action, or the recording toggle) and the maximum recording length. This is saved locally on your device via Android DataStore and never leaves the device.

Microphone and recordings

• The voice recording action records audio only while you have explicitly started a recording (by triggering it) and until you stop it or the configured time limit is reached.
• Recordings are saved to your device's shared media storage (Music/Recordings) so you can play them with your own apps.
• Recordings are never uploaded, transmitted, or accessed by the developer. The app has no network-based features for sending audio anywhere.

Installed apps

To let you pick an app for the "launch app" action, the app queries the list of launchable apps on your device. This list is used only to populate the in-app picker and is not stored or transmitted.

Location

The "save current location" action accesses your GPS position on-device only when you trigger it, solely to build a maps link in a local notification. It is not collected, stored by the app, or transmitted.

Permissions

• RECORD_AUDIO — only for the optional voice recording action.
• ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION / ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION — only for the save-location action.
• POST_NOTIFICATIONS — to show the "recording saved" / "location saved" notifications on Android 13+.
• FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE — to run the recording service with a visible notification.
• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Android 9 and below only) — to save recordings.

Data sharing

None. No data is shared with the developer or any third party.

Children

The app is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children.

Contact

For questions about this policy, contact: lorenz.astroboy@gmail.com

Changes

Any future changes to this policy will be published on this page.