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FreeCode

Privacy Policy & Terms · Last updated 1 September 2026

FreeCode is a private, on-device AI assistant that can chat, use tools, and — with your permission — operate your phone for you. It runs against an AI model you host or choose. This page explains how it handles information and the terms of use.

Privacy Policy

1. No data collection. The developers of FreeCode operate no backend, analytics, advertising identifiers of our own, crash-reporting, or telemetry. We never receive your messages, files, voice, contacts, location, or usage.
2. Your AI endpoint. FreeCode sends your prompts and any content you attach only to the model endpoint you configure in Settings (for example an LM Studio or vLLM server on your own hardware). That endpoint is operated by you or a party you choose; its handling of the data is governed by that party, not by us. If you point FreeCode at a third-party hosted endpoint, review that provider’s own privacy terms.
3. On-device storage. Conversations, provider settings, downloaded voices, and your acceptance of these terms are stored locally on your device using the operating system’s private app storage. They are not backed up to us. Uninstalling the app deletes them.
4. Permissions. The accessibility, microphone, overlay, media, and notification permissions are used solely to provide the features described in the app, in real time, at your request. Data obtained through them (screen contents, audio, attachments) is processed on-device and/or sent only to your configured endpoint — never to the developers.
5. Voice. Speech recognition uses your device’s recognizer (on-device where available; it may fall back to your device’s system recognizer, which is governed by your device maker’s / Google’s terms). Text-to-speech runs on-device.
6. Children. FreeCode is a general-purpose developer tool and is not directed at children.
7. Advertising. Free release versions may display ads served by Google AdMob. When ads are enabled, the AdMob SDK collects and shares your device’s advertising ID and coarse ad-request data (e.g. approximate, IP-derived region and device type) with Google to serve and measure ads, under Google’s advertising policies. This is the only case where any data leaves your device to a party other than the AI endpoint you configure — and even then it goes to Google, not to us: we still operate no servers and collect nothing. Ads are limited to a family-safe content rating and exclude sensitive categories, never use your conversations, health, contacts, or messages for targeting, are disclosed in-app, require your acceptance of these terms, and are never present in debug builds.
8. Changes. A materially changed policy will re-prompt you to accept it on next launch.

Every permission — what it is and why

Below is the complete list of every Android permission and special capability FreeCode declares, the exact system name, what it does, and why the app needs it. FreeCode requests each one only for the matching feature, and most are optional — permissions you never use can be left ungranted and the app still runs. Nothing obtained through any permission is sent to the developers: on-device processing stays on the device, and anything the AI model needs to see goes only to the endpoint you configure. None of this data is ever used for advertising.

Accessibility & automation

• Accessibility service (BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE) — lets FreeCode read on-screen content and tap, type, and scroll on your behalf so it can operate other apps for you. This is the core phone-automation feature. You enable it manually once in Android Settings → Accessibility; it acts only while you ask it to do something, and what it reads is used in the moment and never uploaded by us.
• Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW) — powers the floating chat bubble so FreeCode stays reachable and keeps listening while it works inside other apps.
• See installed apps (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES) — lets FreeCode enumerate and launch the specific app you name so it can automate it (“open Maps and search…”). The list is used on-device to route your request only; it is not collected, profiled, or sent anywhere.

Screen & media

• Screen capture (MediaProjection via FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION) — when you start screen sharing, FreeCode captures still frames of your screen so the model can see what you see and help. You trigger it explicitly, Android shows the cast indicator the whole time, and frames are processed on-device and/or sent only to your configured endpoint.
• Photos & images (READ_MEDIA_IMAGES; READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on Android 12 and below) — only the images you explicitly attach are read, so the model can see them. Nothing is scanned in the background. Core use of photo/video access: letting you attach a picture to a chat so the AI can look at it and answer questions about it.

Voice

• Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO) — for voice chat and call mode. Speech is transcribed on-device (or by the device recognizer you choose) and turned into a normal text message. No audio is recorded to a file or uploaded by us.

Personal data — all optional, granted only when you ask for the matching action

• Contacts (READ_CONTACTS) — read only when you ask FreeCode to look up or use a contact (e.g. “call Sam”). Used for that task in the moment, passed only to your configured endpoint; never read in the background.
• Calendar (READ_CALENDAR, WRITE_CALENDAR) — read or add events only when you ask (e.g. “what’s on Friday”, “add a meeting at 3”).
• Phone / calls (CALL_PHONE, READ_PHONE_STATE) — place a call you dictate and detect call state so it can pause voice mode. FreeCode does not read your call log.
• SMS (READ_SMS) — read a message only when you point FreeCode at one (for example to grab a one-time verification code you ask it to fetch). Messages are never read in bulk or in the background, never uploaded to us, and never used for ads.
• Location (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) — used only when a request needs it (“what’s near me”). Passed to your configured endpoint for that request only; not tracked, logged, or shared with us.
• Health & fitness (health.READ_STEPS, READ_DISTANCE, READ_ACTIVE_CALORIES_BURNED, READ_HEART_RATE, READ_SLEEP via Health Connect) — read only when you ask about your steps, distance, calories, heart rate, or sleep, through Android Health Connect’s own consent flow. Health data is never uploaded to us and is never used for ads.

Background operation & scheduling

• Foreground services (FOREGROUND_SERVICE, plus FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE and FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION) — keep a task running with a visible notification while it needs to. FreeCode uses special-use foreground services for three things: the floating chat overlay (staying on top and listening while it drives other apps), scheduled agent automation (running a task you scheduled), and the local desktop gateway (a paired computer you own driving the phone). A separate media-projection foreground service holds the screen-capture session while you are sharing your screen.
• Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS) — shows the foreground-service notice while voice, the overlay, screen capture, a scheduled task, or the desktop link is active, as Android requires.
• Notification access (BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE) — optional; enabled manually in Settings. Lets the “read notifications” tool report your current notifications when you ask. Nothing is uploaded by us.
• Exact alarms & run at startup (SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, WAKE_LOCK) — used only if you schedule a task (a reminder or a recurring action). Exact alarms fire it on time, start-at-boot re-arms your schedules after a restart, and a wake lock keeps the phone awake just long enough to run it.
• Vibrate (VIBRATE) — haptic feedback for alerts and voice cues.

Network

• Internet & network state (INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) — reach the AI model endpoint you configure and check connectivity. No traffic goes to servers of ours (we have none) except, in free release builds, Google AdMob ad requests (see Advertising).
• Local Wi-Fi / desktop link (ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, CHANGE_WIFI_STATE) — optional. If you turn on the desktop gateway, FreeCode listens on your local Wi-Fi so a paired computer you own can drive the phone. It is off by default, trust is pinned per machine, and data stays on your local network — it never goes to us.

Advertising

Release builds may show ads to support development. Ads appear as a small banner and, after a longer AI reply, as a single labelled “Sponsored” card inside the chat that is kept relevant to what you just asked. Ads are served by Google AdMob. To do this, the AdMob SDK shares your device’s advertising ID and coarse ad-request data with Google to select and measure ads, governed by Google’s advertising policies — this is the one third party, besides your own AI endpoint, that any data is shared with, and the developer still receives nothing. Ad content is restricted to a family-safe rating and blocks sensitive categories (such as alcohol, gambling, and dating). Ads never use your health data, messages, contacts, location, or the contents of your conversations for targeting; the only signal used to keep the in-chat card relevant is a few keywords derived on-device from the request you just made. Advertising is disclosed in-app, requires your acceptance of these terms, and is never present in debug builds. You can limit ad personalisation system-wide in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads, or reset your advertising ID there.

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Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance. By using FreeCode you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree, don’t use the app.
2. What FreeCode is. FreeCode is a tool that connects to an AI model endpoint you provide and can, with the permissions you grant, automate actions on your device. You are responsible for the endpoint you connect to and for the actions you direct the app to perform.
3. Your responsibility. Automation and accessibility control are powerful. You are responsible for reviewing what FreeCode does on your behalf, for the content you send to your model, and for complying with the terms of any app, service, or model provider you use it with. Don’t use FreeCode for anything unlawful.
4. No warranty. FreeCode is provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. AI output can be wrong; verify anything important.
5. Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the developers are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the app, including any actions it performs on your device or data sent to your configured endpoint.
6. No fees. The app is free to use. Optional advertising may support development in release builds.
7. Termination. You may stop using and uninstall FreeCode at any time, which removes its local data.
8. Governing terms. Where these terms are silent, the applicable app-store terms and your local law apply.