How Beam handles your information — in plain language.
Beam (the "app", "we", or "us") is an Android flashlight utility. It turns your device's camera LED on and off, and adds conveniences like shake-to-toggle, a home screen widget, a Quick Settings tile, a bright on-screen light, and an optional toggle sound. This Privacy Policy explains what the app does and does not do with information on your device.
Beam processes the following locally on your device only. None of it is transmitted off the device.
If you enable "Shake to toggle", the app reads your device's accelerometer in real time to detect a shake gesture so it can switch the flashlight on or off. These readings are evaluated momentarily and are never stored, logged, or sent anywhere. They reveal nothing about your identity or location.
The app declares the microphone permission for an optional voice-control feature that lets you turn the light on or off with a spoken command. The microphone is accessed only while that feature is enabled and active. Audio is used solely to recognize the on/off command and is not recorded, saved, or transmitted by the app. If you never enable voice control, the microphone is never used.
Your settings — such as shake sensitivity, turn-on-at-launch, toggle sound, theme, and widget state — are stored locally on the device.
Beam controls the camera's flash without taking pictures or reading the camera, and does not access your contacts, call logs, location, photos, or accounts.
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
FOREGROUND_SERVICE & FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE |
To keep the flashlight and shake-detection running reliably while in use, with a visible status notification as required by Android. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
To show the status notification (for example, that "Shake to toggle" is active). You can disable these notifications in your device settings. |
RECORD_AUDIO(Microphone) |
Used only for the optional voice-control feature to detect a spoken on/off command. Audio is processed for recognition only and is never recorded, stored, or sent. Not used unless you enable voice control. |
android.hardware.camera.flash(feature) |
To turn the device's LED flash on and off — the app's core function. |
android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer(feature) |
To detect a shake gesture for the optional shake-to-toggle feature. |
Beam is built without the INTERNET permission, so it is technically incapable of sending your data over the network.
Information accessed by the app is used solely to provide its features: toggling the flashlight, detecting shakes, recognizing an optional voice command, and remembering your preferences. We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to the features you see in the app.
We do not share, sell, rent, or disclose your information to anyone. Because the app has no network access, nothing leaves your device and nothing is ever sent to us or to any third party. No serversNo third partiesNo cloud
Your settings remain on your device until you remove them. You can:
All processing happens on-device and app data is kept in Android's private per-app storage, which other apps cannot read. Because nothing is uploaded, there is no server-side database that could be breached. You remain in control through Android's permission system at all times.
Beam is a general-purpose utility and is not directed to children under 13. It does not knowingly collect personal information from children. Since the app collects no data and has no online component, it poses no data-collection risk to users of any age.
Beam does not integrate advertising networks, analytics SDKs, or social login providers. It does not embed any third-party trackers.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights under privacy laws such as the GDPR or CCPA. Since Beam does not collect or hold any of your personal data on our side, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export, or delete on your behalf — full control rests with you on your device.
We may update this Privacy Policy if the app's features change. When we do, we will revise the "Effective" date above and publish the updated policy at this address. Continued use of the app after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Questions or concerns about this policy or the app? Reach us at: