Better Torsh — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 November 2026

Better Torsh is a flashlight app for Android. It is built to work entirely on your phone. It does not collect, store or share any personal data, has no ads, no analytics and no account, and does not have permission to use the internet.

Data we collect

None. Better Torsh does not send any information off your device. Your settings (brightness, timers, chosen pattern, alarm time and similar) and the light patterns and playlists you make are stored only on your phone and are deleted when you uninstall the app.

Permissions and why they are used

• Flashlight — controlled through Android's torch API, which needs no camera permission. The camera is never opened.
• Microphone (only if you start party mode) — sound is analysed live, in memory, to find the beat. Audio is never recorded, stored or sent anywhere, and the microphone is off whenever party mode is not running.
• Notification access (only if you turn on “Flash on notifications”) — used to know when a notification or call arrives so the torch can blink. The app only looks at which app posted it, its category and its importance. It never reads notification titles or text, and stores nothing.
• Notifications — to show the ongoing notification while the light or a timer is active, and the alarm screen.
• Alarms & reminders, full-screen notifications, vibration, run at startup — for timers, the flash alarm, opening the screen light over the lock screen, and restoring the alarm and shake-to-toggle after a restart.

Better Torsh does not request location access.

Purchases

The optional one-time purchase is handled entirely by Google Play. Better Torsh never sees your payment details. Google's handling of purchase data is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

Children

Better Torsh does not collect data from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions: open an issue on GitHub