Privacy Policy — Focus Launcher

Effective date: 2026-09-07

Developer: Dawid Janik · Contact: dawid.janik@inception.dev

App: Focus Launcher (dev.inception.focuslauncher), a home-screen replacement for Android.

This document explains what data Focus Launcher accesses, what it does with it, and what leaves your device. The short version: the app works entirely on your phone, has no account, no ads and no analytics, and the only thing it ever sends anywhere is an optional, approximate location to fetch the weather.

Data that stays on your device

Data	Why the app uses it	Where it lives
Your settings and home-screen layout (favourites, dock, theme, widgets)	to show your home screen the way you set it up	app storage on your phone
The list of installed apps	to list, launch and let you organise your apps — the core function of a launcher	read from Android when needed; the app keeps your favourites, hidden apps and per-app limits
App usage statistics (which apps you used, for how long, how often)	screen-time stats, daily limits, the onboarding "mirror"	read from Android's usage stats; daily summaries are stored in the app's local database
Mindful-app settings, focus sessions, categories	the features you configure	app storage on your phone
Name of the app currently in front (via the accessibility service, only if you enable it)	to show your pause/blocked screen for a limited app, and to lock the screen on double-tap	processed in memory only; never stored

None of this is transmitted to us or to anyone else. There is no account and no cloud sync.

Data that leaves your device

Weather (optional). If you turn the weather widget on and grant location permission, the app sends your approximate (coarse) location — or the city you typed — to the Open-Meteo API (https://open-meteo.com) over an encrypted connection to fetch a forecast. We do not receive, store or log this data; it is used only to answer that request. Open-Meteo's own handling is described in their privacy policy. You can turn the widget off or revoke location permission at any time; the app works fully without it.

Permissions

Usage access (PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS) — screen-time stats and per-app limits. Granted by you in system settings; processed on device.
Accessibility service (optional) — only for two features you switch on yourself: showing the pause/blocked screen when a limited app comes to the front, and locking the screen on double-tap. It receives only the name of the app in front. It never reads what is on your screen, and nothing is stored or sent. It is not an accessibility tool in the sense of Android's accessibility features.
Device admin (optional, older Android versions only) — screen lock on double-tap.
Query all packages — required for a launcher to list and manage every installed app. The list is never transmitted.
Location (coarse, optional) — weather widget only.
Internet — weather requests only.

Backups

You can export your settings and screen-time history to a file you choose (and import it later). That file is created only when you ask for it, is stored where you put it, and is not sent to us.

Deleting your data

Everything the app holds is on your phone. Settings → Reset all erases the app's data; uninstalling removes it entirely. Because we keep no data on any server, there is nothing else to delete.

Children

Focus Launcher is a general-audience utility and is not directed at children under 18.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is published at https://focus-launcher.inception.dev/privacy with an updated effective date.

Contact

dawid.janik@inception.dev