Account-free use
PhoneClaw does not require users to create an account or sign in to use the app.
Summary
PhoneClaw respects your privacy.
The app is built around a local-first runtime. Local AI features run on the device where possible, and network features are user-selected actions.
Local AI path
Prompts, AI responses, images, and personal mobile data are handled by the local runtime by default.
Limited diagnostics
PhoneClaw may collect non-personal usage and diagnostic data such as app version, build number, device model, OS version, language/region, session events, model download status, and crash or error information.
Purpose-limited use
Diagnostic data is used to improve app stability, model download reliability, and the product experience.
Policy
How PhoneClaw handles app data.
This policy applies to the PhoneClaw app, its local AI features, native mobile Skills, explicit Web Search and URL reading, optional Mac Gateway inference, and app diagnostics.
Accounts
PhoneClaw does not require account registration. Diagnostic events are not linked to a PhoneClaw account.
User prompts and AI responses
User prompts and AI responses are processed locally by default and are not used for advertising tracking. When you choose Web Search, URL reading, or Mac Gateway inference, the content needed for that selected feature follows that network path.
Personal mobile data
Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Clipboard, Health data, photos, camera input, and microphone input are accessed only through the relevant mobile OS permission and requested feature. PhoneClaw diagnostics do not collect these personal content sources.
Analytics and diagnostics
PhoneClaw may collect limited, non-personal analytics and diagnostic information: app version, build number, device model, operating system version, language/region settings, session events, feature events, model download status, performance data, crash reports, error information, and a device or install identifier used for diagnostics. This data is not linked to your identity and is not used for tracking.
Advertising and sale of data
PhoneClaw does not sell user data. PhoneClaw does not use collected data for advertising tracking.
Retention
Diagnostic data is kept for the period reasonably needed to troubleshoot crashes, improve reliability, and understand release quality.
Data table
What data is involved and why.
The table separates local app data, explicit user-selected network features, and limited diagnostics.
| Data or feature | Processing path | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Account information | No PhoneClaw account is required. | Account-free |
| Chat prompts and AI responses | Local model context and local conversation state by default. | Local AI task |
| Images and camera input | On-device multimodal model and LIVE mode pipeline when selected. | Image understanding |
| Calendar, Reminders, Contacts | Native mobile APIs after explicit permission. | Requested Skill |
| Clipboard and Health data | Local Skill execution after user action and permission where required. | Requested Skill |
| Web Search query | Sent to a search provider when you explicitly ask for realtime public information. | User-selected network |
| Specific public URL | Fetched from the target website when you ask PhoneClaw to read that page. | User-selected network |
| Mac Gateway inference request | Sent to your paired Mac on the same LAN. Ollama runs on that Mac; other Mac-side providers follow their own policies. | Optional edge inference |
| Usage and diagnostic data | Limited diagnostic collection may include app version, build number, device model, OS version, language/region, session events, feature events, model download status, performance data, crash reports, error information, and a device or install identifier used for diagnostics. | Reliability analytics |
Choices
User choices and controls.
PhoneClaw uses mobile OS permissions for personal data sources. You can manage those permissions in system settings.
Mobile OS controls
Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Health, camera, microphone, and photo access are controlled by the permissions available on your device.
On-device path
Local model features and native Skills can run through the phone runtime without using Web Search or Mac Gateway.
Explicit actions
Web Search, URL reading, and Mac Gateway inference are selected by the user for tasks that need those paths.
Questions
For privacy questions, contact the developer through GitHub Issues.
中文摘要
PhoneClaw 隐私政策摘要。
PhoneClaw 不要求注册账号。默认本地路径在设备端处理提示词、AI 回复、图片和个人移动端数据。联网搜索、打开网页和 Mac Gateway 是用户显式选择的能力。PhoneClaw 可能收集有限的非个人使用与诊断信息，例如 App 版本、构建版本、设备型号、系统版本、语言区域、会话事件、模型下载状态、崩溃和错误信息，用于改进稳定性、下载可靠性和产品体验。PhoneClaw 不出售用户数据，也不将收集的数据用于广告追踪。
Data flow
Data flow at a glance.
PhoneClaw works as a private AI assistant for phones: HealthKit, Calendar, and chat data stays on device by default in the local runtime.
On-device by default
Chat, images, and personal data — Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Clipboard, Health — stay on device by default in the local runtime.
Explicit network actions
Web Search and opening a URL are explicit user-triggered actions.
Mac remote inference
Mac remote inference sends the request to your paired Mac on the same LAN. With local Ollama models the request stays on that Mac. Ollama cloud models (-cloud tags) and other CLI providers forward the request to their own service.