Google Play’s Accessibility policy.

Our app uses an Accessibility Service solely to provide an on-screen “tap-to-translate” feature, which allows users to translate text displayed in other apps in real time.


How the feature works:

When the user explicitly enables the Accessibility Service from device settings, the app displays a foreground floating overlay widget.

The user can drag the overlay icon to any visible text on the screen.

Using Accessibility APIs, the service reads only the text located at the user-selected screen position (via visible AccessibilityNodeInfo).

The extracted text is immediately translated on-device using Google ML Kit and shown to the user in the overlay.

No background or automatic text collection occurs.

What data is accessed:

  • Only visible text that the user intentionally selects by dragging the overlay.

  • No passwords, personal messages, or hidden UI elements are accessed.

  • The service does not monitor keystrokes, user interactions, or screen content continuously.


User control & transparency:

The Accessibility Service is disabled by default.

Users are clearly informed why the permission is required and must manually enable it in system Accessibility settings.

  • The overlay can be closed at any time, immediately stopping text access.

  • The service runs only while the feature is active.

Data handling & privacy:

  • Extracted text is used only for real-time translation.

  • No text is stored, logged remotely, or shared with third parties.

  • No data is transmitted off-device except what is required by the user-initiated translation process.

Compliance statement:

This Accessibility Service is not used for advertising, analytics, device tracking, or surveillance.
Its use is core to the app’s primary functionality (screen text translation) and fully complies with Google Play’s Accessibility policy.

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