SonicCommand Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 11, 2026
Developer and publisher: iTechVista
App: SonicCommand: Whistle Control (Android package com.itechvista.soniccommand)

1. Summary

SonicCommand is an accessibility tool that lets you control your Android phone with whistles, chirps or hums. It analyses sound on your device. It has no account system, no advertising and no analytics, and iTechVista runs no server that receives your audio, your screen content or any personal information.

2. Permissions and what each one is used for

Microphone (RECORD_AUDIO, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE)

  • Purpose: while listening is switched on, the app reads short blocks of microphone audio to measure pitch and check whether a sound matches a trigger you trained. A notification is shown the whole time listening is on.
  • Handling: these audio blocks are analysed in memory and discarded. They are not saved and are not sent anywhere.
  • Voice notes (only if you set one up): if you assign the Voice Note action to a trigger and use it, the app records audio until you stop it and saves it as a WAV file on your phone, in the Music folder (Music/SonicCommand_Recordings). The file stays on your phone. iTechVista never receives it. You can delete it at any time with any file manager.

Accessibility service (BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE)

SonicCommand declares itself an accessibility tool. It uses the AccessibilityService API only to carry out the actions you assign to your triggers, for example:

  • scrolling, swiping, tapping or long-pressing a point you chose, or the crosshair point;
  • finding the buttons and links on the current screen so the item scanner can highlight and press them;
  • typing a text snippet you saved into the field that has focus;
  • reading the visible screen text aloud with your phone's text-to-speech engine, when you trigger it;
  • system actions: Back, Home, Recent apps, notifications, Quick Settings, split screen, lock screen and screenshot.

The app reads screen content only at the moment one of these actions runs. It does not log keystrokes, does not store screen content and does not send it off your phone.

Display over other apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW)

Optional. Used to draw the crosshair, the item-scanner highlight and short on-screen confirmations.

Modify system settings (WRITE_SETTINGS)

Optional. Used only when you assign a trigger to change brightness, auto-rotate, dark mode or a similar display setting.

Do Not Disturb access (ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY)

Optional. Used only when you assign a trigger to switch Do Not Disturb or the ringer mode.

Notifications, wake lock, vibration, keyguard (POST_NOTIFICATIONS, WAKE_LOCK, VIBRATE, DISABLE_KEYGUARD)

Used to show the listening notification, to keep listening while the screen is off, to vibrate when a trigger fires, and to wake the screen or open the camera over the lock screen when you trigger those actions.

Camera actions

SonicCommand does not have camera permission and never sees your photos. The Take Photo and Record Video actions open your phone's own camera app and press its shutter for you. Photos and videos are saved by that camera app, as usual.

Other actions

Actions such as Open Link, Launch App, Dial Number and Play Audio or Video hand the request to the app you chose (browser, phone dialler, media player). The Dial action only opens the dialler with the number you saved; it does not place the call.

3. Data collection and sharing

  • Personal data collected by iTechVista: none.
  • Audio, screen content or voice notes sent off your phone: none.
  • Advertising or analytics SDKs: none.
  • Your trigger settings are stored on your phone. Android may include them in your own device backup if you have backup switched on.
  • Payments: Pro upgrades are sold through Google Play Billing. Google processes the payment under its own privacy policy. iTechVista receives no card details; the app only asks Google Play whether this account owns Pro.

4. Children

SonicCommand is intended for adults and is not directed at children.

5. Your control

Switch listening off at any time with the main switch in the app or from its notification. You can remove the microphone, accessibility and other permissions at any time in Android Settings, under Apps or Accessibility. Uninstalling the app removes its settings; voice notes you saved stay in your Music folder until you delete them.

6. Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new effective date.

7. Contact

Questions: support@itechvista.com