Phone is Mic Privacy Policy

Introduction

Phone is Mic works on your phone and, in Party mode, between phones in the same room. It has no accounts, no ads and no analytics, and sends nothing of yours to the internet. Buying Pro goes through Google Play. We do not collect, store or share your personal information.

Microphone

The microphone is used only while you are live or holding push-to-talk. Your voice is processed instantly on the phone and played through the speaker you choose. It is never sent anywhere and is not kept unless you record.

Recordings

Recordings are made only when you tap Record. They are saved on your phone as M4A or WAV files (Music/PhoneIsMic on Android 10 and later; the app's own music folder on Android 8 and 9); in a party the host can also save each singer's part as its own file there. Trimming, levelling and "share as video" always make a new file and never change the original. You can play, share, rename or delete them in the app or like any other file.

Camera

The camera is used only while the Video page or the QR scanner (Pair page) is open. For videos only the picture is taken (the sound is the app's own live mix); videos are saved on your phone in Movies/PhoneIsMic and are not uploaded anywhere. The QR scanner reads the code in each camera frame on the phone and keeps no images.

Singing scores

When you sing a song with a melody, the app compares your pitch with the notes on the phone. Only the scores (song, singer name, points and date) are kept, on your phone only, for personal bests. Your voice is not recorded for this.

Sound settings and hearing assist

Scenes, the voice EQ and the feedback set-up are stored on your phone only; the feedback cuts are remembered per speaker by its name. Hearing assist and "set my level" work on the live sound inside the phone; nothing is recorded or kept.

Party mode

When you host or join a party, the phones talk directly over your local Wi-Fi or over the host phone's own private hotspot (no internet involved). A guest phone sends the name you typed, its live microphone sound, any song requests, whether you muted yourself and, while it is that guest's turn to sing, the pitch it hears you sing (for the score) to the host phone only, and only while joined. The host shares the titles in its song list, the queue (song titles and singer names), the lyrics, the melody, the position of the song playing and tonight's scores with the joined guests, so they can follow along, and sends each guest who asks for it the party's sound (without that guest's own voice) and how loud it hears them; nothing is stored or forwarded. Joining needs the host's code, and each guest's sound is signed so other devices cannot add to it. The sound itself is not encrypted, so use party mode on Wi-Fi networks you trust.

TV screen

Only while you turn on "Show on a TV", the phone serves one read-only web page on your local network (never the internet) with the song title, singer names, lyrics, queue, pitch bars and tonight's scores. It needs the 4-digit code shown on the phone, refuses devices outside the local network, and nothing on the page can change anything on the phone. It stops when you turn it off.

Purchases

Phone is Mic Pro is bought through Google Play, which handles the payment and your Google account under Google's own privacy policy. The app only asks Google Play whether this account owns Pro, and remembers the answer on the phone. We never see your payment details.

Backing tracks

Songs and lyrics files you pick are read from your phone only to play and show them. The app remembers the songs you add (title, length, your key, speed and lyrics settings, and where the files are) in a list kept only on your phone. It does not copy or upload them.

Bluetooth and audio devices

The app reads the names of connected audio devices (for example your speaker's name) to show them and remember your choices. The "Nearby devices" permission is asked only when you tap to turn Bluetooth on, and is used only to show Android's turn-on dialog. The app does not scan for devices or use your location.

Hotspot

To start a party hotspot, Android 13 and later ask for "Nearby devices"; Android 8 to 12 require the location permission for any hotspot. The app never reads or stores your location. The hotspot's name and password are shown only on the host's screen and QR code.

Notifications

A notification shows while the microphone is live, with Mute and Stop buttons (and Next song or Talk-over while a song plays). It also appears on the lock screen, showing only the song title.

Clean sound and quiet phone

Noise filter, breath control and anti-feedback work only on the live sound inside the phone; nothing is analysed elsewhere or kept. If you turn on the quiet-phone button, the app mutes notification, ring and touch sounds while it is open on screen and turns them back on when you leave it or turn the button off. It does not read your notifications. AI noise removal (RNNoise) also runs entirely on the phone; its model is part of the app and nothing is sent anywhere.

Settings

Your sound setups, theme and speaker choices are stored only on your phone and are not included in cloud backups.

Performance reports

A performance report is created only when you tap Export. It contains your phone model, Android version and audio timing figures, never audio. It is saved where you choose and shared only if you share it.

Children

The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will appear here with a new date.

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