Dev Switch for Android

Privacy Policy

Effective 9 September 2026. This policy applies to the Android app published as com.kodeelite.devswitch.

In brief. Dev Switch is a developer utility that runs entirely on your device. It has no user accounts, no advertising, no analytics, and no server of its own. The only network activity is the map service used by the mock location feature, and it occurs only while you are using the map.

Who we are

Dev Switch is published by KodeElite ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the app handles, where that information stays, and the choices available to you.

What we do not do

We do not require you to sign in, and we do not create accounts.
We do not include analytics, crash reporting, or advertising SDKs.
We do not operate a backend. Nothing you do in the app is transmitted to us.
We do not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties.

Information stored on your device

The app keeps its settings and working data in private app storage on your device. This data is never uploaded, and it is removed when you uninstall the app. It consists of:

Preferences: theme, keep-awake timer and rules, Quick Settings tile choices, and whether the introduction has been shown.
Mock location: the test position you set, places you have saved, route start and end points, and route speed.
Deep link tester: links you have tried, kept as a history that you can clear at any time.
Locale tester: the apps you have set to run in another language.
Floating controls: the on-screen position of each floating control.

Your location

The app requests location permission for a single purpose: centering the map on your current position when you tap "My location" in the mock location picker. Your actual position is displayed on the map and used for nothing else. It is not stored, not converted to a place name, and not sent to any service.

The test position that the app supplies to the system is a point you select on the map. It is not your actual location.

Installed applications

The App inspector lists the applications installed on your device and displays details such as version, declared permissions, and signing certificate fingerprints. The Deep link tester identifies which application handles a given link. This information is read from the device and shown on screen. It is not collected, stored elsewhere, or transmitted.

Network requests

The app connects to the internet only to display the map in the mock location feature. While you use the map, the following providers receive requests from your device:

Mapbox: Receives the map area you are viewing, the coordinates of the point you selected, and route start and end points. The Mapbox SDK's usage telemetry is switched off in the app. As with any web request, your IP address is visible to Mapbox.; Used for map tiles, place names for a selected point, place search, and route directions.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim: Receives the coordinates of the point you selected. As with any web request, your IP address is visible to the service.; Used to obtain a place name for a selected point when Mapbox does not provide one.

These requests carry only the selected point or the visible map area, never your actual position. Each provider processes the data it receives under its own privacy policy, linked above.

Permissions

Each permission the app requests exists for one of the purposes below.

Location: Centers the map on your position when you ask. Never stored or transmitted.
Query all packages: Lists installed applications in the App inspector and resolves deep links.
Notifications: Shows the ongoing notification, with a Stop control, while a keep-awake, mock location, route, or locale session is running.
Display over other apps: Shows the floating controls and the keep-awake overlay above other applications.
Foreground services: Keeps a session you started running while you test another application.
Ignore battery optimisation: Presents Android's standard exemption dialog only when you opt in, so that a long session is not ended by the system mid-test.
Run at startup: Restores a session that was running before the device restarted.
Request delete packages: Enables the Uninstall action in the App inspector. Android always asks you to confirm.
Write secure settings, change configuration: Power the developer switches and per-app language. These are never granted by installing the app. You grant them yourself with a single adb command and can revoke them the same way.
Mock location: Allows Android to list Dev Switch as a mock location application. It takes effect only after you select the app in Developer options.

Sharing from the app

Some screens offer a Share action, for example to send application details or a link to another app. Sharing happens only when you tap it, through Android's share sheet, to the application you choose. We have no visibility into what you share.

Children

Dev Switch is a tool for software developers and is not directed at children under the age of 13.

Changes to this policy

If the way the app handles information changes, this page will be updated and the effective date at the top will change. The current version is always available at this address.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at contact@kodeelite.com.