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Privacy at DroidDesk

How DroidDesk keeps your activity private during a rental — the host cannot see your session, and data is cleared afterwards.

DroidDesk is designed to keep your activity on a remote device private during your rental.

You connect to a real physical Android smartphone and control it remotely. The device host provides the phone and internet connection, but does not participate in your session and cannot see what you are doing on the device.

What DroidDesk does not monitor

DroidDesk does not:

record the device screen
monitor your activity inside apps
keep logs of what you do on the phone
view your messages, accounts, browsing history, or other activity inside the device

Your activity during an active session remains private.

What can the device host see?

While your remote session is active, the physical device displays a dedicated privacy screen that hides your activity. The device host cannot see:

the contents of the screen
the apps you open
your accounts or messages
your browsing history
the actions you perform remotely

You can learn more in What Can the Device Host See?

What happens after your rental ends?

After your rental ends, DroidDesk automatically clears user data from the device and prepares it for the next session.

The exception is files that you manually uploaded to the device. These files may remain after the rental ends, so any sensitive or confidential files should be deleted manually before your session expires.

Learn more in What Happens to Your Data After a Rental Ends?

Before ending your rental

In most cases, you do not need to manually clear accounts or application data — this is handled automatically after the rental ends.

However, we recommend checking any folders where you uploaded files and deleting confidential documents, images, or other files before ending your session.

Privacy by design

Privacy is not an optional feature of DroidDesk. It is part of how the service is designed to work.

The host provides the physical device and internet connection, DroidDesk provides remote access and automatic cleanup after the rental, and your activity during the session remains private.

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