What is sent, and when
| Data | When it is sent |
|---|---|
| The message you are translating | Only when you press the translate key, tap the translate button, or translate a copied message. It goes over HTTPS to our server at translate.sherazahmad.com, then to our AI provider, and the translation comes back. |
| Voice note audio | Only when you share a voice note to AutoTrans or record one with the voice-note listener. It is transcribed, translated and discarded. |
| Target language and tone | Sent with each translation so the result is in the right language and style. |
| A random install ID | A random code created on your phone when you first translate. It isn't linked to your name, number, account or device hardware, and is used only to stop abuse (rate limiting). |
| Your IP address | Seen by our hosting provider with every request, as with any website. Used only for security and rate limiting. |
We do not store the content of messages, translations or voice notes on our servers, and we don't write them to logs.
What stays on your phone
- Settings: languages, theme, key height and typing preferences.
- Words you type often, so suggestions and auto-correct improve. This is never uploaded, is skipped in password and incognito fields, and is excluded from Android cloud backups and device-to-device transfers.
- Images you paste, such as a copied image or a fresh screenshot, go straight to the app you're typing in. AutoTrans never uploads them, and only keeps a temporary copy for the paste.
- Clipboard history for the clipboard panel: held in memory only, cleared when the keyboard restarts, and items Android marks as sensitive (such as copied passwords) are skipped.
Uninstalling AutoTrans deletes all of this.
What we never collect
- Passwords and PINs. Android hides password fields from every third-party keyboard.
- Anything you type that you don't translate.
- Your name, email, phone number, contacts or location.
- Advertising IDs or hardware identifiers such as IMEI.
Services involved
| Service | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Hosts our server and this website, and applies rate limits. |
| DeepInfra | Runs the AI models: DeepSeek for translation and Whisper for voice notes. Receives the text or audio being translated, without your install ID or IP address. See DeepInfra's own privacy policy for how it handles requests. |
| Your phone's speech service | When you tap the mic to dictate, Android's speech recognition (usually Google's) turns your speech into text before AutoTrans translates it. |
| KLIPY | GIF searches (the words you search, plus a random ID that isn't linked to you) go through our server to KLIPY. GIF images then load from KLIPY's servers, which see your IP address. |
Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
INTERNET | To send the text or voice note you're translating. |
RECORD_AUDIO | Only when you use the mic or the voice-note listener. Android asks you first. |
VIBRATE | Optional vibration on key presses. |
WAKE_LOCK | Keeps a voice-note recording running while the screen dims. |
READ_MEDIA_IMAGES (optional) | Only if you turn on "Suggest recent screenshots". AutoTrans looks for a screenshot taken in the last few minutes so you can paste it with one tap. Nothing is uploaded. |
Security
All traffic uses HTTPS. The AI provider's keys live only on our server, never inside the app. Requests are size-limited and rate-limited to prevent abuse.
Your choices
- Turn off "Translate when you press Enter" in the app to make sure nothing is sent unless you tap translate.
- Turn off word suggestions to stop AutoTrans learning words you type.
- Switch to another keyboard at any time, or uninstall AutoTrans to remove everything stored on your phone.
Because we don't keep your messages or link requests to you, there is no personal data on our servers to export or delete.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, for example if ads are ever added, we'll update this page and the date at the top before the change takes effect.
AutoTrans is made by Sheraz Ahmad. For privacy questions, use the contact details at sherazahmad.com.