Who we are
TapCast: TV Remote & Cast (the "App") is developed and operated by AS3 Labs Global LLP (LLPIN ADC-8582), a limited liability partnership registered in India ("we", "us", "our"). This Privacy Policy explains what the App keeps on your phone, what it sends, and the choices you have.
Android package name: com.tvremote.tapcast.
By installing or using the App you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
What stays on your phone
- Your TVs: the names and network addresses of the TVs you add, the network (MAC) address used to switch a TV on, and the pairing keys or tokens your TVs give TapCast. They stay on your phone so TapCast can reconnect, and they are left out of Android's cloud backup.
- Your TV app shortcuts, recent casts and settings: the TV apps you added, the things you cast recently, and preferences such as theme, accent colour, vibration and the sleep timer.
- The Web video browser: the pages you open there, and the cookies those sites set, stay on your phone like in any browser.
We never receive any of this. Uninstalling TapCast or clearing its data deletes it. If Android's backup to your Google account is on, it may save your app settings so they come back on a new phone, but never your TV list or pairing keys; you can turn backup off in Android's settings.
Between your phone and your TV
Everything you do with your TV happens directly between your phone and your TV on your local network (or by infrared). It never passes through our servers.
- Finding and controlling TVs: TapCast looks for TVs on your Wi-Fi (using mDNS and SSDP) and sends your button presses, the text you type or paste, and your voice search text straight to the TV.
- Casting: the photos and videos you pick with Android's photo picker, and the songs you choose, are streamed to your TV from a small media server that TapCast runs on your phone while you cast. It can be reached only on your local network.
- Screen mirroring: when you start mirroring, Android asks for your permission. Your screen, and if you turn it on the sound your phone is playing, is encoded on your phone and sent straight to your TV. Nothing is recorded, saved or uploaded, and mirroring stops when you tap Stop or close its notification.
- Links: web videos, IPTV / M3U links and other links you cast are played by your TV directly from where they are hosted. YouTube links open in the YouTube app on your TV.
- Infrared: on phones with an IR blaster, TapCast sends remote-control signals to your TV. It only sends; it cannot receive anything.
- Wear OS watch: if you use the TapCast watch app (when it is available), it sends button presses to TapCast on your phone through your phone's Wear OS connection. Only the button pressed and your TV's display name are exchanged between your own devices.
What the app sends
Usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
TapCast records a few events: that a TV connected or couldn't connect (the TV platform, for example Android TV or Roku, and an error code); that a pairing screen was shown; that a cast started or failed (the type of media, the casting technology and an error code); that a YouTube link or a TV app was opened (which app) and whether it worked; that the Pro screen was opened and from where; which plan was chosen and whether a purchase or a restore worked; and that Pro was unlocked by watching a video ad. Analytics also records app opens, screens viewed, how long the App is used, in-app purchases (product and price), the App version, the phone's model, Android version and language, an app-instance ID, the advertising ID where Android allows it, which Google Play page or campaign the install came from, and the approximate location (country and city) worked out from the IP address. None of this contains your photos, videos, music, screen, the text you type, or your TV's name or address.
Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics)
If TapCast crashes or runs into an error, Crashlytics sends a technical report: where in the code it failed, the App version, the phone's model and Android version, free memory and storage at that moment, the TV platform you were connected to, and an installation ID.
Ads (Google AdMob, free version only)
The free version shows a banner at the bottom of the screen and, now and then, a full-screen ad when a cast starts; never during screen mirroring. You can also choose to watch a video ad to try Pro for 30 minutes. Google AdMob collects device information, the advertising ID, the IP address and how ads are viewed and tapped, to show and measure ads. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, TapCast asks for your consent first with Google's consent form, and you can change your choice at any time in Settings › Ad privacy choices. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android's settings. TapCast Pro has no ads. More about Google's use of this data: How Google uses information from apps that use its services.
Purchases (Google Play)
TapCast Pro is bought through Google Play. Google handles the payment, and we never see your card, UPI or other payment details. Google Play tells the App which plan is active and when it renews or its free trial ends; the App checks the purchase on your phone and keeps this to unlock Pro. We don't run our own server for purchases.
Voice search
Voice search uses your phone's own voice input (Android's speech recogniser). It gives TapCast only the recognised text, which is sent to your TV; TapCast itself never records your voice. The provider of your phone's voice input, usually Google, handles the audio under its own privacy policy.
App updates and ratings
TapCast asks Google Play whether a newer version is available. If you rate TapCast from inside the App, Google Play's own review screen handles it; we don't receive your rating, review text or account details.
Support emails
If you contact us from the App, your email app opens with a few technical details filled in (App version, phone model, Android version, the TV platform and whether Pro is active). You can read or delete them before you send; we use them only to answer you.
What TapCast doesn't do
No account or sign-in, and no selling or renting of data. TapCast doesn't upload your photos, videos, music, screen or anything you type, doesn't read your contacts or messages, and never asks for your location. It sees only the photos and videos you pick with Android's photo picker, and the songs on your phone when you open Music.
App permissions
| Permission | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Internet and network state | Talking to your TV, casting, ads, purchases, updates, usage statistics and crash reports. |
| Wi-Fi state and multicast | To find TVs on your Wi-Fi and keep the TV connection on Wi-Fi. |
| Notifications | Casting and mirroring controls, and (Pro, optional) a remote in the notification shade. |
| Music and audio (storage on Android 12 and older) | Only when you open Music, to list the songs you can cast. |
| Record audio | Only when you start screen mirroring with "Phone sound on TV": Android needs it to capture the sound your phone is playing. TapCast never records your voice or surroundings; if you refuse, mirroring works without sound. |
| Screen capture | Only when you start screen mirroring, through Android's own prompt. |
| Infrared | To control non-smart TVs from phones with an IR blaster. |
| Foreground services and wake lock | To keep casting and mirroring running, with a notification, while you use other apps or the screen is off. |
| Run at startup | To keep or clear a sleep timer after your phone restarts. |
| Vibration | A short vibration on key presses (Settings › Vibrate on key press). |
| Google Play billing and install referrer | Purchases, and the Google Play page or campaign an install came from (for the usage statistics). |
| Advertising ID and Android ad services | Ads in the free version, and the ad and usage statistics described above. |
How long data is kept
Crash reports are deleted after 90 days. Analytics keeps individual events for 2 months and only totals after that. Everything on your phone stays until you delete it or uninstall TapCast.
Children's privacy
TapCast isn't made for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.
Your rights and choices
There is no account, so the information above isn't tied to your name or email. You can change your ad consent in Settings › Ad privacy choices (EEA, UK and Switzerland) and your advertising ID in Android's settings, and uninstalling TapCast deletes everything it keeps on your phone.
- India: under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 you may withdraw consent, ask about the data we hold and raise a grievance with the Grievance Officer below.
- EEA, UK and Switzerland: we rely on our legitimate interest in keeping TapCast working, safe and improving (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)) for crash reports and usage statistics, on your consent for personalised ads, and on our contract with you for purchases. You can object to processing based on legitimate interest, ask for access or deletion, and complain to your data protection authority.
- Google may process this data outside your country, including in the United States, under its data protection terms.
To make a request, email contact@as3labsglobal.com with the subject "TapCast – Privacy Request". We will respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top, and mention important changes in the App's release notes.
Grievance Officer
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the rules made under it, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Grievance Officer for AS3 Labs Global LLP is:
Grievance Officer
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com
We will acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours and aim to resolve it within 15 days of receipt.
Contact us
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com