Privacy Policy
Last updated 2026-08-07
Short version: the Bubbles watch app talks only to the bridge address you configure, on your network. DarnTech does not run a server the app calls home to, does not collect analytics inside the app, does not see your Anthropic key, and does not see the content of your Claude Code sessions.
What the app sends, and to whom
On first run you enter a bridge address and a bearer token in Settings — both point at a bubble-wand bridge that you (or whoever set up your watch) run yourselves, typically on your own home network. From then on, the app makes HTTP requests only to that address: to list your working Claude Code threads, read a tail of the terminal output, submit a typed or voice-dictated reply, and tap through menu choices. The bearer token is sent with each request so the bridge can verify it's you.
That's the entire network surface. There is no DarnTech-operated backend in this path, no account system, and no telemetry SDK compiled into the app.
Voice replies
Dictating a reply uses Android's built-in RemoteInput
voice keyboard — the same system voice-to-text every Wear OS app can use. Speech
recognition happens through your watch's normal Android voice input, not through
Bubbles' own code, and the resulting text is sent to your bridge the same way a typed
reply would be.
Permissions the app requests
- Internet — to reach the bridge address you configure.
- Post notifications — for the persistent "needs your input" notification and haptic alerts when a session is waiting on you.
- Vibrate — haptic feedback for stage transitions and alerts.
- Wake lock — keeps the watch responsive while actively driving a session.
What's stored on the watch
Your bridge address and bearer token are stored locally on the watch (Android DataStore), not synced anywhere. Uninstalling the app removes them.
Third parties
None. The app does not integrate any analytics, crash-reporting, or advertising SDK. (The get.darn-tech.com marketing website you're reading this on does use privacy-friendly, cookie-consent-gated analytics — that's the website, not the watch app, and is a separate, opt-in system.)
Your own bridge, your own responsibility
Because the bridge runs on hardware you control, its data handling is up to you and the bridge software — see the bubble-wand README for exactly what it logs and how the bearer token is checked. DarnTech does not operate, monitor, or have access to any bridge you run.
Changes to this policy
If this changes, the date at the top of this page will change too. Material changes will be called out in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions: darren.arney@gmail.com