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Updated privacy policy to clarify data handling for Galaxy: StarPilot Companion and Galaxy: StarPilot Auto.
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Galaxy: StarPilot Privacy Policy
Google Play listings:
- Galaxy: StarPilot Companion
- Galaxy: StarPilot Auto
Last updated: October 27, 2026
This privacy policy applies to both Galaxy: StarPilot Companion and Galaxy: StarPilot Auto, Android applications for StarPilot, open-source driving software based on openpilot.
Galaxy: StarPilot Companion is the main Android application. It appears as Galaxy on your phone and displays the Galaxy interface served by StarPilot.
Galaxy: StarPilot Auto is a lightweight Android Auto companion that works alongside the main Galaxy app to display supported StarPilot features on your vehicle's Android Auto screen. It relies on the main Galaxy app for device communication and connectivity.
Data used
The following describes how data is handled by the two applications.
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Location (Galaxy Companion): If you enable phone GPS sharing, Galaxy sends your location, accuracy, time, and available altitude, speed, and direction to StarPilot for navigation. Sharing can continue in the background with a notification. You can turn it off in Galaxy or revoke location permission in Android settings.
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Bluetooth (Galaxy Companion): Galaxy uses nearby-device access to pair and connect to StarPilot. It stores Bluetooth addresses and an encrypted pairing key on your phone, and sends your phone's name and pairing information to StarPilot.
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App data (Galaxy Companion): Galaxy stores connection settings and phone-internet usage totals on your phone. It loads the Galaxy interface from StarPilot over local HTTP and saves a copy for Bluetooth use.
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Controls and shared content (Galaxy Companion): Galaxy sends your settings and navigation requests to StarPilot. If you share text from another app through Android's Share menu, Galaxy sends it to StarPilot for navigation.
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Android Auto communication (Galaxy Auto): Galaxy: StarPilot Auto communicates with the main Galaxy app on your phone to send commands and receive device status and other information needed for the Android Auto interface. It does not independently establish Bluetooth or other device connections.
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Android Auto controls (Galaxy Auto): Actions performed through Android Auto are forwarded to the main Galaxy app for processing. The main app manages communication with StarPilot.
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Network data: Galaxy and StarPilot can use Wi-Fi or your phone's cellular data, depending on the connection and features in use. Mobile data usage and carrier charges may apply. Your carrier and services used through StarPilot, such as maps or cloud services, may process network traffic under their own privacy policies.
Storage and deletion
Galaxy: StarPilot Companion stores pairing information, connection settings, and other data necessary for its operation. You can remove saved pairing information within the app.
Galaxy: StarPilot Auto may store minimal local settings and connection state required for Android Auto functionality. It relies on the main Galaxy app for device communication.
Clearing an application's storage or uninstalling it removes that application's locally stored data. Removing Galaxy: StarPilot Auto does not remove data stored by Galaxy: StarPilot Companion.
These actions do not remove data already held by StarPilot or other services.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, use the dedicated StarPilot support ticket process and ask for Android app support.
Alternatively, contact the developer using the email address listed on the respective Google Play Store page.