privacy policy

Last updated: 7 September 2026

Dose is a medication and supplement reminder app for Android, developed by V. Falcón Ruiz.

cat short-version.txt

Dose has no backend, no account and no network code. Everything you enter stays on your device. We cannot see your medications, your schedules or your adherence history, because they are never sent anywhere.

cat stored-data.txt

Dose stores the following on your device only, in the app's private storage:

The medications you add: name, dosage, notes and the pill shape you pick.
Their schedules: times, days, intervals or cycles, and the start date.
Each dose: when it was due and whether you took it, skipped it or missed it.
Your app settings: theme, dynamic colour and default snooze.

This data is never transmitted off the device. Dose declares no internet permission and makes no network requests.

cat not-doing.txt

No account, no sign-in, no cloud sync.
No analytics, crash reporting or telemetry of any kind.
No advertising and no advertising identifier.
No data shared with or sold to third parties.
No location, contacts, camera, microphone, photos or health-platform data.

cat permissions.txt

Dose asks for these, and only these:

Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS): to show a reminder when a dose is due.
Exact alarms (SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM): a medication reminder has to fire at the scheduled minute, not whenever the system finds it convenient.
Run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): to re-arm your pending reminders after the device restarts, so a reboot does not silently cancel them.
Vibration (VIBRATE): so a reminder can vibrate and not only make a sound.

The manifest declares three more that come from AndroidX WorkManager, the library that re-arms your reminders in the background: WAKE_LOCK, FOREGROUND_SERVICE and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE. That last one only reports whether a network exists; without the INTERNET permission, which Dose does not declare, nothing can be sent or received. There is also DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, which AndroidX defines for itself so that its own components stay private to the app.

You do not have to take any of this on trust. Run aapt2 dump permissions dose.apk on the file you downloaded and compare.

cat backups.txt

Settings lets you export your data to a JSON file and import it back. The file is written wherever you choose with the Android file picker, and Dose has no further involvement with it. If you save it to a cloud folder, that copy is governed by that service's terms, not by this policy.

cat deleting-data.txt

Uninstalling Dose deletes everything it stored. You can also clear it from Android Settings › Apps › Dose › Storage › Clear storage. Any JSON backup you exported yourself has to be deleted by you, wherever you put it.

cat children.txt

Dose is not directed at children. It is a personal medication tracker intended for adults.

cat medical-disclaimer.txt

Dose is a reminder and record-keeping tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and it does not check interactions or dosages. Always follow the instructions of your doctor or pharmacist.

cat changes.txt

If this policy changes, the new version will be published at this address with an updated date above.

cat contact.txt

Questions about this policy: [email protected]

privacy policy

$ cat short-version.txt

$ cat stored-data.txt

$ cat not-doing.txt

$ cat permissions.txt

$ cat backups.txt

$ cat deleting-data.txt

$ cat children.txt

$ cat medical-disclaimer.txt

$ cat changes.txt

$ cat contact.txt