LearnThenPlay

Accessibility Disclosure

Last updated: October 26, 2026

LearnThenPlay uses an Android Accessibility service to apply the app restrictions you choose and help count active time in selected goal apps. It is not a screen reader or a general accessibility tool for people with disabilities.

What it accesses

The service receives the foreground app's Android package identifier and event signals, such as an app opening, a click, a scroll, or content changing in a selected goal app. It uses event type and timing, not the text or content of the event.

The service is configured not to retrieve window content. LearnThenPlay does not inspect screen text, typed content, passwords, messages, payment details, contacts, or the material you read or watch through this service. It does not use Accessibility to turn on permissions, enter information, or operate buttons in other apps for you.

What happens in Focus Mode

You choose the goal apps, target time, distracting apps, and when a routine should run. While your rule or a protection test is active, opening a selected distraction brings up LearnThenPlay's goal screen. If Android prevents that screen from opening directly, the app can return to Home and offer a notification to reopen the goal screen.

Your normal launcher stays selected. Pausing makes the affected apps available without discarding earned time. Resuming reapplies the rule. Completing or ending the session, skipping a routine for today, or taking a vacation break changes protection according to your choice.

What happens in Family Mode

A parent chooses the required learning apps and app rules. When an app is not allowed by the current rule, the service can return the device to LearnThenPlay's supervised Home or show the goal screen while the device's normal Home remains selected.

On Guided Home, a parent can choose a saved launcher to open after learning is complete. LearnThenPlay remains the Android Home selection and can show learning again when the next learning day or a parent lock begins. This does not silently change Android's default launcher.

System interfaces, keyboards, and essential Android functions are excluded from ordinary app blocking. LearnThenPlay does not use Accessibility to stop a user from opening Android settings or uninstalling the app.

How active time is counted

By default, Accessibility interaction signals work with Usage Access and screen state to estimate attended time in selected learning or goal apps. An app left open without qualifying activity can stop earning time after the idle period. Returning to a goal app and interacting can resume credit. Content-change signals can count as activity in apps that provide few click events.

Some games and readers do not report interactions reliably. Focus Mode offers an optional "Count time while the goal app is open" setting for each routine or one-time session. This option uses Android's record of the foreground app and screen state, without requiring Accessibility interaction events. It also counts an app left open, but stops on app switching, screen-off, lock, pause, or the end of the goal. The Accessibility service must still be enabled for distraction protection. Family Mode keeps its activity-checking rules.

This measures app activity, not whether the user understood a lesson or paid attention to every moment.

Where the information goes

Raw Accessibility event data stays on the device. It is not uploaded, sold, used for advertising, or shared. Focus routines, credited time, and history also stay local unless you choose to share a support report.

Family account security notices and optional device linking are separate features. Linking can share the parent's selected rules and the completed/unlocked state, but not raw Accessibility events or minute-by-minute progress. A voluntarily shared diagnostic report can contain relevant app package identifiers and protection state. The privacy policy explains these features and deletion choices.

Your consent and control

Before opening Android's Accessibility settings, LearnThenPlay shows a separate explanation for the selected mode. The parent in Family Mode or user in Focus Mode must choose Agree and open Settings. You can decline and return to the explanation later. Android then requires its own approval to enable the main LearnThenPlay service. The floating Accessibility shortcut is optional and is not required for protection.

You can turn the service off in Android settings > Accessibility > LearnThenPlay, or uninstall the app. The exact settings path varies by device. Turning it off stops Accessibility-based restrictions and can interrupt accurate active-time counting. It does not prevent you from opening LearnThenPlay or changing Android settings.

Questions or concerns: support@learnthenplay.app.