ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE
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Why Cherryfy Requires Accessibility Services
Provider: Cherryfy App, LLC
Update: April 4, 2026
1. Safe Information Processing (Accessibility Aid)
Rideshare offers appear and disappear in a matter of seconds. For drivers with motor or cognitive focus needs, manually analyzing these offers while driving is unsafe and inaccessible. Cherryfy uses the AccessibilityService API to:
Read-Aloud/Visual Clarity: Capture offer details (price, distance, and time) directly from the screen as they appear in the Uber or Lyft driver apps.
Cognitive Support: Transform complex offer data into simplified, high-contrast profitability metrics, reducing the cognitive load required to make safe business decisions.
2. Passive On-Device Analysis (Privacy First)
Our "Active Pulse" methodology ensures that your privacy is protected through local processing:
Local Processing: Screenshots of your offers are processed locally on your device using Google ML Kit. We do not "scrape" platform servers or access your account credentials.
Zero Image Retention: Raw images are discarded immediately after the text is extracted. No visual data of your screen is ever transmitted to or stored on our servers.
Minimal Data Upload: Only the numerical metrics (e.g., $ per mile) are synced to your private history on our secure Firebase servers.
3. Real-Time Safety Overlays
Once an offer is analyzed, the service enables Cherryfy to display a non-intrusive floating banner. This ensures the driver never has to switch apps or take their eyes off the road to calculate profitability.
4. Explicit Non-Automation Policy
To comply with both platform Terms of Service and Google Play safety standards, the Cherryfy Accessibility Service:
- Does NOT automate the acceptance or rejection of rides.
- Does NOT modify any settings or interact with buttons on the third-party driver app.
- Does NOT bypass any system security or user privacy settings.