CandyBar: System Bar Themes

Effective October 6, 2026

Summary

CandyBar doesn’t collect personal information. There’s no account, no analytics, no advertising and no crash reporting.
The app has no internet permission. It can’t send anything anywhere.
Everything stays on your device: your themes, per-app rules, settings and any photos you use in a theme.
Theme files leave your device only when you share or save one yourself.

Who we are

CandyBar is made by 1 Dollar Apps (“we”, “us”). This policy explains how the CandyBar app for Android handles information. Questions: [email protected].

Information we collect

None. We don’t receive, store or have access to any information about you or how you use your device.

What the app stores on your device

Themes you create or import, and your favourites.
Per-app rules (which theme each app uses) and your settings.
Photos you choose for a theme. The app copies the photo into its own storage so the theme keeps working if the original is moved or deleted. Photos are chosen with Android’s photo picker, which gives the app only the photos you pick.

If Android backup is turned on for your Google account, Android may include this data in your device backup, as it does for most apps. That backup is managed by you and Google, not by us.

Permissions and what they’re used for

Permission	Why	What the app reads
Display over other apps	Draws the themed bars behind the status bar and navigation bar.	Nothing.
Foreground service and notifications	Keeps the bars on screen and shows a notification with quick controls (next theme, turn off).	Nothing.
Run at startup	Turns the bars back on after the phone restarts, if you leave that setting on.	Nothing.
Usage access (optional)	Per-app themes: knowing which app is in front so its theme can be shown. Checked only while you have per-app rules and the screen is on.	The package name of the app in front. Not stored.
List of apps with a launcher icon	Shows your apps on the Apps screen so you can set rules, and reads app icons to build “Icon colours” themes.	App names and icons, on your device only.

Sharing theme files

When you tap Share or Download, the app creates a .tsbtheme file containing that theme’s settings and any photos it uses. Where the file goes is your choice, through Android’s share sheet or file picker. When you import a theme file, the app reads only that file.