Thot

Techducat Team

About this app

Thot is an AI-powered assistant that floats over every app on your Android device. One tap gives you explanations, summaries, drafted replies, and custom AI tasks — all powered by whatever is currently on your screen.

Most AI apps make you copy-paste. Thot reads the screen for you.

🤖 HOW IT WORKS
• An Accessibility Service reads the visible text from your current app window.
• A floating button (overlay) appears over every app — tap it any time.
• Choose Explain, Summarize, Suggest Reply, Write for me, or enter a Custom task.
• Thot dispatches your request to your chosen AI provider and returns the answer inline.

No copy-pasting. No switching apps. No losing context.

🔌 MULTI-PROVIDER SUPPORT
Thot works with:
• Anthropic Claude (claude-sonnet) — nuanced reasoning, long context
• OpenAI GPT-4o — fast, capable, widely supported
• Local (offline) — rule-based fallback, no internet required

Switch providers in Settings at any time. Your API key stays on your device.

🗂️ WORKS EVERYWHERE
Thot activates over Gmail, WhatsApp, Chrome, LinkedIn, YouTube, banking apps, PDF readers — any app on your phone. If there is text on the screen, Thot can help.

Use cases:
• Compose a professional reply to a tricky work email
• Summarise a long article without leaving the browser
• Explain a confusing legal or financial document
• Draft an SMS or WhatsApp message from a prompt
• Ask a custom question about anything you see

⏰ CHRONOMANAGER — SCHEDULED AUTOMATIONS
Set up time-based AI tasks that run in the background:
• Send an email or SMS at a scheduled time
• Trigger a custom AI task on a recurring interval
• Chain actions into a lightweight personal automation flow

🔐 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
Thot requests only the permissions it needs:

| Permission | Why |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW | Draw the floating button over other apps |
| BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE | Read visible text from the current app window |
| INTERNET | Send prompts to your chosen AI provider |
| VIBRATE | Subtle haptic feedback when Thot responds |
| SEND_SMS | Optional ChronoManager SMS automation |

No location data. No contacts. No camera. No microphone.

🛡️ PRIVACY BY DESIGN
• API keys are stored locally in SharedPreferences — never transmitted to Thot servers (there are none).
• Screen text is sent only to the AI provider you choose, under your own API key.
• Thot collects only crash diagnostics via Firebase Crashlytics. You can opt out in Settings.

Thot is ideal for:
• Professionals who live in email and messaging apps
• Students reading and researching on their phones
• Anyone who wants a smart assistant that understands what they are looking at
• Developers who want to extend on-device AI into their own apps via BaseThotActivity

⚠️ SETUP NOTE: Thot requires two one-time permission grants on first launch — Overlay (draw over apps) and Accessibility (read screen text). Both are explained step by step in the app. You can revoke them at any time in Android Settings.

What’s new

Improved first-launch experience so the app works immediately without any setup. The built-in offline mode is now the default — no API key, account, or configuration required to get started. Added clearer in-app guidance explaining each AI provider option. Users who want smarter AI responses can optionally upgrade to a cloud or on-device provider in Settings.