We believe in complete user privacy.

Skipper Privacy Statement:

Skipper is designed to work locally on your device, without creating an account or sending your personal information to our servers. This statement explains what we do and don't collect, how the app works, and the choices you have.

Skipper uses Android’s AccessibilityService to read on‑screen text and view information from other apps and to perform taps on your behalf, even when the app is closed or not in use.

Specifically, when you open the YouTube app, Skipper checks the visible UI to detect when the ‘Skip Ads’ button appears and then taps that button for you.

This service may occur while the app is closed or in the background with YouTube open, so AccessibilityService is necessary for background access.

This access can occur while Skipper is not open because the service runs in the background.

The permission is required to access screen content and UI labels, view hierarchy information, app package name for YouTube, and window content change events and is required for the action event: perform accessibility gestures/taps on the ‘Skip Ads’ button.

It is processed on-device only to detect and tap the button.

No data acquired with AccessibilityService is collected, stored, transmitted off your device, sold, or shared with third parties. You can turn off the service any time in Settings > Accessibility.

We do collect and store unique device ids on off-device locations to verify and grant users service.

Ask us any questions at hi@byskipper.com