App analysis · 17.10.2026
Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text
ai.character.app · version 1.17.4
Session-recording module built in
The session-recording module of Amplitude is added to the SDK separately, so the developer included it deliberately. Whether recording is on for every user cannot be seen from the code.
Session recording is possible
Sentry ships with a screen-and-tap recording module. It comes with the SDK by default and is switched on by the developer's settings, which are not visible in the code. The capability is there.
In short
SDKs found: 27. Companies: 18, of which outside the EEA — 18. Sensitive permissions: 12 — all code inside the app, including embedded SDKs, can use them.
What is inside — embedded SDKs
- Firebase Cloud Messaging — Google LLC, United States outside EEA push notifications
- Google AdMob — Google LLC, United States outside EEA advertising
- Google Firebase Analytics — Google LLC, United States outside EEA analytics
- Google IMA SDK — Google LLC, United States outside EEA advertising
- Google reCAPTCHA — Google LLC, United States outside EEA защита от ботов
- Google User Messaging Platform — Google LLC, United States outside EEA consent platform
- ironSource — Unity Technologies, Israel outside EEA advertising
- Tapjoy — Unity Technologies, United States outside EEA advertising
- Unity Ads — Unity Technologies, United States outside EEA advertising
- Yandex AppMetrica — Yandex, Russia outside EEA analytics
- Yandex Mobile Ads — Yandex, Russia outside EEA advertising
- Yandex Mobile Ads (monetization) ✓ — Yandex, Russia outside EEA advertising
- Amazon Device Messaging — Amazon.com, Inc., United States outside EEA push notifications
- Amplitude — Amplitude Inc., United States outside EEA analytics
- AppLovin — AppLovin Corp., United States outside EEA advertising
- AppsFlyer — AppsFlyer Ltd, Israel outside EEA атрибуция установок
- Braze — Braze Inc., United States outside EEA маркетинг / push
- Pangle — ByteDance, China outside EEA advertising
- Chartboost — Chartboost, United States outside EEA advertising
- Fyber (Digital Turbine) ✓ — Digital Turbine, United States outside EEA advertising
- Sentry — Functional Software Inc., United States outside EEA crash reporting
- IAB Open Measurement SDK — IAB Tech Lab, United States outside EEA ad measurement
- InMobi — InMobi, India outside EEA advertising
- Vungle (Liftoff) — Liftoff Mobile, United States outside EEA advertising
- Meta Audience Network — Meta Platforms, United States outside EEA advertising
- Mintegral — Mobvista, China outside EEA advertising
- myTarget — VK, Russia outside EEA advertising
Sensitive permissions (12)
- camera —
android.permission.CAMERA - foreground service: microphone —
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE - files on the device —
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - photos —
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES - videos —
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO - microphone —
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO - write files on the device —
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - advertising ID (Privacy Sandbox) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID - ad attribution (Privacy Sandbox) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION - ad interests (Privacy Sandbox Topics) —
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS - advertising ID —
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID - draw over other apps —
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
All manifest permissions (42)
ai.character.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_IDandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICSandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICYandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.BLUETOOTHandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMINandroid.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECTandroid.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGSandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATEandroid.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTUREandroid.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONEandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGSandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATEandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGESandroid.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEOandroid.permission.RECORD_AUDIOandroid.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARMandroid.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOWandroid.permission.VIBRATEandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCKandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEcom.amazon.privacypass.ATTESTcom.android.vending.BILLINGcom.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSEcom.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVEcom.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICEcom.google.android.gms.permission.AD_IDcom.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICEScom.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATAcom.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
Limits of the analysis
The analysis shows code inside the app file, not data transfers: an SDK being present means a transfer is possible, not that it happens. The country is where the company owning the SDK is registered, not where its servers are. Some code may have been renamed at build time, so the SDK list is a lower bound.
The legal assessment is made by the competent supervisory authority.
Evidence
ai.character.app · version 1.17.4 (code 162)9b2a3dd389987d7f55a8abca30434412c8d5a4a9805eba3b63ee141df158c0d0e5081939b16dfa672bc3d4a02b47399205480445350e8f138730badd9fe25a5c13c27d15ac2eThe same file (same SHA-256) with the same library version gives the same result — check it on the APK check page. Licence CC BY 4.0, source — gdpru.eu; report errors to contact@gdpru.eu.