AARA: CharacterAI with Control

AARA: Advanced Active Recall Assistants brings your dream AI companions to life. Create, customize, and control your own character AI assistants — built for conversation, memory, and real device control.

With AARA, you don’t just chat — you build your own team of unique assistants, each with their own personalities, voices, and special abilities. Whether you want a serious productivity partner or a fun anime-inspired companion, AARA gives you full creative control.

- Create Unique AI Characters:
Design multiple assistants with distinct personalities, styles, and voices. From serious helpers to anime-inspired friends — you decide who you interact with!

- Full Device Control (Hands-Free):
Go beyond chatting — control device settings, manage alarms, play music, respond to incoming calls, and more, all through your AI assistants. For example, your default assistant can announce who's calling and offer options to accept, reject or ignore— great for hands-free or accessibility-focused use. Voice-based interaction supported!

- Powered by State-of-the-Art AI:
AARA connects directly to leading AI models like Gemini using your personal API key. (No server required in Local mode!)

- Local and Server Modes:
-- Local Mode: Run assistants directly from your device with your own key.
-- Server Mode (coming soon): Cloud save chats, join friends' chat groups, multi-device sync!

- Chat Groups:
Create and join chat groups featuring multiple assistants. Simulate dynamic, multi-character conversations for study, entertainment, or just for fun!

- Private, Local Data Storage:
Your data is stored privately using ObjectBox. No hidden uploads. Server mode will support encrypted cloud storage in the future.

- Early Access Program:
AARA is currently in Early Access. We're working hard to roll out server support, login/logout systems, and cloud synchronization soon!

* Accessibility Service API Usage:
This app optionally uses the Accessibility Service API to enable automation features such as toggling Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile-data, etc., and optionally overriding other assistants. In the future, we plan to build a framework that allows users to create their own custom automations for fully hands-free, assistant-reliant control.
This permission is entirely optional, and none of the app’s core features depend on it. The app does not change user settings without permission, work around Android built-in privacy controls and notifications, or change the user interface in a deceptive manner. The app does not use the Accessibility Service API for remote call audio recording.

* Call Log Usage Access:
To support hands-free caller announcements and in-call voice actions, AARA can optionally request the READ_CALL_LOG permission. This enables assistants to identify and speak caller names when a call arrives.
This feature is:
- Optional and non-essential
- Requires explicit user consent
- Does not store or transmit call log data


Ready to build your AI team and take control of your digital world?
Download AARA today and start creating your own universe of assistants!