# Thot > OS-level AI assistant — context-aware help over every Android app. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.techducat.thot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.techducat.thot) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.techducat.thot` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Techducat Team - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 51 - **Version:** 0.1.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13 - **First published:** 2026-06-02 - **Publisher country:** NG - **Size:** 16 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-29 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techducat.thot) - **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/niyid/niyid/blob/main/PRIVACY\_POLICY.md](https://github.com/niyid/niyid/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md) ## Description 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. ## Rankings - #2,292,354 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.techducat.thot.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [stupidisco – AI Assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.celox.stupidisco) — 24 users - [Thinky AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thinky.ai.app) — 53,552 users - [Hopit](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ai.hopit.app) — 14 users - [AI Bubble: AI Chat App Overlay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.swiftdroid.aibubble) — 1,321 users - [AI Hub Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ia.chatbotasistente) — 136 users - [ThinkPal - One App Endless AIs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.thinkpal) — 464 users - [ChatoAI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.oumuamuaai.chatoai) — 38 users - [AI Chat Bot - My Assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ai.chatbot.assistant.android) — 40,912 users, 3.57 / 5 - [FloatingAI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/me.hufozhu.floatai) — 11,686 users, 3.17 / 5 - [Handy AI - AI Chatbot](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.yoda.floatai) — 300 users - [Answer AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.muhammadbilalmoten.answerai) — 62,249 users, 3.80 / 5 - [zerotap: AI Agent Assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inscode.zerotap) — 9,488 users, 4.16 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.techducat.thot)