Last updated: 14 November 2026
Aura DNS ("Aura", "the app") is developed by Patil Omkar Anil (TheCodeStorm), India. This policy explains what information the app uses, where it stays, and who receives it. In short: we do not collect, store or sell any personal data.
1. How Aura DNS works
Aura DNS uses Android's VpnService to create a local tunnel on your device. This tunnel handles only your phone's DNS lookups (the requests that turn website names into addresses) and sends them to the DNS server you choose. If you use Site Blocker, lookups for the websites on your own list are answered on your device instead and are not sent to any DNS server. Aura does not use a remote VPN server, does not route your other internet traffic through us, and does not inspect the content of your browsing.
2. Information we collect
None. The app has no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking tools. We do not run any servers that receive your data.
3. Information stored only on your device
- Live logs: recent DNS lookups (website name, time and response speed) are shown in the app's live logs. They are kept only in your phone's memory while Aura is running, are never saved to storage and never leave your device. They are erased when Aura stops running, when the phone restarts, or when you tap Clear in Logs.
- DNS Cache: if DNS Cache is switched on, recent DNS answers are kept only in your phone's memory to make websites open faster. The cache is cleared when Aura turns off.
- Last session summary: when Aura turns off, the app saves a short summary of that session (number of lookups, number of blocked lookups, how long Aura was on, and the server's name) so it can show it on the Shield screen. It contains no website names and stays on your device.
- Weekly report: Aura keeps simple weekly totals (number of lookups, blocked lookups, unencrypted lookups and time Aura was on) for this week and up to 8 earlier weeks, to show your weekly report, your weekly history (Aura Pro) and an optional weekly summary notification. They contain no website names, stay on your device, and are never sent anywhere. You can turn the notification off in Rules, and Aura Pro members can erase these totals anytime (Logs, then Clear). If you tap "Share my week", Android's share menu opens with a short text containing only these weekly totals; you choose whether and where to send it.
- Site Blocker (Aura Pro): the list of websites you choose to block, and the times you choose for blocking them (if you set a schedule), are saved only on your device. Aura compares your phone's DNS lookups with this list on the device itself, using your phone's own clock for the schedule. The list and the schedule are never sent to us or to anyone else.
- Settings: your chosen DNS server, protocol, rules, Site Blocker list and schedule, and custom DNS servers are saved only on your device. They may be included in your phone's own Google backup, which is controlled by you and your Google account. Your Aura Pro status, your last session summary and your weekly totals are never included in that backup.
- App Exclusion (Aura Pro): to let you choose apps that skip Aura, the app reads the list of apps on your home screen, plus a small, fixed set of system apps that often need to be excluded (for example Google Play services or Wi-Fi Calling). This list is only shown to you inside the app and is never sent anywhere. The apps you choose are saved only on your device.
4. Backup & Restore
Aura can save your settings, custom servers and Site Blocker list and schedule to a backup file, but only when you choose to, and only in the place you choose. Aura never uploads it to us or anywhere else. When you restore, Aura reads only the file you pick. Backup files never contain your Aura Pro status; Pro is always restored from your Google Play purchase.
5. Encryption
With DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) or DNS-over-TLS (DoT), your DNS lookups are encrypted between your phone and your chosen DNS provider. In standard UDP mode, lookups are sent unencrypted, the same way your phone's default settings work.
6. Third parties
- Your chosen DNS provider (for example Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, AdGuard, Control D or CleanBrowsing) receives your DNS lookups and your IP address, as with any DNS service. Each provider handles this under its own privacy policy. You can switch providers at any time.
- Speed test: when you run the speed test, Aura contacts each listed DNS server directly to measure its response time. Like any connection, those servers can see your IP address.
- Auto-fastest server (Aura Pro): only if you turn this on, Aura does a similar check by itself when it connects, when your phone changes network, or when your server cannot be reached. It contacts only the built-in servers of the same group as the server you use (Fast Anycast or Malware Block) to measure their response time, and switches to the fastest one. Like any connection, those servers can see your IP address. The results stay on your device.
- Google Play processes Aura Pro purchases and subscriptions. We never see your payment details. The app only learns whether Aura Pro is active and the date it was purchased (shown as "Member since" on your Pro card); this is kept only on your device.
- Google Play may show an update screen when you choose to update Aura, or a rating prompt. These are handled by Google Play under Google's privacy policy. Aura does not receive your rating or review.
7. Permissions the app uses
- Internet and VPN service: to send your DNS lookups to the DNS server you choose.
- Network state: to notice network changes and for the optional Wi-Fi Auto-Protect feature. Aura does not access your location.
- Notifications and foreground service: to show that protection is active (or paused, and when it turns back on), let you pause or disconnect at any time, and show the optional weekly summary.
- App list (package visibility): used only for App Exclusion, processed entirely on your device.
- Vibration: a short vibration when Aura connects.
- Google Play Billing: to buy and restore Aura Pro.
8. Children
Aura DNS is intended for adults. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. Parents may use Aura's family filters on devices their children use; no information about the child is collected.
9. Data sharing and selling
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with anyone, because we do not collect it.
10. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
11. Contact
Questions about this policy: thecodestorm.contact@gmail.com