Your people, notes, glints, moments, birthdays, and settings are stored on your device. Little Things does not keep a cloud copy of your relationship data.
What the app stores
Little Things stores the information you add inside the app:
- people you add
- circles
- glints and gift ideas
- chronicles
- birthdays you enter
- profile photos you choose
- settings and preferences
This information lives in a local database on your device.
Permissions
Notifications
Little Things can schedule local reminders for dormant nudges and birthdays. These are created by your device, not pushed from a Little Things server.
Contacts
The app asks for Contacts access only if you choose to import contacts. You choose which people to add, and import is one-time only.
Photos
The app may ask for photo library access if you choose a profile image. It does not scan your photo library or upload it to a server.
Export
Export creates a point-in-time JSON snapshot of your app data. The file is plain text and is not encrypted by Little Things.
Once you save or share an export outside the app, its safety depends on where you put it. Treat it like sensitive personal data.
Little Things does not currently provide cloud backup or restore.
Beta feedback and analytics
If you send beta feedback, the text you type and limited app context leave your device so the team can review it.
Beta builds may also send privacy-safe first-party analytics when a beta endpoint is configured. These events should not include names, note text, glint text, chronicle text, search text, birthdays, contact details, profile photos, or exports.
Important limits
- App lock is a UI barrier, not database encryption.
- Export is not encrypted.
- Export is not sync or restore.
- Device security still matters.
- Clear all data does not delete exported files you saved elsewhere.