Gamepad Checker — website and Android app. Last updated 20 August 2026.
This policy explains what information the Gamepad Checker website (gamepadchecker.app) and the Gamepad Checker Android app handle. It is written to be read, not to be waded through.
Short version: we do not collect, store, transmit or sell any personal information. Controller tests run entirely on your own device. The Android app shows ads supplied by Google AdMob, and Google collects some data to serve them — that part is described below.
The gamepad test on this site runs completely inside your browser using the standard Gamepad API. Button presses, stick positions, trigger values and drift measurements are processed locally and are never uploaded anywhere. Nothing is recorded and nothing is stored between visits.
We do not use cookies, analytics, tracking pixels, fingerprinting or advertising on this website. We do not operate accounts and there is nothing to sign up for.
Our hosting provider automatically logs standard technical request data — such as IP address, browser user agent and the time of a request — for security and reliability purposes. This is normal server operation, we do not use those logs to identify or profile anyone, and we do not combine them with any other information.
The app reads input from controllers you connect over USB OTG or Bluetooth so it can show you which buttons, sticks, triggers and motors are working. That input is used only to draw the live test screen on your device. It is not recorded, not stored and not transmitted.
The app does not:
The app requests only the permissions it needs to detect and communicate with connected controllers, plus internet access for the advertising described below.
The Android app displays advertisements through Google AdMob. To serve and measure those ads, Google may collect and process certain information, including a device advertising identifier, general device and app information, and approximate location derived from an IP address. We do not receive this information ourselves, and we never pass any data about you to Google.
Google's handling of that data is governed by its own policies. You can read how Google uses information from apps that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can reset or delete your advertising identifier, or opt out of ad personalisation entirely, in your Android device settings under Settings → Privacy → Ads.
Gamepad Checker is a general-audience hardware diagnostic tool. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect any information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will act on it.
Because we do not collect personal information, we hold nothing to retain, export or delete on request. If you want the advertising data associated with your device removed, reset your advertising identifier in Android settings as described above.
If this policy changes, the revised version will be posted on this page with a new date at the top. Material changes affecting how data is handled will be reflected in an app update.
Questions about this policy or about the app can be sent to support@gamepadchecker.app.