Privacy
Last updated 4 November 2026
Volta is an app on your phone and nothing else. I run no servers for it, so there's nowhere for your data to go except the two services the app works with: MG's i-SMART and Google Maps Platform.
What Volta stores
All of it on your phone, in the app's private storage.
| Data | How it's stored |
|---|---|
| MG i-SMART mobile number and password | Encrypted, AES-256-GCM with an Android Keystore key |
| MG session token | Encrypted, the same way |
| Your Google Maps Platform key | Encrypted, the same way |
| Settings, such as whether you finished setup | Plain app preferences |
The encryption key lives in the Android Keystore and can't be exported. Volta turns off cloud backup and device transfer for its data, so none of it is copied to Google Drive or to a new phone.
Who Volta talks to
| Service | What's sent | Why |
|---|---|---|
| MG i-SMART, MG Motor India's servers | Your mobile number and password at sign-in, then your session token | To read your car's status, the way the official MG app does |
| Google Maps Platform | Your API key, the app's package name and signing certificate, and the places a trip needs | Routes, charging stops and food stops |
Nothing else. No analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting, and no account with me. Volta reads your car's data from MG and keeps it on your phone; it doesn't copy it anywhere.
Deleting your data
- Sign out removes your MG login and session. Your Google key stays until you remove it on the Google Maps key screen.
- Uninstall removes everything Volta stored.
Your car's data held by MG, and your Google Cloud project, are managed in MG's app and in Google Cloud Console. Volta can't change them.
This website
This page and the download page set no cookies and run no tracking. They remember, for this browser tab only, that you've already seen the intro animation, so it doesn't replay.
Questions
Open an issue on GitHub. For a security problem, please use the repository's private vulnerability reporting instead of a public issue.