for grown-ups

What the book hears, sees, and keeps

Once Upon a Voice is a bedtime picture book that your child tells with you, out loud. Here is exactly how it works, in plain words.

The voice

When the microphone is on, what is said in the room goes to Google's Gemini service. That is the storyteller. Google processes the audio to tell the story. This book does not record or keep any audio.

The photo

The camera is optional. Say "imagine me instead" to skip it. If you take the photo, it lives in the book's short memory for tonight's story only, so your child can appear in the pictures. It is never written to disk, and it is gone when the story is over or after a few hours at most.

The key

The book runs on a free Google Gemini key. Your key stays in your browser on your device. It is sent only to Google, and to this book's server to paint the pictures. We never store it.

The stories

Finished stories save to a shelf inside your own browser, on your device. Nothing is posted anywhere, and we do not keep copies.

The name

The storyteller asks for a first name and age so your child can be the hero. It spells the name back to make sure it heard right. It is told never to ask for more than that. The name is remembered on your device only, so the book can say hello next time.

Counting

We count steps, like "a page was painted" or "a story finished", so we can find and fix problems. We never record names, voices, or what anyone said.

Questions

Write to the bookbinder any time: kothari.niks17@gmail.com