
Group Sharing
Group Sharing app is installed on Samsung Galaxy devices as a basic app.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · com.samsung.android.mobileservice
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v13.9.02.3 (1390200003)
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2026 (1 month ago)
- APK size
- 19.7 MB
- Requires
- Android 12+ (API 31)
- CPU support
- ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Mar 8, 2018
- Permissions
- 82 (11 sensitive)
- Website
- samsung.com/sec
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Group Sharing is an app by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in the Tools category, listed since March 2018. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 4.3.01.11, the minimum Android version rose from 7.0 to 12. It asks for 82 permissions, 11 of them sensitive, including read contacts, read phone status and identity and find accounts on the device. It asks for the same permissions as version 13.9.01.7.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v13.9.02.3
Description
From the listing uploaded by “nelcas”.
Version history
6 versions are listed, going back to v4.3.01.11. Since v13.8.52.5 it requires Android 12+.
Group Sharing among popular Tools apps
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|---|---|---|---|
| Calculator | 4.7 (54) | 1B+ | 5.9 MB |
| Google Lens | 4.5 (67) | 1B+ | 7 MB |
| Group Sharing (this app) | 4.7 (49) | 1B+ | 19.7 MB |
| Google Assistant Go | 4.1 (19) | 1B+ | 17.4 MB |
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Apps listed next to it in our Tools ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Aug 30, 2026
- Signed by[email protected], CN=Samsung Cert, OU=DMC, O=Samsung Corporation, L=Suwon City, ST=South Korea, C=KR
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)9C:A5:17:0F:38:19:19:DF:E0:44:6F:CD:AB:18:B1:9A:14:3B:31:63
- File MD5836b4bb36022e94cf8e8a3f2667d89eb
- Uploaded by “nelcas” 549 followers · uploading since 2025
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (82)
Group Sharing requests 82 permissions, 11 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
- Read media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
- Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- Android sem media contents (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_MEDIA_CONTENTS
- Auth service number list (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.registration.auth.permission.SERVICE_NUMBER_LIST
- Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Broadcast close system dialogs android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
- Broadcast permission (custom) com.osp.app.signin.BROADCAST_PERMISSION
- Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- Communicationservice background send (custom) com.samsung.android.communicationservice.permission.BACKGROUND_SEND
- Communicationservice broadcast notification (custom) com.samsung.android.communicationservice.permission.BROADCAST_NOTIFICATION
- Contacts profile sharing setting (custom) com.samsung.contacts.permission.PROFILE_SHARING_SETTING
- Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Coreapps enhanced features (custom) com.samsung.android.coreapps.permission.ENHANCED_FEATURES
- Diagmonagent diagmon (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON
- Diagmonagent provider (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.PROVIDER
- Expand status bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- Foreground service connected device android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get accounts privileged android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Internal system window android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
- Migration read (custom) com.samsung.android.mobilservice.MIGRATION_READ
- Migration write (custom) com.samsung.android.mobilservice.MIGRATION_WRITE
- Mobileservice receive sems broadcast (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.permission.RECEIVE_SEMS_BROADCAST
- Parentalcare read care (custom) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.permission.READ_CARE
- Parentalcare receive broadcast (custom) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.permission.RECEIVE_BROADCAST
- Permission (custom) com.sec.imsservice.PERMISSION
- Permission migration completed (custom) com.osp.app.signin.PERMISSION_MIGRATION_COMPLETED
- Popup ui permission (custom) com.samsung.systemui.POPUP_UI_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Profile picture share (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.ui.Permission.PROFILE_PICTURE_SHARE
- Provider read (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.policy.provider.permission.READ
- Provider read (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.share.item.provider.permission.READ
- Provider read (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.share.space.provider.permission.READ
- Provider write (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.share.item.provider.permission.WRITE
- Provider write (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.share.space.provider.permission.WRITE
- Query users android.permission.QUERY_USERS
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.coreapps.easysignup.provider.Permission.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.media.READ
- Read (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.MINOR_INFO_PROVIDER.READ
- Read (custom) com.sec.android.gallery3d.provider2.READ
- Read privileged phone state android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Real get tasks android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Remoteshare read media (custom) com.sec.orca.remoteshare.permission.READ_MEDIA
- Remoteshare write media (custom) com.sec.orca.remoteshare.permission.WRITE_MEDIA
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Samsungaccount access sasettings (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCESS_SASETTINGS
- Samsungaccount account manager (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER
- Samsungaccount profile provider (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.PROFILE_PROVIDER
- Setting social (custom) com.samsung.android.mobileservice.social.ui.Permission.SETTING_SOCIAL
- Sharelive read external settings provider (custom) com.samsung.android.sharelive.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_SETTINGS_PROVIDER
- Sharelive share live update (custom) com.samsung.android.sharelive.permission.SHARE_LIVE_UPDATE
- Sharelive write consents (custom) com.samsung.android.app.sharelive.permission.WRITE_CONSENTS
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Simplesharing message request permission (custom) com.samsung.android.app.simplesharing.permission.MESSAGE_REQUEST_PERMISSION
- Spp push service provider (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.PUSH_SERVICE_PROVIDER
- Spp send (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.SEND
- Spp token 939ffd8177422c10ccd752409d90cc9b85ff647b5a5f25f842191a0e6fd8020dd4cad74fcedef4814ca7bf2c3f81946a4570c872ae941b457b58f03dd91f9e685b131395378daa9e96190b0e25326939ea8d896cb12f0bdefe86bb581b38bfc04e093850a90e420a0c86f94a92f965626da36bff40c0e931c4b9d7b1e444a971 (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_939ffd8177422c10ccd752409d90cc9b85ff647b5a5f25f842191a0e6fd8020dd4cad74fcedef4814ca7bf2c3f81946a4570c872ae941b457b58f03dd91f9e685b131395378daa9e96190b0e25326939ea8d896cb12f0bdefe86bb581b38bfc04e093850a90e420a0c86f94a92f965626da36bff40c0e931c4b9d7b1e444a971
- Start activities from background android.permission.START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Warrantycare exported activity (custom) com.samsung.android.warrantycare.permission.EXPORTED_ACTIVITY
- Write (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.media.WRITE
- Write (custom) com.sec.android.gallery3d.provider2.WRITE
- Write sync settings android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
- Com samsung android api version 2901 com.samsung.android.api.version.2901
Group Sharing APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Group Sharing for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 12 or later. Version 13.7.13.2 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 10 and later. Get version 13.7.13.2 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Group Sharing APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 836b4bb36022e94cf8e8a3f2667d89eb.