John GBC Lite

John GBC Lite is GB/GBC emulator. This emulator is easy to use.

John emulators · com.johnemulators.johngbclite

4.1 out of 5 (16 ratings) 5M+ downloads vv4.15 21.9 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: vv4.15 (4150)
Updated: Jul 28, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 21.9 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Arcade (game)
Listed since: Feb 12, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 13 (1 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

John GBC Lite is a game by John emulators in the Arcade category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version v4.14. The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.1out of 516 ratings

5 ★63%
4 ★0%
3 ★31%
2 ★0%
1 ★6%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in vv4.15

-Added support for Android 16 -Fixed bugs

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

John GBC Lite is GB/GBC emulator for android 6.0+. This app does not work without your own game files. Features - Original GBC engine - High quality rendering - Very fast - Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage - Virtual On-screen keypad - Zipped file support - Save States (with previews) - Customizable keys - Turbo buttons - Screenshot - Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16) - Cheats (Game Genie/Game Shark/PAR) - Bluetooth/MOGA controller support - Super Gameboy borders - Dropbox support (requires John DataSync) Please purchase John GBC to remove Ads.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to vv4.13.

vv4.15 LATEST Jul 28, 2026 21.9 MB TRUSTED vv4.14 Feb 24, 2026 20.9 MB TRUSTED vv4.13 Apr 24, 2026 20.4 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 28, 2026.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jul 28, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jul 28, 2026
Signed byC=JP
Signing certificate (SHA-1)20:CB:03:A8:F8:DD:E6:77:5B:83:1C:C6:36:78:5C:05:14:C1:6B:A8
File MD56e7da6f216f301fcd7b1958ffe0e659a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (13)

John GBC Lite requests 13 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.johnemulators.johngbclite.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

John GBC Lite APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the John GBC Lite APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 6e7da6f216f301fcd7b1958ffe0e659a.