At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.0.15 (199)
- Updated
- Mar 7, 2026 (7 months ago)
- APK size
- 13.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Productivity (app)
- Listed since
- Jul 12, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 47 (19 sensitive)
- Website
- joaoapps.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Join by joaoapps is an app by joaomgcd in the Productivity category, listed since at least July 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
Since version 3.0.9, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 7.0. It asks for 47 permissions, 19 of them sensitive, including precise location, location in the background and record audio. It asks for the same permissions as version 3.0.13. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v3.0.15
Updated target API to 36. This might break stuff. Let me know if it does.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Join allows you to easily do stuff remotely on your Android and PC devices like SMS, notifications, clipboard, and much more!
As Featured on:
☑ Android Police: In short: this app is powerful http://goo.gl/MbEi96
☑ Android Headlines: Join clearly has a lot to offer http://goo.gl/Bwvivq
☑ AndroidGuys: Best thing since Pushbullet http://goo.gl/zSYUaj
And more!!
☑ 30 day trial - one time $4.99 payment to unlock
Try the app for free for a month, then unlock it with a one time payment to continue using it
☑ Notifications
Receive notifications from Android and interact with them on any device using your Google account. For example, you can reply to a Whatsapp message from your PC. Notifications use the standard Windows Action Center with the Windows 10 app. Make sure to enable the Notification Sync settings in the Android app.
☑ SMS, MMS and Group messages from any web browser
Be it Android, PC, or even iOS, you can send SMS messages from any web browser with your Google account: http://joaoapps.com/join-sms-from-anything-with-a-browser/
☑ Clipboard Sharing
You can manually or automatically share your clipboard between devices. On Android you get a handy clipboard bubble for easy sharing. Think chat heads for your clipboard
☑ Google Assistant
Use Join with Google Assistant and Tasker to control anything anywhere: https://joaoapps.com/google-assistant-ifttt-join-tasker-awesomeness/
☑ Remote Writing
Write stuff directly in any Android app from your PC or any other device. To do this, Join uses an accessibility service on your device. Important: this service is optional and is ONLY used to remotely write text on your device. It doesn't collect or share any personal data.
☑ Open web pages remotely
Quickly open a web page on another device. For example, you can send a page from your PC to your phone or from your phone to your PC
☑ Files
Send files from any device to any other device and optionally automatically open the file when it arrives.
☑ Installing Apps Remotely
On your request, Join allows you to send an an APK (app file) from your PC and receive it on your Android device where the prompt to install it will show up! Note: installing APKs remotely requires the REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission.
☑ File Browsing
With the Join Desktop app, you can remotely browse all files on your Android device from your PC: https://joaoapps.com/join/desktop. Note: This feature requires the permission to Manage All Files on your device, as it functions just like a remote file browser/manager.
☑ Screenshots
Get a quick screenshot from your Android device on your other devices
☑ Wallpaper
Quickly set your Android or PC wallpaper while browsing the web in Chrome
☑ Location
Find your Android device by getting its location or making it ring really loud
☑ Deep Tasker Integration
Make Join your own by pushing stuff from Tasker, changing any of the app's settings and querying your devices. You can totally make your own customized Join app if you want :)
☑ End-to-end encryption
Join can send any sensitive data encrypted if you set a password
☑ Google Drive as storage
Your personal data (like your SMS messages for example) is kept privately on your Google Drive. Shared files are also kept there so that you can easily access them later.
Join uses a server on Google App Engine (https://cloud.google.com/appengine/) to optimize and simplify message pushing from device to device.
This app uses Accessibility services
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v3.0.9. Since v3.0.13 it requires Android 7.0+.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Mar 7, 2026.
- Certificate issued to “João Dias” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Mar 7, 2026
- Validated against Google Play Mar 7, 2026
- Signed byCN=João Dias, C=PT
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)BF:D7:C7:D7:0C:92:55:07:11:16:92:1F:9E:CC:3A:57:A4:FC:B4:47
- File MD5388f8c8709f4cb4215a1f2d5eddad81e
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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 (47)
Join by joaoapps requests 47 permissions, 19 of them sensitive.
- Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Answer phone calls Sensitive android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
- Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
- Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
- 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
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Foreground service media projection android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
- Foreground service microphone android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
- Foreground service special use android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.joaomgcd.join.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Joaomgcd check joaomgcd license (custom) com.joaomgcd.permission.CHECK_JOAOMGCD_LICENSE
- Message access (custom) com.nick.mowen.texpert.MESSAGE_ACCESS
- Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Permission send command (custom) net.dinglisch.android.tasker.PERMISSION_SEND_COMMAND
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Join by joaoapps APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Join by joaoapps for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 7.0 or later. Version 3.0.9 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 3.0.9 · All versions
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 Join by joaoapps free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Join by joaoapps 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 388f8c8709f4cb4215a1f2d5eddad81e.
