Privacy focused contacts and SMS messenger app build with MD3
About this app
Connect You is a Contacts/SMS app built with Material Design 3 (You).
It supports all the common features such as creating, modifying and deleting contacts as well as phone numbers, emails, addresses and events.
Connect You uses the Android system's contacts API, thus all your contacts are in sync with your OS and usable in other apps as a dialer or messenger.
Additionally, Connect You supports sending, receiving and deleting SMS messages and threads. MMS are not supported however.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by You Apps.
What's New in v12.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Jul 5, 2026 · 4.1 MB · Android API 23–35 · code 35
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 8a1d18fd4953101f83040e6fff011a6ab068082821d97c6ac3e45b1dc585b2e6
Jun 10, 2026 · 4.1 MB · Android API 23–35 · code 34
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 33fc03786878e9ccb9a15ca0b749faee5059bc22cb5a38a5778ab682705fb534
Feb 21, 2026 · 4.1 MB · Android API 23–35 · code 33
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 5f456230b36d6f573a933062e8fa0dbf91ec98471b0bff21e84c606e551ba8f3
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.bnyro.contacts is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 11.4 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Connect You first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of Connect You, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
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Other sources
F-Droid listing
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Source code
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App Information
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SHA-256 Hash
8a1d18fd4953101f83040e6fff011a6ab068082821d97c6ac3e45b1dc585b2e6
Signing certificate
b3bc73b117df5dfe38130c6c2b946852ae7088557fe8e433f0d9983a6b55cc95
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Previous Versions
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