LinkedIn: Community & Network
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About LinkedIn: Community & Network
Opening the app brings users straight to a feed filled with updates from colleagues, industry leaders, and shared articles. Setting up a profile involves listing work history, skills, and projects, which acts as a digital resume. Device contacts can also be imported to find familiar peers.
Searching for open positions allows filtering by role and location, with options to set alerts or use quick application tools that submit saved profile details directly to employers. Members who publish updates twice a week receive up to five times more profile views, while completing identity verification through a government ID or workplace credentials adds a trust badge that increases profile views by sixty percent on average.
This software is not intended for casual personal sharing or general social chatting, as its focus remains strictly on career building and business contacts. It also requests broad device permissions, including access to contacts, calendar entries, precise GPS location, camera, and device storage.
Basic job searches and connection requests cost nothing. However, viewing every person who checked a profile, accessing detailed salary records, watching learning courses, or sending InMail messages outside a direct network requires a paid Premium subscription.
- Direct ApplicationsApply for listed job openings using your stored profile details or an uploaded resume.
- Profile VerificationConfirm your identity with an official ID or work credentials to display a trust badge.
- Industry NewsRead collaborative articles, corporate updates, and posts shared by professional leaders.
- InMail MessagingReach out directly to members outside your personal network using Premium messaging options.
Permissions
- Identityfind accounts on the device
- Identityadd or remove accounts
- Calendarread calendar events plus confidential information
- Contactsfind accounts on the device
- Contactsread your contacts
- Contactsmodify your contacts
- Locationapproximate location (network-based)
- Locationprecise location (GPS and network-based)
- Phoneread phone status and identity
- Photos/Media/Filesread the contents of your USB storage
- Photos/Media/Filesmodify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- Storageread the contents of your USB storage
- Storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- Cameratake pictures and videos
- Microphonerecord audio
- Wi-Fi connection informationview Wi-Fi connections
- Device ID & call informationread phone status and identity
- Otherview network connections
- Othercreate accounts and set passwords
- Otherpair with Bluetooth devices
- Otherfull network access
- Otherchange your audio settings
- Othercontrol Near Field Communication
- Otherread sync settings
- Otherrun at startup
- Othercontrol vibration
- Otherprevent device from sleeping
- Othertoggle sync on and off
- OtherGoogle Play license check
- Otherread Google service configuration
What's new
Thanks for using LinkedIn! We regularly update our app to fix bugs, improve performance and add new features to help you connect with your professional network and advance your career.
Common questions
Is LinkedIn completely free to use on Android?
Yes, the core app is freeware and can be downloaded and used for basic networking and job applications without paying. Features like sending InMail to non-connections, viewing full profile visitor lists, and accessing salary data require a Premium subscription.
What permissions does the LinkedIn app require?
The app requests permissions for device contacts, calendar entries, precise location, phone status, camera, and file storage access. These rights allow the app to scan for contacts, record media, and support profile verification features.
How does identity verification work in the app?
Members can verify their profile by uploading a government-issued ID or taking a live selfie through designated partners. Verified accounts receive a badge that leads to higher profile visibility.