Much depends on how came across the Group, and it’s privacy settings (public/private). Generally, to find a Group to join, navigate to Explore > Search or just tap search bar > Groups > View > Click Join to join Group. What happens next depends much on the Group’s privacy settings. You may have to wait for a Group admin to approve your request. For more click here.
Below is a snapshot of the the different ways you could find and join groups, but remember that what happens next depends on the Group’s privacy settings. You may have to wait for a Group admin to approve your request. For more click here.
To find a Group to join, navigate to Explore > Search or just tap search bar > Groups > View > Click Join to join Group. If public withoout approve request to join activated, you become member the moment you select join.
Request from a friend to join a Group. On accepetance of request (provided Group admin has not enabled “approve request “), you become a Group member, that is, you become a Group member the moment you accept friend’s request.
This is where you have submitted a request to join a private group. It could well be to a public group too since public group admins have ability to approve requests to join public groups, despite all posts being publicly available.
HeyJinni may suggest Groups to you for joining. It could be a private or public group. You are free to join or ignore. If you decide to join, what happens next will depend on group privacy settings.