Il Timone

Rudder is the Catholic apologetics magazine founded in 1999 in Milan.

Il Timone · andr.iltimone.iltimone

Not rated yet 1K+ downloads v5.0.089 81.6 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v5.0.089 (50089)
Updated: Aug 2, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 81.6 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Mar 19, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 22 (4 sensitive)
Website: iltimone.org
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Il Timone is an app by Il Timone in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2022. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. Compared with version 5.0.068, it adds 4 new permissions: “Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Run at startup” and “Run foreground services”. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v5.0.089

Bug Fixing

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Rudder is the Catholic apologetics magazine founded in 1999 in Milan. In its pages there are topical, history, philosophy, art, literature, theology, all observed with a Catholic look without other adjectives. Faith becomes inexorably culture, to be always ready "to give an account for the hope that is in you" (1 Pt 3:15): this is the rudder of DNA. To deepen the news, enter into the reality looking for a judgment that the origins of faith, having as horizon Catholic doctrine and the Magisterium, Il Timone not bear comparison with the world, knowing that we live "in the world, but we are not of the world". It is now available on Apple store by downloading this free app you can buy a single issue in digital format from the first day of each month of publication.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v5.0.051.

v5.0.089 LATEST Aug 2, 2026 81.6 MB TRUSTED v5.0.068 Jun 27, 2026 58.7 MB TRUSTED v5.0.051 May 18, 2024 73.6 MB TRUSTED

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 2, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Virtualcom Interactive” 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 Aug 2, 2026
Validated against Google Play Aug 2, 2026
Signed byCN=Virtualcom Interactive, OU=Virtualcom Interactive, O=Virtualcom Interactive, L=Florence, ST=Italy, C=IT
Signing certificate (SHA-1)CB:58:8E:EF:72:6E:5A:19:02:98:90:6B:E7:0D:E8:59:6D:E9:D2:1D
File MD502cb61a64e92b0cf7f70dc0dca803c83
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Permissions (22)

Il Timone requests 22 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access gps android.permission.ACCESS_GPS
Access location extra commands android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Cryptoallpermission (custom) javax.crypto.CryptoAllPermission
Expand status bar android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Physical activity recognition com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location

Il Timone 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 Il Timone free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Il Timone 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 02cb61a64e92b0cf7f70dc0dca803c83.