
Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue
The Penguins need your help. Collapse the illegal Oil Wells and save the Arctic.
Qublix Games · air.com.qublix.penguincubes
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.0.681 (1000681)
- Updated
- Dec 8, 2025 (10 months ago)
- APK size
- 50.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Puzzle (game)
- Listed since
- Feb 16, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 35 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- qublix.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue is a game by Qublix Games in the Puzzle category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.
It asks for 35 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.0.680. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v1.0.681
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v1.0.650.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Dec 8, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Qublix Games” 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 Dec 8, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Dec 8, 2025
- Signed byCN=Qublix Games, OU=Unknown, O=Qublix Games, L=Toronto, ST=Ontario, C=CA
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)B0:77:52:0E:F5:B2:15:A5:B2:6A:A4:A8:00:D7:13:CC:24:77:BD:3C
- File MD55d26c3687920a7d9d754b53c8bafe269
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (35)
Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue requests 35 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- 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
- Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
- Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
- Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
- Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
- Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.qublix.penguincubes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
- Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
- Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) air.com.qublix.penguincubes.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
- 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 Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue 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 Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue free?
The APK is free to download, but the game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue 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 5d26c3687920a7d9d754b53c8bafe269.