Downloading torrents on your Android has never been easier
This wikiHow teaches you how to download and use uTorrent, which is a free torrent-downloading service, on your Android phone or tablet.
Steps
Part 1
Part 1 of 2:
Installing uTorrent
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Open Google Play Store. Tap the Google Play Store app icon, which resembles a multicolored triangle on a white background.
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Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the screen.Advertisement
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Type utorrent into the search bar. A drop-down menu will appear below the search bar.
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Tap µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader . It should be the top option in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the uTorrent app page.
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Tap INSTALL . This green button is on the far-right side of the uTorrent app page.
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Tap ACCEPT when prompted. Doing so will prompt the uTorrent app to begin downloading onto your Android.
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Open uTorrent. Once uTorrent finishes downloading, you'll see a button labeled OPEN appear in the place of the INSTALL button. Tap OPEN or the uTorrent app itself to open uTorrent.Advertisement
Part 2
Part 2 of 2:
Downloading Torrents
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Tap Search . It's a magnifying glass-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A search bar will appear.
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Enter your torrent's name. Type in the name of the item that you want to download, then tap Search or the ↵ Enter key.
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Select a browser. Tap the browser that you want to use to search for the torrent.
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Tap Just once . It's at the bottom of the pop-up window. This will open your search in the selected browser.
- You can also tap Always here to ensure that uTorrent always opens in your selected browser.
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Select a link. Tap a link for a torrent that you want to download. The torrent's page will open.
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Tap Download . This option is usually below the torrent's details, though you may have to scroll down to see it.
- The button that you see may vary depending on the site that you choose, and you may have to tap Download more than once.
- Many torrent sites direct you to an unrelated ad page the first time that you tap Download . If this happens, close the page and re-open it, then tap Download again.
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Tap uTorrent when prompted, then tap Just once . The torrent will open in uTorrent.
- As with browsers, you can also tap Always here.
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Select a download location. The default download location for your torrent is your Android's Downloads folder, but you can select a different location here.
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Tap Add . It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your torrent will begin downloading.
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Wait for your torrent to finish downloading. The amount of time that you'll need will depend on the torrent's size.
- You can pause the download by tapping the "pause" icon in the upper-right side of the screen. After doing this, you can restart the download by tapping ⟳ in its place.
- You can also delete the download by tapping the trashcan-shaped icon in the upper-right side of the screen.
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Open your torrent. Once the torrent finishes downloading, you can open it by tapping its file in uTorrent.
- You can also use a file explorer app to find the file in the Downloads folder (or your selected save folder) of your Android and select it there.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionIn which format extraction will the movie download?Living ConcreteTop AnswererThat depends entirely on the torrent that you're downloading from. Use a program or app like VLC to open the video.
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QuestionHow do I open a torrent file that I have already downloaded?Community AnswerYou should be able to just tap on the file. If that doesn't work, then go to your Downloads folder to find the file.
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Tips
- It's best to download well-reviewed, up-to-date torrents so that you know that you're getting the file that you want to download rather than a virus or a bootleg version.Thanks
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Warnings
- Downloading torrents for media that you don't own is considered piracy, which is illegal in most places.Thanks
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1. Open uTorrent
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2. Search for a torrent.
3. Tap a torrent.
4. Select a browser.
5. Tap a torrent link.
6. Tap Download
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7. Tap uTorrent
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8. Select a download location.
9. Tap Add
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