Search and Download Torrents from your iPhone
Written by Ernesto on November 25, 2008The iPhone is a superb gadget and of course, we all know that BitTorrent is a very special tool, so why not combine the two? With the uTorrent WebAPP for iPhone you can monitor, search and add torrents to your PC client wherever you are, making handling torrents on the move easier than ever before.
Previously we reported on the iPhone UI for uTorrent. With an interface optimized for the iPhone, it can be used to access your BitTorrent client from your iPhone when you’re away from your computer.
There was one problem though, since the iPhone doesn’t allow users to copy and paste text, adding new torrents proved to be quite a hassle. That’s where the uTorrent webAPP comes in, as it allows you to search for torrents on your iPhone, and directly add them to the download queue.
The iPhone web application uses isoHunt’s JSON interface to find the latest torrents, and is optimized to fit on a small screen. In order to browse through your torrents on the iPhone, you need to have the uTorrent WebUI installed on your local PC, with the iPhone GUI addon.
When you have everything setup, you can browse to louish.com/iphone, enter your IP and port, and you’re set. The IP and port will be saved on your iPhone, so you don’t have to enter it the next time you search for a torrent.
In the search results you will see a blue icon next to every torrent. A single click on this icon is all that’s needed to add the torrent file to the download queue. If you have secured your WebUI with a password, you will have to enter that before it’s added. For those people who are worried about security, the password, username and your IP-address are all stored on your iPhone and will not be sent to any external server.
We have tested the WebAPP, and it works like a charm. Adding torrents is achieved with a single click, and afterwards you can keep an eye on the download progress, or pause, stop or remove torrents via the iPhone WebUI. Worth a try.
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iPhone… ha.
Good for ppl who have iphones I guess, personally I tend to stay away from apples products because they are locked up so tight with DRM and other crap… no matter how shiny and good they look on the outside.
Also, (and i know i am not the first to say this) but I really dont understand how consumers stand the fact that they cant use the extra space on their IPods/IPhones etc as a mass storage device (MSD) when hooked into their computers, just like CReative and a host of other companies allow you to do, just to restrictive for my tastes but I’m sure I’ll never be able to sway the fanbois so wont even try.
Cheers!
http://www.eZee.se
Agree whit you, eh, eZee :)
iphones/ipods are great in my opinion
as for the DRM its called a jailbroke ipod, which makes it’s a whole lot less restrictive
there is also an app u can dl from apple that allows you to use your ipod/iphone as a hard drive
btw i hate macs
What worries me about this, is the fact is uses isoHunts interface. What would happen if isoHunt was taken now?
Would it still work.
http://www.aquariumfish.me
…or if I get hit by a bus tomorrow, will it still work then??
I’m surprised there’s no mention of Transmission’s Web UI in the article. It too works well on the iPhone, but lacks the ability to add torrents.
Be good if this worked with the alpha of utorrent for mac that was leaked a while ago, maybe when the beta gets out??
@ezee
You can use pods as MSD’s, no need for programs or jail breaking, just go my computer & pod appears as a HD, on mac go straight to pod docked on desktop to use as HD.
Not sure about the phone as im waiting for my nokia to die :]
i personally prefer to stick with a VNC or Remote Desktop app. That way you can also move files around on your PC/MAC and do other admin tasks.
@Copache, Like i said i dont have any of those products myself as am not a huge fan of Apple (and positively hate Macs - have them at work) but a pal of mine has it and when he brought it over had a prob getting it be a MSD on my win2k Pro and Vista Premium, and he couldnt get it to work at his place’s comps either.
I do like the looks of the ipods and the interface though, but will never get one because of the itunes crap (can anyone say bloatware?)… I have a simple Creative player that detaches in 2 uncovering a USB male that i can plug into nearly machine with a free USB slot and it works great… less memory than a ipod but ease of use and wayyy cheaper,good sound, plus dont have to send it back to the company for a battery change or fiddle with it via a DIY package sent to me by the ebay shops to do it myself.
Heck, just wanted to write a simple reply but its turned into a long one ;) guess my irritation with that “fruit company” is showing :p
Cheers m8!
another work around is to setup a mininova account, which has the bookmark feature. setup your utorrent with your mini bookmark feed as RSS and set to auto download. Then browse mininova signed in and add torrents as bookmarks and voila.
This is great. But I don’t have my iPhone yet…
http://TorrentMoon.com
Hey Everyone, thanks for the comments. Just so everyone knows, this is NOT an iPhone Application, it is simply a WEB SITE that “looks” like an App. This will work on an Instinct, Blackberry, Palm, etc. No part of this “webapp” requires an iPhone.
Enjoy :)
great news. this will work with any mobile telephone which can connect to the internet
@team louish good work guys
@visco nice tip dude, thanks
now what i want is a torrent client to install on my mobile so i can download ringtones and video direct to my phone
@13
I have been using SymTorrent on my Nokia E65 for some time.Works great.
iPhone no copy and paste?Oh dear!lol
Cheapo Nokia E65 has wifi,Symbian OS allowing many free apps to be installed,can download torrents with SymTorrent AND…..can copy and paste!
Im sure there is some software that will allow me to send torrents to my PC from the phone but for me its unnecessary.
avoid wireless, it’s very bad for your health
Is the iPhone really a superb gadget? Let us not forget that everything about the iPhone is clearly ridden with copyright, both the gadget and the software that comes with it, which prevents anyone other than Apple from putting it to good use and making improvements on it.
Also, I can guess that the interface software is overly restrictive, even though I have never seen one. Surely, the iPhone is something over which people have not much control over even when it is their own possession, but rather something for which its uses are dictated by the people at the top, effectively forbidding all improvisations or creative uses for it.
In any case, I have never seen what an iPhone is like, so these surmises may not be accurate, but that the iPhone is all great is quite dubious given the nature of Apple.
Roze
http://www.10ch.org/
If you’ve never seen or used an iphone yourself what is the point of your post Roze apart from regurgitating the same old crap? Another pointless opinion from someone who really does have too much to say about everything, while never really saying anything of value.
This article is about a web app, not the fkin iphone.
STFU
Sad! no httpS encrypted
SSH + irssi + rtorrent = Success?
http://www.eZee.se: “Good for ppl who have iphones I guess, personally I tend to stay away from apples products because they are locked up so tight with DRM and other crap…”
Huh?
The main reason Apple even uses DRM is because the copyright lobby demands it or else they’ll revoke Apple’s content distribution rights, so Jobs isn’t terribly interested in making it hard to crack. Therefore it’s basically a joke to circumvent.
The only reason the iPhone has tighter DRM than usual because Apple wants commercial App Store software to be unpiratable. Which sucks, although pirating iPhone software seems rather pointless to me in the first place. I mean, it may be a fancy cellphone, but it’s still a cellphone for the love of God. How much could any software for it even be worth pirating let alone buying?
Joker999, here is the secure link:
https://www.louishsecure.com/iphone/
The PSP with CF destroys the iPhone.
Deluge is way better than uTorrent. Same features, only opensource. Works on OSX, Windows, Linux.
http://deluge-torrent.org/
An APP for teh ifone. I concur with 17. Leave your fallacy at the door.
23: You enjoy your “open” product. And your large download. It’s like having to install the JRE to get Vuze to work.
Some people just prefer small things, even when you trust in the stability/security of someone else’s work.
I doubt you’ve ever hacked your own interface together, but you might have modified others’ work to suit your own needs, so I understand how “open source” would help you.
Thanks to Louish
Kill all copies. So Say We All.
People Are stupid. How does DRM effect my iPhone usage? Not at all! AND I use my iphone as a hard drive everyday. And who gives a shit if everything on the iPhone is copyrighted?! How does that effect me!? How many phones are anything close to the iPhone? I’ve never seen anything up to par. I can’t really think of anything about the iphone I don’t like.
I love the iPhone. I don’t use the iPod, I just like having a great GUI for checking email and checking out websites.
GPS and cool apps make it worth it.
I’m sure in the future iPhone will be less restrictive but for now.. I think it’s way cool for what I want.
Sounds good, but i prefer my torrentflux server =]
Wow, I am starting to like my 3G more and more each and every day!
http://www.anonweb.eu.tc
“enter your IP and port, and you’re set.” THIS IS BULSHIT!!! Since 70% of internet user have private IP adressess it is imposible to identify a PC just by an IP and Port number…
So… my gues is that this app will work just for thouse who can aford a public IP adress (routale).!.
pkk,
This app was intended for people who already use the uTorrent WebUI. Keep in mind, we made this app for our own convenience, then decided to release it to the public to share. You can always uses services like no-ip.com to get around your lack of a public ip.
To all the people bashing the iPod, this is a Web App that can be used on any capable browser and that include the iphone, the google/htc G1 phone, nokia’s latest phone based on webkit, open moko and even your desktop firefox: http://www.louish.com/iphone/
As the louish said himself in #12 this app works for any machine (mobiles/PCs/PPCs/etc).
There is also a topic about this app on the µtorrent forums for questions or discussion:
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=49334
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Your comments are greatly appreciated!
generally speaking such s/w that is compatible (for a better word) with the iPhone is compatible with Touch?
might look into this for my Touch.
just off the track - but i was anti-apple. i then impulsively bought a Touch 16GB and i’m in love. iTunes is annoying - but you can learn to live with it. it could have this and could have that but its what it is - a strong multimedia device that is the trend at this moment….
you can put these on iphone too
http://dubstep64.blogspot.com/
"Also, (and i know i am not the first to say this) but I really dont understand how consumers stand the fact that they cant use the extra space on their IPods/IPhones etc as a mass storage device"
I dont think you were first but thats ok
-Jencan
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