How to Use Utorrent on an Android

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1Installing uTorrent

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This How.com.vn teaches you how to download and use uTorrent, which is a free torrent-downloading service, on your Android phone or tablet.

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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.
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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.
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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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  You 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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• 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.
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• Downloading torrents for media that you don't own is considered piracy, which is illegal in most places.
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