uTorrent Web Adds Compatibility with iPad and Android

BitTorrent Inc. keeps on further developing its services and expanding the capabilities of its popular client uTorrent. Last month the company added support for the iPhone and due to a latest upgrade the remote access ‘Web’ feature of its uTorrent Falcon client now supports the iPad and Android devices. This mean that those heavy downloaders using uTorrent can now remotely control their downloads on the mobile device of their choice no matter where they are.

uTorrent ‘Web’ users are also able to add, pause and delete torrents through an interface which feels pretty much the same as uTorrent app in every aspect.

“Since launching µTorrent Web for iPhone, users have been clamoring for something similar on other devices,” said BitTorrent’s VP of Product Management Simon Morris. “So, today we are very excited to announce support for the iPad and Android platform – including the Nexus One and Google Ion devices. Now you can control torrents via your web browser on a PC, iPhone, iPad and Android”, he added.

While so far most of the users offered a very good feedback, there are some for whom the privacy issue makes a good reason not to completely trust such a service. Morris, however, ensures:

“Just like with µTorrent Web for iPhone, we continue to take users’ privacy very seriously – all your private data is encrypted from the moment it leaves your browser right to the client on the other end. So, as before, users can rest assured that the private details of their µTorrent usage are never exposed to BitTorrent Inc. or any third parties.”

TorrentFreak explains:

“In order to use the web interface, users will first have to download and install the latest Falcon release or uTorrent 3.0 alpha. In the client users can set a username and password that they can use to access their torrents remotely. After an encryption swipe and logging in, users will see the mobile compatible interface that gives them all the controls they are familiar with in their regular PC client.”

Go here to download uTorrent Web