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PsycloneTW

Member

Magnet link support?

Just wondering if there was any plans to add magnet link support into the remote app? TPB has switched over to magnet links and while I don't use it much there are a few recurring items there that I like to be able to get at via the remote app...

Thanks!

Last edited by PsycloneTW (2012-03-13 10:02:07)

AnnSnark

Moderator

Re: Magnet link support?

Magnet links are supported in web remote or are you talking about a different app?

Tomgrayling

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

If magnet links are supported by utorrent remote , how do you add them ? It has + URL but magnet links arn't url's  . Instructions please . Thanks in advance

AnnSnark

Moderator

Re: Magnet link support?

You just copy magnet link in the URL field and everything should work well Please tell if there are still problems! Thanks.

PsycloneTW

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

I posted this thread because I tried to paste the magnet link under the Add option in the remote app and when I did, and still do, I get this message:

Nothing added: unknown protocol: magnet

I have been able to get it to work simply by clicking on the link in my mobile browser.  It seems that the app sets up an association between magnet links the remote app so just clicking on them will automatically launch and add the magnet link to the remote app, it will fail though if you aren't logged into the remote app(there seems to be a bug around this in that even if you have the 'Stay signed in' checkbox checked), so open the remote app, make sure you're logged in then click the magnet link in your browser and it should work.  I hadn't tried just clicking on it before posting this thread so I didn't know it worked

At any rate, that's my experience.

ercdamerc

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

I posted this thread because I tried to paste the magnet link under the Add option in the remote app and when I did, and still do, I get this message:

Nothing added: unknown protocol: magnet

I have been able to get it to work simply by clicking on the link in my mobile browser.  It seems that the app sets up an association between magnet links the remote app so just clicking on them will automatically launch and add the magnet link to the remote app, it will fail though if you aren't logged into the remote app(there seems to be a bug around this in that even if you have the 'Stay signed in' checkbox checked), so open the remote app, make sure you're logged in then click the magnet link in your browser and it should work.  I hadn't tried just clicking on it before posting this thread so I didn't know it worked

At any rate, that's my experience.

Thanks, that does work for me too from the browser. Unfortunately it does not work from the free app for TPB although the app does let you search and then open in browser... That seems to make the app pointless.

gato.farpado

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

Could somebody help me to understand a magnet link. Some torrents are only magnet and I don't seem to be able to download. There is obviously something I'm missing. Way back in the past, I used to click on a magnet link and it seemed to behave in the same way as a normal torrent dwnld. Now I seem to get nothing happening. Please help out there,

IWI_1HUNNIT

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

new to this torrent thing bt i was wondering how to get a magnet torrent i have copied the URL now what is my next stepp thanks alot if u can help..:D

bert02

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

magnet link is supported on the webremote but not on the android app
can the android app have it added thanks

dickcheney

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

I also get "Nothing added: unknown protocol: magnet" when adding magnet links in uTorrent Remote App for Android.  Please please fix this. Thanks.

jjbk

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

im also having issues, adding torrents. I can add via rss, but im limited viewing only 50 at a time, so its inefficient.
and when I click download torrent in chrome browser it downloads, then it switches/launches to Utorrent remote, but nothing happens it doesn't add . when I get the URL of the download torrent button, and add it, it tries to add it as an RSS feed and still does nothing 
im using latest remote as of 9th january 2013

GFawkes

Member

Re: Magnet link support?

magnet link is supported on the webremote but not on the android app
can the android app have it added thanks

Unrelated post to the main topic, but thought to clear one point here. As of now, magnet link is supported in the beta android app (I use version 1.15.22 (build 28745)).