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BiglyBT, Torrent Downloader

Ad-free, open source torrenting for phone, tablet, Chromebook, & Android TV
New in version 1.3.4.3
1.3.3/4
★ Update to Android 13 (Tiramisu)
★ "Post Notifications" permission now needed on Android 13 to show torrent service icon in Android's status bar. Torrent service can still run without permission, if you prefer.
★ Fix setting file to Unwanted not always working when torrent is active
★ Verifies access to torrent data and prompts when authorization has been lost
★ Update BigyBT core to v3.4.0.0 (May, 2023 stable release)
BiglyBT is an ad-free, fully featured open source torrent client and remote control app, optimized for phone, tablet, Chromebook, and Android TV.

★ Swarm Merging for faster torrent downloading and to repair torrents without seeds
★ v2 Torrent Support (BEP 52)
★ Tag and organize your torrents
★ Sort and grouping for large lists of torrents
★ Select which files are downloaded before starting the torrent
★ Sort and filter files in torrent
★ View progress, peers, and stats of torrents
★ Subscribe to RSS feeds
★ Use Swarm Discoveries to find related torrents
★ All the basic torrent features: Mainline DHT, Vuze DHT, UPnP, uTP, PEX, UDP Tracker, Encryption
★ Download to SD Card via SAF (Storage Access Framework)
★ Control other BiglyBT, and Transmission RPC compatible desktop torrent clients
★ Can access remotely via LAN
★ Dark or Light Theme
★ The only full torrent app for Android TV using the Leanback UI.

Our source code has been in development since 2003 (under Azureus) and is GPL licensed. If you would like to join our team, visit our GitHub Source Repository - https://github.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT-Android

If you have ideas to make torren t downloading easier and better in BiglyBT, visit our Issue Voting site - https://vote.biglybt.com/android

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Versions

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  • Version 1.3.4.3 (1030403) suggested Added on Oct 04, 2023

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • com.biglybt.android.client.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.3.3 (1030304) - Added on Sep 30, 2023

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
      (12L)
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
      (12L)
    • com.biglybt.android.client.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.3.0.8 (1030008) - Added on Nov 08, 2020

    This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_STORAGE
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.

    Download APK 7.3 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log