Why there's no good opensource torrent and download manager for android? (lemdro.id)

submitted 3 weeks ago by claim_arguably@lemdro.id to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/35036729

Libertorrent is buggy and progress get stuck in the middle of download, Navi download is abandoned and doesn't get updates and aria2app UI is awful (doesn't keep downloaded torrents) and don't get updated.

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[-] bizdelnick@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

There are no download managers because it is unlikely you are still on dial-up in 2026. There are no torrent clients because they would consume a lot of traffic and battery (unless they are leech-only that would break the whole torrent ecosystem).

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

but it is more likely that if you download something, it'll be huge or multiple

[-] claim_arguably@lemdro.id 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still. My internet speed is 9.4 Mbps in fast.com.

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