Android, Faster Downloads, Library Love!

More Devices:  Android and iPhone 4

Among the tens of millions of worldwide Vuze users, almost 5 million of you are actively dragging and dropping videos from your library to enjoy Device Playback on iPhone, iPod, iPad, Xbox, PS3, PSP, Tivo, and Samsung Connected TVs. What are the rest of you waiting for?  More devices, perhaps?

Vuze Android

Today we’re launching support for many of the most popular Android phones on the market, including:

  • HTC Desire
  • HTC Evo
  • HTC Hero
  • HTC Incredible
  • HTC Magic
  • HTC Wildfire
  • Motorola Cliq
  • Motorola Droid
  • Motorola Droid X
  • Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S)
  • And more coming…

We’re big believers in open platforms, and we’re very happy to see the strong rise of the Android OS. If your Android device didn’t make the list, tell us in the comments and we’ll work to support it in the near future.

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In addition to the new burst of Android support, we’re also launching support for the iPhone 4 with 960 x 640 video resolution, so you can take full advantage of your gorgeous new Retina screen. Tired of hearing about the death grip and AntennaGate? Simply drag-and-drop to the iTunes icon in Vuze (bypassing the antenna altogether) and watch HD video on your iPhone 4.

While we’re on the topic of devices, keep in mind that any mobile phone (or tablet) with a web browser can still manage downloads via Vuze Remote.

Feeling a Need for Speed?

We spend a lot of time thinking about how to deliver ever faster download speeds to you.  Vuze 4.5 includes a number of behind-the-scene speed improvements.  For many of you, the ultimate speed constraint is on your local area network. As part of Vuze 4.5 we’ve integrated a new speed test that will automatically optimize your Vuze settings for your network. The speed test will begin immediately after you launch the latest version of Vuze. We can’t make house calls to install faster broadband pipes for all of you, but we can make sure that Vuze adapts to your network and delivers the fastest download speed possible over your internet connection. Many of you should see significant increases in download speed after the speed test.

Speed Test

Multi-file Torrent Support

Bittorrent is one of the most elegant technologies for efficiently distributing huge files over the web (leading to adoption by organizations including NASAFacebook, and Twitter). One of the killer apps for bittorrent is allowing you to download multi-file torrents (those huge torrents that contain multiple files, or multiple songs within an album).

Bittorrent clients (including Vuze) have typically supported multi-file torrents with significant clunkiness (with separate library panels or pop-up dialogs). With this release, the Vuze team took some time to support multi-file torrents the right way — as an integrated part of your Library.

As a result, you’ll be able to quickly prioritize the specific files you want to download within a multi-file torrent, or the sequence in which you want to download them.

Library

Download Vuze 4.5, and give it a try!

Gilles

@gbianrosa

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Devices, Features/Updates

457 Comments to Android, Faster Downloads, Library Love!

  1. the jester on August 7th, 2010

    if i Download Vuze 4.5, form what i have now 4.4 , with unlimited dvd burns, that i paid for. will i lose the unlimited dvd burns?? could you please get back to me on this… thank you

    • Chris on August 7th, 2010

      @jester – if you’ve already purchased Plus and click the “Free Download” button on vuze.com, you’ll be upgraded to Vuze 4.5 without losing your Vuze Plus. Enjoy 4.5!

  2. Bradistan on August 7th, 2010

    Doesn’t Work for T-Mobile Pulse On Android 2.1 please fix this !!

  3. Jerri Patterson on August 7th, 2010

    I have the Verizon HTC ERIS Droid….not listed above

  4. Bob on August 7th, 2010

    Why not make a Vuze Remote app for all android phones, it would be easier access than opening the browser every time, plus you could start download and then put it on your droid when you got back

  5. MRay99 on August 7th, 2010

    Please can you create some kind of hack on the iPhone where you get an app called vuze and you can download films straight onto your iPhone, maybe contact cydia or search twitter for geohot (george Hotz professional hacker). Thank You

  6. logan on August 7th, 2010

    Samsung Moment Suport please!!!

  7. nick perry on August 7th, 2010

    i have the motorolla backflip with android how about vuze for that

  8. George on August 7th, 2010

    What about an Andriod app for the Sony Ericsson Experia X10 pro mini. Many Thanks.

  9. Lu on August 7th, 2010

    Just plugged in my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro, and it doesn’t pick it up.
    Support for this device would be appreciated, thanks.

  10. David Smith on August 7th, 2010

    why can i not get things to download, most of the time i get red face next to them, at times yellow, I have had the odd few seconds of download but that it.

  11. Vuze 4.5 Brings Faster Downloads and Android Support @ blog.idtorrent.org on August 7th, 2010

    [...] the release of Vuze 4.5 that was announced today, users of Android devices now also have the option to automatically transcode, transfer, and [...]

  12. Shane Brown on August 7th, 2010

    I would like to have my HTC Aria compatible with Vuze. Thank You.

  13. victor on August 7th, 2010

    please im goin to speak out for all us Samsung Moment users so please get support for the Samsung Moment

  14. Quincy Smith on August 7th, 2010

    get support for the HTC Droid OS please

  15. Tyrone Williams on August 7th, 2010

    Hi, I noticed that the Samsung Capitvate is not on your list. Will you be adding that phone devise?

  16. Victor on August 7th, 2010

    Sony Ericsson X10 support please

  17. Chris on August 7th, 2010

    Would love to see the Samsung Moment added on the Android support list!

  18. Donna Hays on August 7th, 2010

    I just started this not even 2 hours ago, and I still can’t find the songs I supposedly sent to my music or lyrics file. How do I find them and what are they listed under. Hope to hear soon. Thanks, Donna.

  19. Donna Hays on August 7th, 2010

    I don’t know what an faq is, I just know basic computers. Please keep your answer simple if you should apply. Thanks, Donna

  20. Niloofar on August 7th, 2010

    please include HTC Legend

  21. Matt on August 8th, 2010

    Please add support for HTC Tattoo!
    Thanks :-)

  22. Erik on August 8th, 2010

    Not Available for the HTC ADR 6200 Droid Eris

  23. Iascaroh on August 8th, 2010

    Linux support for my Linux mobile (“Android”) pls

  24. Gino on August 8th, 2010

    Any chance in behold 2 support?

  25. Daniel Rodriguez on August 8th, 2010

    i have a htc hd2 phone.please support my phone so that i could enjoy device play back on my htc hd2 sence.i dont a android.

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