How to Use Utorrent on an Android

Downloading torrents on your Android has never been easier

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: February 11, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to download and use uTorrent, which is a free torrent-downloading service, on your Android phone or tablet.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:

Installing uTorrent

1
Open
Google Play Store. Tap the Google Play Store app icon, which resembles a multicolored triangle on a white background.
2
Tap the search bar. It's at the top of the screen.
3
Type utorrent into the search bar. A drop-down menu will appear below the search bar.
4
Tap µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader. It should be the top option in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the uTorrent app page.
5
Tap INSTALL. This green button is on the far-right side of the uTorrent app page.
6
Tap ACCEPT when prompted. Doing so will prompt the uTorrent app to begin downloading onto your Android.
7
Open uTorrent. Once uTorrent finishes downloading, you'll see a button labeled OPEN appear in the place of the INSTALL button. Tap OPEN or the uTorrent app itself to open uTorrent.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Downloading Torrents

1
Tap Search
. It's a magnifying glass-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A search bar will appear.
2
Enter your torrent's name. Type in the name of the item that you want to download, then tap Search or the ↵ Enter key.
3
Select a browser. Tap the browser that you want to use to search for the torrent.
4
Tap Just once. It's at the bottom of the pop-up window. This will open your search in the selected browser.
- You can also tap Always here to ensure that uTorrent always opens in your selected browser.
5
Select a link. Tap a link for a torrent that you want to download. The torrent's page will open.
6
Tap Download. This option is usually below the torrent's details, though you may have to scroll down to see it.
- The button that you see may vary depending on the site that you choose, and you may have to tap Download more than once.
- Many torrent sites direct you to an unrelated ad page the first time that you tap Download. If this happens, close the page and re-open it, then tap Download again.
7
Tap uTorrent when prompted, then tap Just once. The torrent will open in uTorrent.
- As with browsers, you can also tap Always here.
8
Select a download location. The default download location for your torrent is your Android's Downloads folder, but you can select a different location here.
9
Tap Add. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your torrent will begin downloading.
10
Wait for your torrent to finish downloading. The amount of time that you'll need will depend on the torrent's size.
- You can pause the download by tapping the "pause" icon in the upper-right side of the screen. After doing this, you can restart the download by tapping ⟳ in its place.
- You can also delete the download by tapping the trashcan-shaped icon in the upper-right side of the screen.
11
Open your torrent. Once the torrent finishes downloading, you can open it by tapping its file in uTorrent.
- You can also use a file explorer app to find the file in the Downloads folder (or your selected save folder) of your Android and select it there.

Community Q&A

Question

In which format extraction will the movie download?

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Top Answerer

That depends entirely on the torrent that you're downloading from. Use a program or app like VLC to open the video.
Question

How do I open a torrent file that I have already downloaded?

Community Answer

You should be able to just tap on the file. If that doesn't work, then go to your Downloads folder to find the file.