Update: Censorship no more? The developer is now allowing access to Google as well. Even though there is almost an equal amount of illegal files on the Internet to regularly download, people still crack down on the evils of BitTorrent,” Tyler says.įor those interested in giving the rather limited Blue Downloader a try, it’s available in the App Store for $2.99. “There is an unfortunate stigma associated with torrent downloading. Pirated files can be found all over the Internet, and Apple has no restrictions for apps that download from direct sources. The self-censoring developer believes that BitTorrent is unfairly stigmatized. Blue Downloader carefully avoided the B-word and Apple may still ban the app if they spot the connection. There is a chance that it may not be around for long though. This strategy appears to have worked, for now, as the torrent client is still available in the App store. “I am not for restrictions normally, but as I am bending the accessibility of the app based on Apple’s will,” he adds. If Apple were to see a completely unrestricted torrent downloader, they would not take it as well as what I have now,” Tyler tells us. “Apple is very restrictive about torrent downloading, so I thought I would take the same precautions. Talking to TorrentFreak, Blue Downloader developer Harrison Tyler says that he implemented these restrictions to improve his odds of getting the app approved by Apple.
Trying to add files from The Pirate Bay or KickassTorrents wont work, but white-listed sites such as, Linuxtracker and Bitlove are freely accessible. The developer has decided to only allow downloads from a few trusted sources. The application handles torrent downloads without any problems, but there is one rather big restriction.
The torrents can then be directly downloaded to the device. The application allows users to control and add torrent downloads through a built-in browser. This week the BitTorrent client “ Blue Downloader” was approved by Apple and added to the App store. This BitTorrent aversion is also one of the main reasons why popular BitTorrent clients such as uTorrent, Vuze and Transmission don’t have an Apple-approved presence on the iPhone and iPad.
Over the past years dozens of apps have been rejected from the App Store because they mention the word BitTorrent.Īpple defended this policy and told developers that their apps were not allowed “because this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third-party rights.”
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