Hey there!

I find myself frequently downloading large files on my android phone from servers that aren’t always the fastest. These downloads can range from audio and video files to zip and rar files.

I’m on the lookout for an app that will allow me to resume downloads that have failed, as well as choose where to save each file individually.

So far, I’ve only come across apps that have been discontinued.

Do you happen to know of any good, regularly updated apps that fit the bill?

Thanks so much for your help :)

  • Badabinski@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    There’s always Termux and whatever you can install there. That sounds silly, but when I download from my phone, I do it using aria2c in Termux. It works great, and everything (AFAIK) is FOSS. zsh + fzf history completion/file finding (<c-T> is a godsend) makes it possible to use a CLI on a phone without going crazy. Only really works well if you’re already comfortable with the command line, which is definitely a big if. It works really well for me, but I’m one of those weirdos that doesn’t have a graphical file manager installed on their computers.

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      7 months ago

      No I’m not talking about torrents. I already have a solution for this :)

      I’m basically looking for a FOSS alternative to Advanced Download Manager.

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      7 months ago

      Found this one earlier. I had security concerns as it hasn’t been updated for a long time, but I’ll check it out.

      Thanks :)

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    7 months ago

    At the risk of sounding off-topic, may I ask what is the use of a download manager? I’ve known of them for years now, and yet never felt the need for one. What am I missing out on?

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      I can only answer for myself, but I use it to resume large downloads that failed and organize them.

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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      7 months ago

      Other than that, multithreaded downloads, automatic categorization into directories, automatic retries, auto pause when disconnected from wifi, things like that