Conttrol | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:11:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Conttrol | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Apple doesn’t like torrent apps afterall https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/jon-martindale/apple-doesnt-like-torrent-apps-afterall/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/jon-martindale/apple-doesnt-like-torrent-apps-afterall/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:00:33 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=108323 Despite many publications, including ourselves, reporting just a few days ago that Apple had seemingly reversed its stance on torrent promoting applications on its app store, it has now proved initial hopes unfounded, by announcing the impending removal of both Conttrol and Transmission RPC. The first news the creator of Conttrol heard of the takedown was …

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Despite many publications, including ourselves, reporting just a few days ago that Apple had seemingly reversed its stance on torrent promoting applications on its app store, it has now proved initial hopes unfounded, by announcing the impending removal of both Conttrol and Transmission RPC.

The first news the creator of Conttrol heard of the takedown was from an Apple employee who rang through to apologise that the app had been approved in the first place. “Got a call there a little earlier from California,” Craig said while speaking with TorrentFreak. “It seems Apple are not ok with apps that have anything to do with BitTorrent.”

Conttrol
It was nice while it lasted

“The nice girl on the other end of phone said that Conttrol had been approved by mistake and Apple were sorry for the inconvenience but apps of this nature are not allowed in the store,” he continued.

At the time of writing both Conttrol and Transmissions RPC have been removed from the app store, ending any hope users of the fruity products had of controlling their torrents – legitimately at least – from a distance.

Conversely, uTorrent has an official application available for Android smartphones and tablets, making the platform far more attractive for those that wish to torrent on the go or remotely.

KitGuru Says: This is a shame, as the torrent platform is beginning to slowly become more of a legitimate promotional tool. Granted there is still a lot of questionable activity occurring, but it's far from 100 per cent.

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Apple allows remote torrenting on iOS https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/jon-martindale/apple-allows-remote-torrenting-on-ios/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/jon-martindale/apple-allows-remote-torrenting-on-ios/#respond Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:03:53 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=107513 Apple looks to have lifted its ban on torrent applications on the iOS, having allowed Conttrol, an app that lets you manage your uTorrent software remotely with the use of your iPhone. It's not the only one that's shown up on the app store either, with Apple also certifying Transmission RPC a few months ago. In the …

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Apple looks to have lifted its ban on torrent applications on the iOS, having allowed Conttrol, an app that lets you manage your uTorrent software remotely with the use of your iPhone. It's not the only one that's shown up on the app store either, with Apple also certifying Transmission RPC a few months ago.

In the past the fruity firm has been quite adamant about its non-inclusion policy for applications that involve BitTorrent. While it now looks to have gone through an about face, there is still a niggling fear among the hope that these two apps somehow just slipped through the net and will be banned once Apple catches on.

Conttrol
Apologies to the app makers if the increased publicity expedites that

“Currently the app supports connections to uTorrent & BitTorrent clients but there are future plans to support Transmission on the Mac, as well as planned development of a native iPad version,” Conttrol developer Craig Donnelly  said while speaking with TorrentFreak.

As it stands neither Transmission RPC or Conttrol allows for the downloading of files directly to the smartphone – which might be the reason they've skated through – but it does allow for the facilitating of P2P downloading, something in the past Apple has been keen to distance itself from.

However, with the release earlier this week of the first uTorrent client for rival platform Android, it could simply be that Apple doesn't want to be left behind. If all the downloaders went to Android, it would represent a significant user jump. Unlikely to happen, but perhaps worth considering.

KitGuru Says: What do you guys think? Did Apple change its tune, or is this a simple mistake that will be swiftly corrected?

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