Sunday, March 16, 2014

Using Android Mobile as Massive Downloader

 

Your can use your Android mobile to utilize your Unlimited Internet without keeping your Computer ON All the time.

Advantages of Using Android Mobile to Download big things instead of Computer:

1. Big Energy Savings

2. Reduced Wear of Computer/Laptop

& nice sleep at night ( no more sound of fan )

 

What is Needed?

1. Android Mobile ( having Wi-Fi )

2. Wi-Fi Router or Mobile Internet Plan

3. Aria2 Download Manager for android

4. Terminal App for Android

5. Aria2 Web Interface

 

Steps:

  1. Enable USB debugging on your Android Mobile & Connect it to Computer
  2. Download this Minimal ADB package & extract it somewhere & open command prompt (cmd) & cd to your adb directory.
  3. Now Execute this “adb devices” this will start adb daemon & list connected devices. If your mobile not get listed then you need to install your mobile’s drivers or install this Universal Adb drivers
  4. Now if your mobile is rooted then you can place aria2c binary in /system/bin, if not then temp. ( we will consider rooted scenario )
  5. Now extract aria2c zip file & cd to its folder. Execute this “adb push aria2c /system/bin”. This will copy aria2c binary to /system/bin on android mobile
  6. Aria2 is command line program,you can provide config file to it, so that every time you start Aria2 you dont need to provide all commandline arguments.
  7. Now start your Terminal App & Execute this “aria2c --enable-rpc --rpc-listen-all --rpc-user=ankush --rpc-passwd=password -–daemon”. Change username & password you whatever you want. Now aria2 has started on Mobile. Enable Wi-Fi tethering/wifi hotspot on Mobile & connect to Mobile from your Computer.
  8. Now aria2c supports control through XML-RPC interface means you can control Aria2 over Web Interface. Extract Aria2 Web Interface zip on your desktop
  9. Open Index.html file in browser, Under Settings->Connection Settings enter your Username & password & click on OKAria2_settingsAria2_webui
  10. Now you can add/remove downloads to your android mobile from your Computer.

Aria2 supports HTTP,HTTPS,FTP,Bit torrent,Metalink… downloads, So it is Complete Download Manager.

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