Requirements: Android 2.1+
Overview: Version 2.0 is a major rewrite of the Download Manager for Android application. It now supports downloading file parts in parallel for servers that support it, bringing a boost in download speed!
Additionally, link sharing, is supported to start downloads from the browser or email.
Instructions:
- To start a new download, press the Menu button on the active downloads view (left on the navigation pane)
- Select Add
- Enter the Download URL
- Make sure the Download Folder is correct (default value can be set in the settings view)
- Optionally specify the MD5 Checksum, which will be compared once the download is complete
- Select Start! to start the download
Instructions for downloading from Browser:
- In the Browser, press and hold on the link to download
- Select Share link
- Select Download Manager
- Download Manager is opened and the download should start automatically
Instructions for downloading from Mediafire:
- In the file metadata page in Mediafire, press and hold the green Download button
- Select Share link
- Select Download Manager
- Download Manager is opened and the download should start automatically
Instructions for downloading files from Dropbox:
- In your dropbox app, press and hold on the file that you want to download
- Select Share...
- Select Share a link
- Select Download Manager
- Download Manager is opened and the download should start automatically
Features:
- Large files support (over 2 GB downloads)
- Supports downloading from browser or email via link share (press and hold the URL, choose share link, and select Download Manager from the list)
- Better download performance (download file parts in parallel)
- Better UI and more clear fonts (displaying progress for download as well as parts, ETA, download speed and status)
- Possibility to restart download (in case of stop or error)
- File save policy now renames file in case of collision, and notifies it
- Better looking download history
- Better looking icons
- Should open files from history now better
- No more attempts to respond to all URLs (mixed up with browsers)
Planned Updates:
- Properly persisted pause/resume even if app is killed
- Delete downloaded files
- Bring up dialog in case of filename collisions (overwrite, rename, append, etc.)
- Support for HTTP basic web authentication (username/password)
Feedback/Known Issues:
- Please inform URLs that don't work to the developer to improve the application
- In some cases the filename is returned encoded from the server in the content-disposition header, which results in an error (this is under investigation)
Credits:
- Icons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Clear
What's in this version:
Bug fix for small files, where progress was not updated although download completed
Other minor bug fixes
Download Instructions:
http://bulletupload.com/c0p8om0a149c
