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title: "Is there an app for the phone?"
url: "https://forum.qnap.net.pl/threads/is-there-an-app-for-the-phone.46303/"
thread_id: 46303
date: "2026-11-11"
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# Is there an app for the phone?

> Source: <https://forum.qnap.net.pl/threads/is-there-an-app-for-the-phone.46303/> · FAQ · Forum QNAP Polska · 2026-11-11

**Symptoms**

- You want to use Rtorrent 16 on your phone, or send .torrent files and magnet links from the phone to the NAS.

**Cause**
Rtorrent 16 has its own app for Android and iPhone. The app opens this panel on the phone under the account used to pair it. It also sends .torrent files and magnet links from the phone to the NAS. The panel's **Phone app** page has the download and pairing. The Android app needs Android 8.0 or newer. The iPhone app is in testing on Apple's TestFlight and needs iOS 16.

**Resolution**

1. Android: open **Phone app**. Under **Get the app**, scan the QR code with the phone's camera, or press **Download the APK** on the phone itself. The page also shows the app's version, size and SHA-256.
![](https://forum.qnap.net.pl/attachments/75928/)
2. Android from Google Play: the app is in a closed test there. In the **Google Play version (testing)** card, press **Join the testers' group**, then **Sign up for the test**. The Play copy installs over the app from the page and keeps the pairing.
3. iPhone: in the **iPhone app (testing)** card, tap **Join in TestFlight** on the iPhone. The link opens once Apple approves the test version.
![](https://forum.qnap.net.pl/attachments/75929/)
4. Pair the phone. Connect it to the same network as the NAS and press **Pair a phone** under **Pair**. In the app, tap “Scan the QR code” and scan the code on the page.

**Notice & Advise**

- Pairing works only on the home network and requires HTTPS. **Enable HTTPS** in **Settings → Web access** is on by default.
- Away from home, the app reaches the NAS only with **Remote access for the phone apps** on. The Phone app guide has the steps.

Ref. links:
[Rtorrent 16 guide: Phone app](https://pub.qnaputilities.com/rtorrent16/demo/guides/?g=phone)

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