My first foray into Android app creation has come to fruition. NZBdroid is live in the Android Marketplace, both for $2.00 $0.99 and also COMPLETELY free. It’s up to the user whether they want to buy it or not, which seems to me to be a pretty cool way to do things.
What NZBdroid does is allow the user to click on .nzb files in the Android browser (or in any app, really) and have that .nzb file sent off to your ‘net-connected instance of SABnzbd+, where it will be downloaded and ready for you to access it when you get home.
Anyway here’s a little demo of the NZBdroid in action, clicking a link on tvnzb.com (but keep in mind, the Android emulator runs really slowly on my computer):
Quite possibly, but unfortunately I’m unwilling to pay for a newzbin account just to test it out. If someone were to lend me credentials I would be happy to attempt to add support.
Unfortunately, this doesn’t work with the development branch (0.5) of sabnzbd. It always fails trying to receive the API key. Any chance of an update? 0.5 is pretty awesome.
It’s a real shame this doesn’t work with newzbin, there’s no other service I will use. But that is an android browser issue, newzbin uses a 404/content header change from a form submission to force the download, and the android browser don’t like that :|
Not sure if you are still actively checking these comments- or if you are notified when one is posted- but I figured it’d be worth a shot anyway.
I have a serious interest in a fully functional nzb downloading app. Ideally, it would scan a barcode and then download and load the nzb to a remote desktop, so its all ready when you return from the store.
I’ve got accounts at multiple news servers and 10 years web/GUI design and am willing to help in any way you’ll let me.
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