It is believed Dotcom took the file offline after receiving copyright infringement takedown notices from the movie industry. The software's installer was initially hosted by Kim Dotcom's Mega file-sharing service but was only available to download for a few days in March before it was taken down. Popcorn Time was built by 20 developers on GitHub to be a version of Netflix that used pirated films for its content and was able to run on Windows, OS X and Linux. The message displayed on the website after the Popcorn Time application installer was taken offline by Kim Dotcom's Mega hosting service The initiatives we're working on will be revealed in approximately two to three months from now and they're going to be revolutionary and exciting as hell." "Our next big mission, which along the way has become one of our biggest missions, is to protect our user's anonymity. Encrypting the traffic helps us bypass these barricades and ensures a better watching experience for our users," the developers said. "All of our traffic is encrypted because there are ISPs that are blocking or slowing down BitTorrent traffic for various reasons, for example, protecting their bandwidth. The next step, the developers said, was to find a way to make sure Popcorn Time users were protected from being detected using the software by their internet service providers (ISPs). "We're on the road to becoming not only the ultimate watching experience but also the safest with the free built-in VPN we've worked so hard on to ensure our user's safety." Our future plans are huge," 's developers told IBTimes UK. "After only five-and-a-half months, Popcorn Time is available on all major platforms! This is only the beginning, trust us. The developers said that for now, Popcorn Time for iOS does not have support for Chromecast and Airplay (features available on the Android and desktop Mac and PC versions) but will come in the next release of the software. Users can download the controversial software for free from Cydia, the jailbroken app store alternative to the iTunes App Store, but they must first have jailbroken their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using a jailbreaking tool such as Pangu or evasi0n.Īccording to the developers, demand for Popcorn Time on Apple devices was so great, 8,000 iOS users a day were trying to download the Android version of the app on to their devices and make it work since the European option began, since there was no iOS version. Popcorn Time is now available on iOS devices, provided they have been jailbroken Popcorn Timeĭue to overwhelming demand from Apple users, the developers behind, the European fork of popular movie torrent streaming service Popcorn Time have announced the service is now available for iOS devices as long as they have been jailbroken.
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