Testing the new version of µTorrent 1.9 began even more than a year ago. Gradually, the program overgrown with new features, and the version number was eventually changed to 2.0.
And so, on the 25th of May, the test assembly RC5 (17920) was released, and today, a week later, due to the absence of problems with the latest build, it moved to the status of the final version.
Key features of µTorrent 2.0:
- Support for UDP trackers;
- Support micro transport protocol µTP and TCP Rate Control;
- Interface improvements: new installation dialog, improved built-in speed test, new default skin;
- Transfer Cap function to control traffic consumption.
About the benefits of new protocols is well written here:
habrahabr.ru/blogs/p2p/68332
You can download µTorrent 2.0 from the official website:
download.utorrent.com/2.0/utorrent.exe
Meanwhile, the author of the program does not stop at what has been achieved and continues to develop the program: fresh test builds of version 2.1 can be found on the official forum:
forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=63247