diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index e03c750..f03e9cc 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ matrix:
 		1:register account
 		1:device management
 	client:
-		3:get other user presence
-		3:set presence
 		2:query other users' data
-		1:download media
 		1:query/set custom user data
 		1:query/addto public room directory
 		1:deactivate account
diff --git a/include/matrix/client.hpp b/include/matrix/client.hpp
index ea2a909..6cae8a3 100644
--- a/include/matrix/client.hpp
+++ b/include/matrix/client.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ namespace matrix{
 		*/
 		bool set_profile_picture(const raii::string_base&);
 
-
+		bool set_presence(const raii::string_base& status);
+		raii::rjp_string get_presence(const raii::string_base& userid);
 		/*
 			* Gets the display name of the logged in user from the homeserver.
 			* Returns: the display name on success, an empty string on failure.
@@ -143,7 +144,10 @@ namespace matrix{
 			return true;
 		}
 		template<class DLHandler>
-		void download_file(const raii::string_base& server, const raii::string_base& media_id, DLHandler&& dl);
+		bool download_file(const raii::string_base& server, const raii::string_base& media_id, DLHandler&& dl){
+			raii::string url = "mxc://"_ss + server + "/"_ss + media_id;
+			return download_file(url, std::forward<DLHandler>(dl));
+		}
 	private:
 		template<class DLHandler>
 		static size_t _download_dispatch(char* ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userdata){
diff --git a/src/matrix/client.cpp b/src/matrix/client.cpp
index c468650..84677ac 100644
--- a/src/matrix/client.cpp
+++ b/src/matrix/client.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ namespace matrix{
 		_put_curl(raii::string("{\"avatar_url\":\"" + media_url + "\"}"), m_ses->urls.profile_picture(), raii::curl_llist());
 		return http_status() == 200;
 	}
+	bool client::set_presence(const raii::string_base& status){
+		_put_curl(raii::string("{\"presence\":\""_ss + status + "\"}"), m_ses->urls.presence(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token, m_ses->userid), raii::curl_llist());
+		return http_status() == 200;
+	}
+	raii::rjp_string client::get_presence(const raii::string_base& userid){
+		return _get_and_find(m_ses->urls.presence(m_ses->homeserver, m_ses->access_token, userid), "presence"_ss);
+	}
 
 	//networked getter
 	raii::rjp_string client::get_display_name(void)const{
@@ -184,19 +191,18 @@ namespace matrix{
 		internal_upload_data upload_data = {file.data.get(), file.data.size()};
 		m_curl.postreq();
 		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, NULL);
-		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, _upload_file_read_callback);
-		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_READDATA, &upload_data);
+		m_curl.setreadfun(_upload_file_read_callback);
+		m_curl.setreaddata(&upload_data);
 		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)upload_data.len);
 		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)upload_data.len);
 		m_curl.seturl(m_ses->urls.file_upload());
 		m_curl.setheader(header);
-		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, _reply_curl_callback);
-		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &fileurl);
-		CURLcode cres = m_curl.perform();
-		m_curl.setopt(CURLOPT_READDATA, NULL);
-		if(cres != CURLE_OK){
+		m_curl.setwritefun(_reply_curl_callback);
+		m_curl.setwritedata(&fileurl);
+		bool succ = _perform_curl();
+		m_curl.setreaddata(NULL);
+		if(!succ)
 			return {};
-		}
 
 		if(!fileurl)
 			return {};