If you want to open a ZIP file on your Android device, there are a few different ways to do it. The first way is to use the File Manager app. Open the File Manager app and tap on the “Apps” tab. Then, tap on the “File Manager” icon. Next, locate the ZIP file that you want to open and tap on it. The file will be opened in the File Manager app and you can now access its contents. The second way to open a ZIP file on an Android device is to use the built-in support for ZIP files. To do this, open the Files app and locate the ZIP file that you want to open. Tap on it and then select “Open with…” from the menu options. You will then be able to select either the File Manager app or the built-in support for ZIP files from among the available options. ..
Opening ZIP files is something people associate with computers, but it can be done on a phone or tablet too. If you download a compressed file on your Android device, it’s not too difficult to extract its contents. We’ll show you how.
Every Android phone comes with a file manager app, but they’re typically barebones and can’t open ZIP files. Thankfully, there are a number of apps on the Google Play Store that can do it for free.
One app that we like is “Files by Google.” Not only is this a good app for uncompressing ZIPs, but it’s also a good all-around file manager that can also be used to free up space on your smartphone.
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First, download Files by Google from the Google Play Store on your Android device. Next, open the app and locate the ZIP file you would like to open. If you downloaded the compressed file, look for a “Downloads” folder.
From there, select the file to bring up the Extracting dialog. Tap the “Extract” button to open the file.
You’ll see a progress bar and then the dialog will tell you the file has been unzipped. Tap “Done” to finish. If you’d like to discard the ZIP file, you can check the “Delete ZIP File” box while closing the pop-up menu.
That’s it! The extracted contents from the ZIP file will be placed in the same folder location as the ZIP file itself.
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