How to save a downloaded file to your phone

Downloading files you find online can take up a lot of space and quickly fill up your storage. Use an app like Gemini Photos to find and delete unwanted duplicate pictures and old screenshots to free up space. One of the most common file types you are likely to receive in an email or find online is PDF.

If you want to save a PDF, you can save it and read it offline later thanks to the Books app. Another common file type you might want to try to open on your phone is a ZIP file. The good news is, thanks to the Files app, you can now download and save ZIP files onto your phone. The downside is that there is currently no way to uncompress — or unzip — those files directly on your iPhone.

But more on that later. Some ZIP files are just compressed folders of multiple images or videos, while others are a little more complex. Downloading MP4s and other videos to your iPhone is a bit different than downloading other files. Most files can only be opened with a specific app, but with videos, you can save them in your photo library, the Files app, or in one of your cloud services.

If you want to transfer a video to your iPhone from another device, an easy way to do it is with Google Drive. Left: Files app on a Pixel 3. By far the easiest way to find downloaded files on Android is to look in your app drawer for an app called Files or My Files.

Regardless of which device, once you find and open the file manager, use it to look for the Downloads folder and open it. There you will find your downloaded files in chronological order newest to oldest, in most cases. You can, however, change how the files are sorted. In Samsung's My Files app, tap on the three-dot menu icon and then select "Sort by. Once you've located your downloaded files, you can open a file with a tap, or bring up more options with a long-press on the file.

If you don't like the default file manager app on your Android phone, or it doesn't have one, download the Files by Google app formerly Files Go from the Play Store. Best iPad Cases. Best Portable Monitors. Best Gaming Keyboards. Best Drones. Best 4K TVs.

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