Akshay Bhalla was the former game guides editor for Screen Rant and the technology editor at MensXP. He has previously written about smartphones, apps, streaming, gadgets, and games for print, digital ...

The default Android file manager is a serviceable app. It does what you need and not much more. Plus, like all built-in Android apps, it plays well with the operating system and has a consistent look ...

Material Files is a well-designed Android file manager. This app blows away the competition. Material Files is free and can be installed from the Play Store. I've tried so many Android file managers ...

There's no reason for Files by Google to be missing out ...

Creating a password-protected ZIP on Android starts with figuring out which file manager can actually do it. Google's Files app isn't one of them: it extracts a standard ZIP without trouble but stops ...

I've used Google's Files app and other file managers on my phone for different purposes. But I've always found them lacking, or they track me and serve ads. I've tried numerous apps, and most either ...