How to Open RAR Files on Android
Follow the below instructions to open a RAR file on your Android device:
How to Use RAR for Android
The RAR app has many other uses besides opening RAR files. Here’s a brief overview of the RAR app interface:
Tap the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner to open a navigation panel with shortcuts to your device’s SD card and Downloads folder. Under Commands, there’s an option to add the folder you’re currently viewing to your list of Favorites.Tap the icon with a plus sign located in the upper right corner to add selected files to a new RAR archive.Tap the icon with an up arrow located in the upper right corner to extract selected files.Tap the trash can to delete selected files.Tap the three vertical dots in the upper right corner to open another drop-down menu with settings and additional options.To disable ads, tap the three vertical dots, then tap Remove advertisements. You’re then prompted to set up a payment method.
How to Extract RAR Files on Android
In this context, extraction simply means moving files from a compressed archive to your device so you don’t have to use the RAR app every time you want to access your files. This step is often necessary; for example, if you have a RAR archive full of music files, you must extract them before they can be added to your device’s music library. To extract compressed files with the RAR for Android app:
How to Create RAR Files on Android
To create your own compressed RAR archives:
How to Repair RAR Files on Android
If you receive an error message while trying to open or extract a RAR archive, one or more of the files inside could be corrupted. Fortunately, the RAR app has the ability to repair these corrupted files. Here’s how:
What Is a RAR File?
A RAR file is a compressed archive of one or more larger files. RAR files are used to store and transport large files like movies, music, and software. Think of them as vacuum seal storage bags for data. They make it possible to send and download large applications via the internet as quickly as possible. Likewise, RAR files let you fit immense amounts of data on a flash drive or SD card for easy transfer between devices. All RAR files end in the extension “.rar,” but there are other file compression formats that end in different extensions like .zip, .7z, and .iso. Most RAR file extractors for Android are capable of opening multiple types of compressed files.
Why Do You Need a RAR File Extractor for Android?
Most computers come preloaded with a RAR file extractor, but Android devices typically don’t have one by default. Therefore, you must download a RAR file extractor app before you can open those files on your Android device. Many RAR extractor apps also allow you to create your own compressed archives, which makes sharing large files like pictures and videos much easier. Most email services limit the amount of data you can send in one message, so if you want to send a folder containing hundreds of pictures to a friend, you may first need to compress your images into a single file. Of course, the recipient must also have an extractor program to open the compressed file.
What’s the Best RAR File Extractor for Android?
There are dozens of RAR file extractor apps available for Android. For this tutorial, we used the RAR app for Android, which can be downloaded for free from the Google Play store. Developed by the makers of WinRAR, the RAR app is sometimes referred to as WinRAR for Android. In addition to RAR files, it can also open files with the following extensions: .zip, .tar, .gz, .bz2, .xz, .7z, .iso, and .arj. To open such files on an iOS device, you need a different app that’s compatible with the iOS platform.
