How to Open RAR and ZIP Files on a Mobile Device

Android

Extracting compressed files is very easy on Android. Here's how you can do that quickly.

1) Install the free RAR for Android app.

2) Open the app and navigate to the folder that has your rar file. To find your SD card, tap the "three books" icon on the top-left.

3) Once you've found the rar file, simply tap on it to open it.

BlackBerry 10

While there are a lot of apps to open rar files on the BlackBerry App World, two of the free ones we tried didn't actually open the files. Luckily, BlackBerry 10 users can install Android apps - we'd recommend installing the Amazon Appstore to simplify the process.

1) Head to Amazon and follow the instructions to download and install the Appstore.

2) Now, from the Appstore install Easy Unrar and open the app.

3) If you get a rar file as an email attachment, tapping the file will open it in Easy Unrar.

4) If the file is on your phone, open Easy Unrar and go to the folder which has your file.

5) Check the rar file you want to open, then tap "Open Archive". Now select the files you want to extract and tap "Extract".

Windows Phone

Microsoft's Windows Phone has a free app to help you open rar files. Go through these instructions to open them.

1) Install Archiver from the Windows Phone store.

2) Once the app is installed, it will open all rar files in email attachments as soon as you tap those.

3) You can also open the app to open downloaded rar files. Swipe left to sign in to SkyDrive and open rar files stored in the cloud.

That is how you open RAR files on any device for free. Did you find this useful? Is there any other app that you prefer to open RAR files? The comment section is open to all, feel free to speak up.