An Android mobile device is somewhat like a highly portable computer. As with computers, your Android phone and tablet can open rar files. Here's how to do it.

Do you want to create and extract RAR or ZIP files on your phone? Here's a quick guide on how you can open RAR files on Android.

RAR files are a counterpart to ZIP files, and can be quite nifty to work with. We explain what a RAR file is, and how to open RAR files.

Android smartphones and tablets don't naturally support ZIP, RAR, or TAR formats. Luckily, there are several workarounds and apps that can help with this issue enabling you to read files in these ...

If you use your Android smartphone and need to zip or unzip an archive file, here is how you can easily do so with the RAR app.

Using RAR for Android: Open the RAR app and navigate to the folder containing the RAR or 7Z file. Tap and hold on the file to select it, then tap the "Extract" button.