As smartphones and tablets become more ubiquitous in modern society, more people use them in place of traditional desktop or laptop computers. It's possible to perform the same general tasks on a ...

Zipped files are easy to transfer plus they take less space compared to the uncompressed files. Also, it’s very simple to compress, combine and zip several files into one zipped folder. So if you ever ...

File compression is a great way to reduce the overall sizes of files or a batch of files. This helps save space on storage devices and makes transferring files over the Internet easier and faster ...

Kayode Oluwatayo is an Evergreen Author at Android Police. He covers how-to guides and detailed explainers about Android, smartphones, apps, and various tech topics. With almost half a decade of ...

SWF format is used to store multimedia content and video games. It is very popular because it can be opened directly with any web browser compatible with Flash. However, it is also possible to use an ...

As the name suggests, Android File Transfer is a popular app that allows Mac users to move files between their computer and Android smartphone. For the most part it’s a robust and reliable piece of ...

Nearby Share is Google's new AirDrop clone you can use to share files between your Android phone and Windows computer. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes ...

Update (1/4/2021 2:09 PM ET): We've updated the story to include some responses to questions we sent Rathinavel via email. If you have a Mac and an Android device, you know that transferring files ...