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In recent years, Google has been working on making the process of migrating from one Android device to another easier. This is key in today’s industry, where a large percentage of users switch phones ...

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 ...

That said, if you do manage files on your Android phone, you'll quickly realize that most Android file managers are quite limited in functionality. Open source software may not always be the best ...

Android offers convenient built-in backup tools, but these don’t automatically save every file on your phone. Google appears to be working on a new option to explicitly back up downloaded files. At ...

Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, ...

That’s about to change. A new feature buried in version 25.44.32 of Google Play Services suggests that Google is testing the ...

I enjoy mixing Android and MacBook. File transfers can be tricky, but I manage just fine with these easy hacks. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a ...

Zipping files combines multiple files into a single compressed archive, making them easier to store and share. This is particularly useful when you need to send large numbers of files through email or ...