When you open Files by Google, the app will recommend various options like clearing out app caches, removing junk files or deleting backed-up photos from your device. The app is easy to navigate, provides quick access to your downloads folder and helps you free up storage space. If you don't like the default file manager app on your Android phone, or it doesn't have one, download the Files by Google app ( formerly Files Go) from the Play Store.
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The Files by Google app is one of the best file manager apps for Android users. Once you've located your downloaded files, you can open a file with a tap, or bring up more options with a long-press on the file. In Samsung's My Files app, tap on the three-dot menu icon and then select "Sort by." In the Files app on a Pixel phone, tap on the "Modified" text to change how the app sorts your files. You can, however, change how the files are sorted.
There you will find your downloaded files in chronological order (newest to oldest, in most cases). Regardless of which device, once you find and open the file manager, use it to look for the Downloads folder and open it. Google's Pixel phones come with a Files app, while Samsung phones come with an app called My Files.
Right: My Files on a Galaxy S10 Plus.īy far the easiest way to find downloaded files on Android is to look in your app drawer for an app called Files or My Files.