E'er downloaded files on your Android device and not be able to discover them? It happens all the time! Downloaded files don't merely disappear, though.

All downloads (photos, videos, and other media) end upwards somewhere on your phone, and there are several means of finding them. Hither are five means to admission downloads on your Android phone.

ane. Go Instant Access via the Notifications Console

First, the simplest method. Whenever you download a file on your Android device, you get a notification in your notification tray. Hither's how to locate downloads via the notifications panel.

  1. Download your file (wait till it reaches 100%).
  2. Tap on the download notification icon to see—and open—your downloads.

ii. Locate Downloaded Files Using the Pre-installed File Director

Your Android device should have come with a pre-installed file manager. Hither's how to notice downloads using the default file manager app for Android.

  1. Open up the app drawer. You tin can unremarkably open it by tapping the icon with several dots at the bottom of the home screen icon, or past swiping upward from the bottom of the screen.
  2. Tap on an app called My Files, or Downloads, or File Managing director, depending on your Android device. If your Android device doesn't have whatever of the above options, you may want to employ a third-party file manager. We'll look at how to do that next.
  3. Navigate the File Managing director app to discover the Download or Downloads folder. Tap on it to access your downloaded files.

When y'all tap a download it will open in the relevant app. In case you downloaded a RAR file, you might want to install one of the best RAR extractors for Android to open up it.

3. Find Downloads Using a Third-Party File Manager

The default file manager app works just fine only isn't the easiest to employ or navigate. If yous don't similar it, or your Android device doesn't have one, you can download and install a third-party file director.