Here’s how Files by Google’s new ZIP tool works (APK teardown)
Archive formats like ZIP make it a snap to move around a whole mess of files all at once.
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- Files by Google has been working on a convenient tool for creating file archives.
- With a couple taps, you can ZIP up one file, or a complete directory.
- While the tool’s not yet accessible in the latest beta, expect this to go live soon.
With data speeds as fast as they are these days, and storage so cheap and accessible, you’d be forgiven for thinking that compressed archives like the classic ZIP format are relics of the past. But even after 35 years, ZIP is still proving itself to be surprisingly useful, and many of us still work with these files every day. Earlier this summer we checked out some work the Files by Google app was doing to add support for creating ZIP archives, and now we’re finally getting the chance to see it in action.
Using ZIP to compress files may not be its primary focus any longer — most of the big files we work with, like photos and videos, have their own compression, and ZIP really doesn’t save much extra space — but it’s still incredibly handy for grouping multiple files together for easy distribution.
