What's the best zip archiver for android? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm looking for a program that can download, open and extract zip files. Any ideas or recommendations?
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I like Zarchiver. It doesn't have the best looking UI, but it does its job, and does it well. Plus, it's about the only one I could find with native support for 7z compression. It's also fast & lightweight.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver&hl=en

+1 for zarchiver, fast and reliable and no bloat
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Thanks! i found this to work very well.

Es file explorer has it built in. Great app.
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and steilit
I know B1 Free Archiver's not bad. is also a great file manager. I download it from Google Play, it's very easy to find it.

mikey199 said:
Es file explorer has it built in. Great app.
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Seconded.
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I used ZArchiver but it crashed sometimes in my case. Now I'm using X-plore file manager's built in archiver. In my opinion this is the best except for it's old school interface..
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Extracted files lose their timestamps
I like the TotalCommander file manager, which has a very fast and efficient ZIP built in amongst other great features.
The only problem is that when unzipping files, their timestamps get lost. The files that are INSIDE the archive reflect the correct file-date-and-time, but after extracting them, the restored files have their timestamps overwritten.
So I tried a standalone ZIP manager, ZArchiver, but i'm getting the same problem there too!
If anyone is able to extract files with their original timestamps intact, then which app are you using?
TIA

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File Download

How do i get it to download all file types, i tried downloading a zip file and it came up with this file is not supported , i have it rooted and have a file manager, it may be simple but i am new to android
do you mean download through a browser?
if you long press the link doesn't it give you an option to save it ?
zip support is built in I think, certainly astro handles them easily.
personally I tend to use xscope-gl (1.6 version) to grab files now as it supports pretty much anything.
lufc said:
How do i get it to download all file types, i tried downloading a zip file and it came up with this file is not supported , i have it rooted and have a file manager, it may be simple but i am new to android
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Download a program called androzip its safe and it works awesome.
Use another browser as I found the default Android browser wouldnt let me download zip,rar or apk files. Dolphin is a tweaked android browser, which works great. I think you can download an HD version...which might suit the 5" screen better. Check it out before you buy
Dolphin hd trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jADCTGrS3w
I wasnt as descriptive I should have been. If you download androzip it makes zip recongizable for download and it will open them as well. Also if you need to send any file over gmail you go through androzip. Open it go to the file tap on it and choose send, no zipping required.
Thanks for all the replys guys downloaded android zip and another browser and all is well thanks
Hello chaps, what browser would you guys recommend for android?
lufc said:
Thanks for all the replys guys downloaded android zip and another browser and all is well thanks
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If you install Astro file manager that has an option to allow any file to download in the default browser... its worth having anyway as its a great file manager...
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Unsupported file formats

Is there a way to download files from email or web that the phone says aren't supported?
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Yes, install a file manager program like Linda File Manager. Go into its settings and make sure "Download Plugin" is on. If you are having problems downloading attachments in the stock email program, don"t use it. Use your browser to go to the real site (like hotmail.com) and then you should be able to download your attachment like on a pc. You still may have to rename a files extension to download your attachment if sending to yourself. I had to rename an apk to a txt to be able to save it to my phone. Then I just went into Linda and renamed it back to an apk file and it worked fine.
Thank you, worked great.
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No problem, glad I helped

Flashable File manager( ES Explorer)

Ok..Here it is flashable "ES Explorer". Might be useful for someone else also
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mohitmoudgil said:
Can any one make a flashable zip with a free root file manager in it.
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I've never used it but why not try es file explorer? It claims to have a root explorer included.
I need flash able zip...some roms does not include any file manager.. like aokp
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You could always download one from the market.
Or use 7-zip to open another ROM.zip, system/app and pull it out. Then use 7-zip again to unzip AOKP, put the file manager into system/app, rezip it and then flash it.
File managers are freely available. Is there a reason why you can't get one from the market. No SIM or WIFI access, maybe?
thank you
OP-thank you.
Many timse now I have flashed on the run. Some times I am on limited data or in a no coverage area. And then the times I don't want to install gapps.... yes... this is very useful.
@woodrube- thanks for the tip on the 7zip trick... I don't know why but I never thought about that. I extract stuff like that all the time... I feel stupid not thinking of that. That will be most use full next time I pan fry bacon. thank you. :highfive:
Xplore is a pretty good file manager. Its user interface us really great for copying files and stuff
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The easiest way is to open a rom zip file with 7zip and simply drag your favorite file manager to to /system/app/ folder.
Or you can use this premade flashable zip file and put in your own apks to flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572962
eksasol said:
The easiest way is to open a rom zip file with 7zip and simply drag your favorite file manager to to /system/app/ folder.
Or you can use this premade flashable zip file and put in your own apks to flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572962
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Thank you for linkng that . Just took a look at that. I am going to check this out later. I am on the galaxy s3 (T-Mobile US) and a lot of things that I use to do in dsixda's Android Kitchen I have to find new ways for.
A big Thank you... you saved me in time
hkfan said:
Ok..Here it is flashable "ES Explorer". Might be useful for someone else also
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i found this quite helpful. i use wifi to connect to the market and having a file explorer from the get-go helps me enter my wifi credentials through a text file vs having to manually enter ridiculously complicated passwords by hand. not to mention my google account credentials. thanks
does this works on every phone?
Nope, just on Android phones
i was looking every where for this. hope works. ty
big thanks.worked perfect on my s advance (aicp rom,4.4)
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Ok..Here it is flashable "ES Explorer". Might be useful for someone else also
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Do you know how this helped me...
I have installed ported android l n my cell and there is a bug that we cant install apps. So i flashed this.
You have no idea how handy this came in.. Thanks
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thanx a million for this, I've installed a custom ROM with no file file explore preinstalled and this helped a lot!
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Ok..Here it is flashable "ES Explorer". Might be useful for someone else also
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5 years later I have found your little flashable lifesaver. thanks mate
Thank You
hkfan

(Request) stock systemui and odex from mf3

Install a transparent notification bar, forgot to keep a copy of the original sysmui. Now i have no status bar and a black baground. If anyone can copy it from their phone, i really appreciated. Im on a active with mf3. Thanks
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Could you go into a little detail on what happened and what you have done to try to fix it? I don't understand what your saying.
I think he wants the systemUI.apk for the active because he fubar'd his.
jd1639 said:
I think he wants the systemUI.apk for the active because he fubar'd his.
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Any ideas where to get that? I don't even think that will install without flashing, but can't flash on MF3 yet.
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agent929 said:
Any ideas where to get that? I don't even think that will install without flashing, but can't flash on MF3 yet.
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You can copy the file from root explorer without flashing. I was able to get a copy of the systemui and place it into the sys/app folder. Now everything is back to normal.
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Sweet nice job. Will remember that for the future
Where did you get it from?
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agent929 said:
Sweet nice job. Will remember that for the future
Where did you get it from?
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Got it from a friend who just picked up a s4 active.
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So you just copied the apk off his phone I'm assuming? I'm also assuming it's the same apk as the regular S4? (I'm just trying to get better knowledge so I can help somebody in the future.)
agent929 said:
So you just copied the apk off his phone I'm assuming? I'm also assuming it's the same apk as the regular S4? (I'm just trying to get better knowledge so I can help somebody in the future.)
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As the other person replied - with root access, you can download ES File Explorer, or Root Browser, give the app root access via SuperSU, navigate to the System > apps folder, find the file(s) you want, copy/move them where you need.
FourPointedFreak said:
As the other person replied - with root access, you can download ES File Explorer, or Root Browser, give the app root access via SuperSU, navigate to the System > apps folder, find the file(s) you want, copy/move them where you need.
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Yeah I'm well aware you can do that but I didn't know that apk would actually function like an apk if you did that. Just thought it was more to it than that.
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agent929 said:
Yeah I'm well aware you can do that but I didn't know that apk would actually function like an apk if you did that. Just thought it was more to it than that.
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As long as you have the appropriate odex file along with it and you know how to do it - it should be fine. You have to know how an APK file works, Applications are basically glorified ZIP archives. The java code is stored in a file called classes.dex and this file is parsed by the Dalvik JVM and a cache of the processed classes.dex file is stored in the phone's Dalvik cache.
An odex is basically a pre-processed version of an application's classes.dex that is execution-ready for Dalvik. When an application is odexed, the classes.dex is removed from the APK archive and it does not write anything to the Dalvik cache. An application that is not odexed ends up with 2 copies of the classes.dex file--the packaged one in the APK, and the processed one in the Dalvik cache. It also takes a little longer to launch the first time since Dalvik has to extract and process the classes.dex file.
If you are building a custom ROM, it's a really good idea to odex both your framework JAR files and the stock apps in order to maximize the internal storage space for user-installed apps. If you want to theme, then simply deodex -> apply your theme -> reodex -> release.

Google Maps?

So I'm rooted with the De La Vega method and it works great. As we all know, the new google maps v7 will not allow you to do a lot of things that the old versions would allow. I've found some older APKs from v6 and previous, but when I go to install, it will not allow it. Any ideas why, or how to get around it?
I'm interested in this as well. Plus the navigation voice is so robot like and it can hardly pronounce street names properly.
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takemo said:
I'm interested in this as well. Plus the navigation voice is so robot like and it can hardly pronounce street names properly.
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You can change the speech from Samsung to Google speech engine, sounds MUCH better. The method is somewhere in these forums.
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I'd imagine maps is a system app, so using a file explorer go to system> apps and replace the maps apk with your older one, change permissions and reboot.
dirtyfingers said:
I'd imagine maps is a system app, so using a file explorer go to system> apps and replace the maps apk with your older one, change permissions and reboot.
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How do I change permissions? I've tried using ES File Explorer but I can't replace that system file.
KOKJ said:
How do I change permissions? I've tried using ES File Explorer but I can't replace that system file.
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Sorry I'm not familiar with es file explorer. I use root explorer and just long press the file and select change permissions. Maybe try changing the extension of the original apk to something like .bak before you copy the new apk then you could always go back if you wanted the newest version again.
dirtyfingers said:
Sorry I'm not familiar with es file explorer. I use root explorer and just long press the file and select change permissions. Maybe try changing the extension of the original apk to something like .bak before you copy the new apk then you could always go back if you wanted the newest version again.
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Will give it a shot and report back. Thanks.
dirtyfingers said:
Sorry I'm not familiar with es file explorer. I use root explorer and just long press the file and select change permissions. Maybe try changing the extension of the original apk to something like .bak before you copy the new apk then you could always go back if you wanted the newest version again.
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Once I downloaded the correct app to allow permission changes, I was able to rename the v7 file, copy over the v6 file and rebooted with no problems. However, the application didn't show up in the app list. So, I had to then install that same APK and everything works great. I now have all of my stored maps back!
What can't u do on v7?
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Where did you locate previous versions of Maps? I am tired of current version of Maps forcing me to allow WIFI and Network Locations to work. Just a battery hog doing that.
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MichaelMcC said:
Where did you locate previous versions of Maps? I am tired of current version of Maps forcing me to allow WIFI and Network Locations to work. Just a battery hog doing that.
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There are several places online that have archives. I also had my APKs all backed up in such an event.
If you get blackout updater (Google play) or in Android themes. The blacked out version of Google maps is the last V6 version. I was glad to have the map view back.
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