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Reverse Image Search is one of the best features of Google Image Search which lets you find the source/origin of photo, or other similar images. The Reverse Image Search option is easily visible on the Google desktop site, but is absent on the mobile site.

There are various third party sites such as http://reverse.photos which let you perform Reverse image search on mobile. But these sites are less secure as they store your photos on their own servers thus vulnerable to misuse. Hence, to keep your search more secure we will cover – How to Perform Google Reverse Image search on Official Google Site on Mobile.

Tutorial to Perform Reverse Image Search on Mobile (Android + iPhone + Tablet)

• We will be using Google Chrome Web browser for this purpose as its more speedy while accessing Google Services.
  Now , in order to perform reverse image or photo upload search perform the following steps-
• First, of all Navigate to the Google Images site on your Chrome browser –
  Click here to Open Google Images site in a New tab – http://images.google.com .
• Now, after the Site is loaded – Click on the “3 Dot icon” at the top-right hand side corner of your Screen as shown in the image below –

  

  Now, it will open a menu as shown in the following image .

  

• Now , Tap and select the “Request Desktop Site” option as highlighted in the above image.
• It , will now load the Google Images website in its full Desktop view as shown below.

  

  Here tap on the “Camera” icon as highlighted in the above image to enter Reverse image search.

• Here you can either enter the image URL you want to search or “Upload an Image” by using the “Choose File” button. After clicking on the “Choose file” button it will ask you to upload image from camera/files gallery.
• Once you click and select the image , it will be uploaded to Google server and you can access the search results as shown

  

  We hope you found the tutorial easy & useful . Incase of any doubts or difficulties feel free to comment below.

Rar file archives are now widely used to send across multiple documents in a single file. Though, zip archives also do the same thing. RAR archives can save more space by higher compression levels, ability to split big files into multiple ones and so on. Android OS by default, doesn’t support extraction of RAR files, and hence we need to use other app. Here’s an easy tutorial on How to extract Rar files on Android.

Tutorial to Open Rar archives on Android | Unrar Rar files on Android Phones & Tablets –

• We need to install RAR app developed by RARlab – the official owners of Rar compression algorithm. We can use other apps but since the app is official, plus is free, we will go with the official one.
  Click here to Download RAR app from Google Play Store
• After the app is installed, launch the app. Then it may ask you a one time permission to access files depending on your Android version. Tap on “Allow” as shown in the below image –

  

   

• Now, navigate to the downloaded / stored RAR file location which you want to Extract or Open.
• Here, we have two options – Either to extract all files of the Rar archive or to extract specific components. Thus, we will cover both the parts .
  • To extract all files – Select the Rar file by marking the arrow next to Rar files and click on the “upward arrow” extraction icon as shown in the below image –

    

    Next you will be redirected to extraction options screen.

  • To Extract only selected or Particular file of the Rar Archive –  First of all tap on the file name of Rar archive. Then it will show all files present inside the Rar Archive as shown below

    

    Now, here select all the files you want to extract and tap on the “Upward Arrow” / extract button. You will be directed to extraction options screen.

• In the extraction options screen as shown below, Select the destination path or location where you want to extract files. Then Tap on “OK” button .

  

  That’s it! . You have now successfully extracted and unlock password protected Rar Archives on Android. If the Rar file has password it will prompt you to enter at screen during extraction. Incase, if you face any problems or have any queries feel free to comment!.

• We have tested the app on Android KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and even Oreo. The app works perfectly fine, and with speed. Incase, if you find any other good RAR extractor we will like to know about it.

Zip files are a great way to send across multiple files easily and via mail and other media. But, with the recent advent of Data Sniffers and security threats coming up, sometimes zip files are encrypted with a Password so that only the intended recipient can access and open the file. The bad thing is that Android natively doesn’t support extraction but it can be easily enabled by an app. So, in this tutorial we will cover How to unlock Password Protected zip files for extraction on Android so that you can open the files inside them.

Tutorial – How to Open & Extract password protected Zip files on Android

• Considering, that you have already downloaded the zip file, we will start with the first step of installing Xplore. Xplore is a file manager app for Android (5 Mb in size) which can easily extract any password protected zip file. Thus, essentially a two in one app.
  Click here to Download & Install Xplore app from Google Play Store.
• Now, depending on your Android version it may ask you permission to access your Storage, here tap on “Allow” as shown in the image below –

  

  Now, navigate to the directory where you have stored your zip file. Generally it will be the “Download” directory in the “Internal Storage”

• Once you have located your downloaded zip file, simply double tap on the filename as shown below –

  

   

• Now, it will prompt you a text field to enter the zip file password as shown in the next screenshot. Here, enter your Zip file password and tap on the OK button highlighted below –

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  Now, after entering the password. Your Zip file will be easily unlocked!. Thus, you can now copy, move, open, edit , unlock the contents of the password protected zip files as shown in the following image –

  

  That’s it you have now successfully unlocked an encrypted zip file on your Android device. This method works on all Android versions right from Kitkat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and even Oreo too.