How to Display PNG Files for Android

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PNG files are natively supported by Android devices. Use Android's Gallery app to view and edit PNG files.

Tapping an icon opens an app.
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Tap the Apps icon to show icons for all apps on the device. Tap the Gallery icon to open the app.

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Step 2: Select Album

Albums are automatically generated by the Gallery app.
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Gallery organizes images into albums associated with the folder the image is located in. For newly downloaded images, the album is usually labeled "Pictures" or "Downloads."

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Tap the album to see thumbnails of all images in that album.

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Step 3: View PNG Image

Gallery features basic editing capabilities.
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Tap on the thumbnail for the PNG file to view the full-sized image. To apply edits to the image — such as cropping, resizing, and color effects — tape the Pencil icon on the bottom left.

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