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How to open an MSG file on Android without Outlook
Outlook messages with attachments
An MSG file is an email saved from Microsoft Outlook. Outlook for Android and Gmail cannot open these files, but the free XanderFiles app can: it shows the whole message, and attachments open right inside it.
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What is this file
You get MSG files when someone drags an email out of Outlook into a folder or forwards it “as an attachment”. Colleagues and support teams that use Outlook on a computer send them a lot.
Inside, MSG is Outlook’s binary format (a Microsoft compound file), so you need a special app to read it.
How to open it
- Install XanderFiles from Google Play. It is free, with no ads and no sign-up.
- Tap the .msg file wherever you have it: in an email attachment, in Telegram, WhatsApp or in Downloads.
- When Android asks which app to use, choose XanderFiles. Or the other way round: open XanderFiles, tap “Open file” and pick the file in Downloads or Google Drive.
- The email opens: from, to, date, subject, text and attachments, like in a mail app.
What you can do
- Read an Outlook message on your phone without Outlook
- Open attachments: documents, spreadsheets, photos, attached emails
- Send an attachment to a messenger, email or Google Drive with “Share”
- The same viewer opens EML files and winmail.dat
Good to know
- Encrypted messages (S/MIME, Microsoft protection) cannot be read without the key.
- You cannot reply from the file: it is a viewer.
Questions
Can Gmail on my phone open an MSG file?
No, Gmail does not show what is inside an MSG. Open the attachment with XanderFiles instead.
Do I need Outlook or a Microsoft account?
No. XanderFiles reads the MSG file itself, with no accounts and no internet.
Is it free?
Yes. No ads, no sign-up, and your files never leave the phone.
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