How to Open Docx Files on Android

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

This wikiHow teaches you how to open docx files on Android with either Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

Opening a Docx File (Android)

Open the Microsoft Word app on your Android phone.
Tap the Open folder icon and tap Allow if prompted.
Navigate to the file you want to open and tap it.
If your file is in the Google Docs app, follow the same steps in that application.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

1
- Tap Allow if prompted. This will allow the app to access your documents.
This can be in your collective OneDrive folder or in the Downloads folder of your phone’s storage.
4
Tap the file you want to open.
- The file will open in Microsoft Word.
- You can edit the document by tapping the pencil icon
  
  .

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

1
Open the Google Docs app. This app icon looks like a blue piece of paper with a paragraph on it. You can find this on either your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching. ^{[3]
X
Research source}
- You can get this app from the Google Play Store
  
  if you don’t have it.
- Log in if prompted.
A box will pop up asking if you want to open from Google Drive or Device Storage.
Your phone’s downloads folder will open. ^{[4]
X
Research source}
This can be in your collective Google Drive or in the Downloads folder of your phone’s storage.
5
Tap the file you want to open.
- The file will open in Google Docs.
- You can edit the document by tapping the white pencil within the blue circle.