Whether you're trying to send a large file or just manage your storage space, being able to zip and unzip files on your iPhone or iPad is incredibly useful.

A zip makes sharing a large number of photos, videos, or other types of files easier. Here's how to compress several files on an Apple iPhone or iPad.

You can also make zip files on an iPhone and iPad now, so we’ll show you how to do that, too. These steps should always work with zip files, and it also appears to work with tar.gz files.