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Android: How to Cut, Copy, and Paste Text

Android: How to Cut, Copy, and Paste Text

By Mitch Bartlett 3 Comments

Learn how to cut, copy, and paste text on your Android device with these steps.

  1. Tap and hold your finger on the text box you are copying text from for about 2 seconds until a menu appears at the top of the screen and the text becomes highlighted.
  2. Drag the selection to highlight the exact text you wish to work with.
  3. Select the “Cut” or “Copy” icon option. In some situations, cut and copy icons will appear instead of text. Select the icons in this case.
  4. Navigate to where you want to paste the text.
  5. Tap and hold the text field for 2 seconds, then tap “Paste“.

FAQ

Why doesn’t the cut, copy, paste feature work for me?

Not all apps support copying and pasting text.

 

How do I copy text from the Facebook app?

The Facebook app does not allow copying or cutting in many parts of the app. For a workaround, you can bring up Facebook in a web browser and cut and copy from there.

 

This tutorial was created based on Android Oreo.

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Filed Under: Android Tagged With: Oreo

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Comments

  1. Stephen Miller says

    July 2, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    Thanks!

  2. Anon says

    August 14, 2018 at 3:36 am

    What if I want to add copied text inside other text? I can’t paste without highlighting and clearing the second text.

  3. Vijay Swamy says

    January 24, 2018 at 10:26 am

    Yes it worked for me. Thank you so much for providing this information to all of us

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