How do I enable cross-device copy and paste on my phone? [2022]

Microsoft's Your Phone app for Windows 10 now supports cross-device copy and paste, a feature that previously only worked across different Windows 10 PCs. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy S20 series (and other Samsung devices running OneUI 2.1 or above,) users can now copy and paste text and images across their PC and phone.
The copy and paste between devices works with text or images, and promises to be quite practical: if you press Ctrl + C on your computer, you can hold your finger on a text field on Android and tap Paste. The same works in reverse: select an image on the phone, tap Copy and use Ctrl + V to paste it on the PC.You can also use a USB memory stick to move files between Windows PC and your Android phone/tablet. You may need a USB OTG adapter to connect the flash disk to your android phone. Once connected, open your phone file management app and move or copy files to/from the external storage device.Right-click anywhere in the command prompt and select “Properties.”Go to “Options” and check “Use CTRL + SHIFT + C/V as Copy/Paste” in the edit options.Click “OK” to save this selection. It should now effectively enable the copy-paste commands in the Windows command prompt. Use the approved keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + V to paste the text inside the terminal. You can also paste using a right-click.You can also use the simpler Ctrl + V for pasting without the confusing Shift key. Such variations don’t really make sense except to Windows developers!

Can I copy and paste between my PC and my phone?

You can now copy and paste items between your PC and phone using Your Phone on Windows 10. Microsoft's Your Phone app for Windows 10 now supports cross-device copy and paste, a feature that previously only worked across different Windows 10 PCs.

How to copy files from Windows 10 PC to Android phone?

Drag and Drop Files to Copy from Windows 10 PC to Android Phone in Your Phone app 1 Open the Your Phone app on your Windows 10 PC. 2 Click/tap on Phone screen in the Your Phone app. (see screenshot below) UPDATE 9/16/2020: You will now need to click/tap on Apps instead of Phone screen, and click/tap on the Open phone screen link.

How do I enable copy and paste on Windows 10?

To get started, you first must enable the cross-device copy and paste option in the Your Phone app, and then also enable clipboard history on your Windows 10 PC in the Settings app. Once those two options have been enabled, you can begin copy and pasting content across devices.