You can copy and paste between devices with Your Phone
Select Galaxy phones support cross-device copy and paste through the Your Phone app. A Microsoft support document breaks down the feature, including its abilities and limitations. Cross-device copy and paste works with text and images, though images are limited to 1MB. The feature currently only works with the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy Z Flip.
To use the feature, you just have to turn it on and then use the standard steps to copy and paste content. Every time you copy something on either of your devices, that content replaces what’s currently in the clipboard.
Access to phone clipboard requires special OEM integration, hence enabling it through our Link to Windows partnership with Samsung. Any feature that doesn’t require special integrations we enable for all phones, such as the new 2K photo access.
— Roberto Bojorquez [Microsoft] (@bojorchess) February 15, 2020
Roberto Bojorquez, the group program manager over Your Phone, explained why the feature is exclusive to specific hardware. Access to a phone’s clipboard requires special OEM integration, so Microsoft can’t just enable the feature on any phone. Because Microsoft and Samsung have a growing partnership, Your Phone is able to access the clipboards of the latest Samsung devices.
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