How to access clipboard on iPhone

How to Access Clipboard on iPhone

Most of you might have tried the “Cut,” “Copy,” and “Paste” features on your iPhone. You might have needed to use these features to share the same information or site links with multiple people. In such cases, you’d need to use iPhone’s clipboard feature. So, we will learn how to access the clipboard on iPhone.

Where is the clipboard on my iPhone?

Your iPhone’s Clipboard is not a built-in app but an internal feature. It temporarily stores content that you have just copied on your iPhone. When you want to cut or copy a text, you get the “Cut,” “Copy,” and “Paste” options on your iPhone. So, if you want to know how to find the clipboard on your iPhone, you’ll be sorely disappointed. This is because there is no specific location for the clipboard on your iPhone, as it is only an internal function and not an app.

What does copied to clipboard mean on your iPhone?

When you cut or copy a text or an image on your iPhone, it is temporarily stored on the clipboard. However, when you cut or copy some other content, your previous content is replaced from your clipboard, and you lose that information.

How to see clipboard history on iPhone?

Unfortunately, you cannot see all the content you’ve copied to your iPhone clipboard. Your content only remains on the clipboard temporarily. However, there are tricks that you could try. For example, you could always save your clipboard content on your Notes app before pasting it in the intended place. Thus, you’ll always have your copy and paste history on your iPhone.

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How to access clipboard on iPhone using the Shortcuts app?

Interestingly, there are several clipboard shortcuts on your iPhone’s Shortcuts app. Some of them are very useful and come in handy.

Here are some of the clipboard shortcuts and their functions:

  1. Clipboard to Dropbox: This shortcut uploads the contents of your clipboard to Dropbox and then replaces the clipboard content with the Dropbox link.
  2. Clipboard Markdown to Notes: This shortcut converts the text formatted as markdown copied to the clipboard and saved it as rich text in the Notes app.
  3. Open Clipboard URL: This shortcut opens any website links in your clipboard on the Safari browser.
  4. Share Clipboard: This shortcut shares the items of your clipboard using the system share sheet.
  5. Adjust Clipboard: This shortcut retrieves your clipboard content and then lets you edit that content. After that, the new content gets copied to the clipboard again.
  6. Clean Up Clipboard: This shortcut will ask for your input for the clipboard as text. It then copies this text, which cleans up the previous content stored on the clipboard.
  7. Self-Destructing Clipboard: When you run this shortcut, it will clear the current clipboard after 6 minutes.

Here’s how to access clipboard on iPhone with the Shortcuts app:

  • Open the Shortcuts app.
  • Then head over to the Gallery tab.
  • Look for your clipboard shortcut from the Search field.
  • Next, select your clipboard shortcut, and tap on Add Shortcut.
  • Then head over to the My Shortcuts tab.
  • After that, tap on your clipboard shortcut to run its actions.

How to clear clipboard history on iPhone?

As you know, the clipboard on your iPhone can only store one piece of information at any given time. So, if you want to clear the existing content on the clipboard, you can copy empty space. Here’s how:

  • Open an app with a text field. Most preferably, the Notes app.
  • Next, enter two empty spaces on the text field or search field.
  • Then touch and hold on to the two empty spaces and select Copy.
  • Now the content on your clipboard will be replaced with two empty spaces.

However, you can also use the Clean Up Clipboard shortcut from the Shortcuts app to clear your clipboard history. When running this shortcut, all you have to do is replace the existing content with an empty space.

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What is Apple’s Universal Clipboard?

The Universal Clipboard features allow you to copy text, images, and videos across Apple devices. However, for it to work, your devices should meet the Continuity system requirements. In addition, your Apple devices should be near each other and need to be set up using the following methods:

  • Your devices should be signed in with the same Apple ID.
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth should be enabled on your devices.
  • Your devices Handoff should be turned on

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