You surely know this legendary function of Windows which consists of moving data or folders quickly. It was not possible for a long time to accomplish this on Google Pixel 3a without the help of special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you are going to notice, in the event that you don't already know it will make your life easier in a lot of ways.
So we will show you in this guide how to copy / paste on a Google Pixel 3a? In this context, first of all, we will explain to you what interests you will have in using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Google Pixel 3a, first of all text directly with internal operations from your phone, and finally files or data using an external application.
What is the point of copy paste on a Google Pixel 3a?
We therefore start this guide by showing you everyone the advantages of the copy / paste function on a Google Pixel 3a . This functionality is as we told you originally from laptops, and without it it would be extremely complex to properly manage its files and different folders.
It will actually give you the option like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Google Pixel 3a and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas in the event that you perform a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the process there will only be left a version where you pasted it.
This function is really relevant to organize your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Google Pixel 3a to improve your organization.
How to copy / paste on a Google Pixel 3a?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, and for that, we will first show you how to copy paste text directly from your Google Pixel 3a, then files or folders using a dedicated application.
How to copy and paste text on Google Pixel 3a
We start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use process which consists of copy and paste text on your Google Pixel 3a? Fortunately, the process is very simple, and whatever application you find the process will be exactly the same. The only difference will be that on some applications the text selection is not always going to be obvious and you will have to select large portions of text even if you only want to copy a sentence (example: Facebook). Let's go:
- Unlock your Google Pixel 3a and find the document / app / text you want to copy or cut and paste
- Make a long press on one of the words of the text
- You will then see a dialog window open with different options click on "Copy" or "Cut" assuming it is available and that is what you want to do
- Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, make a long press in the destination text area
- In the dialog choose the paste option
How to copy and paste files on your Google Pixel 3a
If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Google Pixel 3a, you will have to go through a file manager. Generally all smartphones are now equipped with it as standard, however, this is not the situation for everyone, we have decided to show you the process with Astro, one of the most used managers. Note that the procedure is essentially the same and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:
- Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your Google Pixel 3a
- Navigate through the different folders until you find the file or folder you want to copy and paste
- Make a long press on it or click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of its label
- Press "Copy to" and choose the destination directory of the file or folder
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 3a, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a.
