You're probably familiar with that iconic Windows feature of moving data or folders quickly. It has long been impossible to perform it on Google Pixel 7 without the help of special software, however, it is now possible. And you will realize, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier on many points.

Today we will show you today how to copy / paste on a Google Pixel 7? To do this, first of all, we will find out what interests you are going to have in using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Google Pixel 7, first text directly using internal features your phone, and finally folders or data using an external application.

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What will the copy paste function bring to a Google Pixel 7?

We start this tutorial by teaching you all the benefits of the copy/paste feature on a Google Pixel 7 . This functionality is as you were told originally from computers, and without it it would be really complex to properly manage your files and different folders.

It will actually let you like the feature cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies of them in the memory of your Google Pixel 7 and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you ever perform a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be one left. version where you pasted it.

This feature is really relevant for organizing your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Google Pixel 7 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Google Pixel 7?

We are moving on to the practical part of this tutorial, and in this context, we will first teach you how to copy and paste text directly from your Google Pixel 7, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Google Pixel 7

We therefore start by showing you the particularly simple technique to use which consists in copy and paste text on your Google Pixel 7? Fortunately, the technique is very simple, and no matter what application you find the technique is going to be exactly similar. The only difference will be that on a number of 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 7 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 possibilities click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's ever available and that's 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 folders on your Google Pixel 7

If you want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your Google Pixel 7, you will have to go through a file manager. In principle, all mobile phones are now equipped with it by default, however, this is not the situation for everyone, we have decided to show you the technique with Astro, one of the most used managers. Note that the technique is substantially similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your Google Pixel 7
  • 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 select the destination directory of the file or folder

If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Google Pixel 7, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 7.