You certainly know this legendary function of Windows which is used to move data or folders very simply. For a long time it was not possible to do this on HUAWEI Mate 20 X without the help of special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will notice, in the event that you don't already know it will make your life easier in a lot of ways.

We will suddenly expose you in this guide how to copy / paste on a HUAWEI Mate 20 X? For this, first, we will see what interests you will have in using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X, first text directly with the internal operations of your phone, and, finally, files or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a HUAWEI Mate 20 X?

So we start this tutorial by teaching you everyone the benefits of the copy / paste function on a HUAWEI Mate 20 X . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from computers, and without it it would be extremely complex to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually let you like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your HUAWEI Mate 20 X and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while in the event that you do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be left a version where you pasted it.

This function is really useful to organize your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on HUAWEI Mate 20 X?

We now go to the practical part of this tutorial, and to do this, we will first teach you how to copy paste text directly from your HUAWEI Mate 20 X, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on HUAWEI Mate 20 X

We start suddenly by showing you the particularly easy-to-use technique which consists of copy and paste text on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X? Fortunately, the technique is very simple, and no matter which application you find the technique on is going to be absolutely similar. The only difference will lie in the fact that on a certain 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 X 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" in the event that it is available and that is what you want to achieve
  • Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, do a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog choose the paste option

How to copy and paste files on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X

If you ever want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X, you will need to use a file manager. In principle, all mobile phones are now equipped by default, that said, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to show you the technique with Astro, one of the most used managers. You should know that the methodology is appreciably similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your HUAWEI Mate 20 X
  • 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

If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the HUAWEI Mate 20 X, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI Mate 20X.