You probably know this legendary function of Windows whose role is to move data or folders very simply. It has long been impossible to do this on HUAWEI Mate Xs without the help of specific software, that said, it is now very easy to do. And you will realize, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier on many points.

We will suddenly reveal to you today how to copy/paste on a HUAWEI Mate Xs? To do this, to begin with, we will find out what advantages this Android feature will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your HUAWEI Mate Xs, first of all text directly with the internal operations of your phone mobile, and, finally, folders or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copying and pasting on a HUAWEI Mate Xs?

We therefore start this guide by showing you everyone the benefits of the copy/paste feature on a HUAWEI Mate Xs . This functionality is as we told you originally from computers, and without it it would be really complicated to organize 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you perform a copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you ever do a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the process 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs to better find yourself in your files.

How to copy/paste on a HUAWEI Mate Xs?

We are now moving on to the practical part of this guide, and in this context, we will first show you how to copy and paste text directly from your HUAWEI Mate Xs, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on HUAWEI Mate Xs

We start suddenly by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use approach which is to copy-paste text on your HUAWEI Mate Xs? Fortunately, the process is very simple, and whatever application you find the process will 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 it will be necessary to select large portions of texts even if you only want to copy a sentence (example: Facebook). Let's go:

  • Unlock your HUAWEI Mate Xs 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 alternatives click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's ever available and that's 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 Xs

In the event that you want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your HUAWEI Mate Xs you will have to use a file manager. In general, all phones are now equipped with it by default, however, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to reveal the process with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. You should know that the methodology 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs
  • 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
  • Click on "Copy to" and select the destination directory of the file or folder

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