You surely know this iconic Windows feature which has the role of moving files or folders very simply. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on Huawei P10 without resorting to special software, however, it is now achievable. 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 are going to introduce you in this guide how to copy / paste on a Huawei P10? For this, first of all, we will see what advantages you will have by using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Huawei P10, first of all text directly thanks to the internal operations of your mobile phone. , and, finally, folders or files using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Huawei P10?

We therefore start this article by explaining all the advantages of the copy / paste function on a Huawei P10 . 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 give you the option like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Huawei P10 Lite 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 one version where you pasted it.

This function is really useful for organizing files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Huawei P10 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Huawei P10?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and in this context, we will first explain to you how to copy paste text directly from your Huawei P10, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Huawei P10

We therefore start by presenting the particularly easy-to-use process which is to to copy and paste text on your Huawei P10? Fortunately, the process is very easy, and no matter which application you find the process is going to be absolutely similar. 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 Huawei P10 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 therefore see a dialog window open with different options click on "Copy" or "Cut" assuming it's available and that's what you want to achieve
  • 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 box select the paste option

How to copy and paste files on your Huawei P10

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Huawei P10, you will have to use an file manager. In general, all smartphones are now equipped by default, however, this is not the situation for all, we have decided to present the process with Astro, one of the most famous managers. Note that the procedure is more or less identical and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Huawei P10
  • 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

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