Surely you know this legendary function of Windows which consists in moving files or folders quickly. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on Samsung Galaxy A12 without the help of specific software, that said, it is now very easy to do. And you will notice, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier on many points.
Today we will reveal to you today how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A12? In this context, first, we will find out what interests this Android feature will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy A12, first of all text directly with the internal operations of your phone , and, finally, folders or files using an external application.
What is the point of copy paste on a Samsung Galaxy A12?
We start this guide by teaching you all the advantages of the copy / paste function on a Samsung Galaxy A12 . This functionality is as we told you originally from computers, and without it it would be particularly complicated 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 of them in the memory of your Samsung Galaxy A12 and drop them anywhere you want. If you do a copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you do a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be a version left in the place where you pasted it.
This function is really convenient for organizing your files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy A12 to improve your organization.
How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A12?
We are now moving on to the practical part of this guide, and in this context, we will first teach you how to copy and paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy A12, then files or folders using a dedicated application .
How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy A12
We therefore start by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use technique which is to to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy A12? Fortunately, the technique is very simple, and no matter what application you find the technique is going to be absolutely similar. The only difference will lie in the fact that on a certain number of applications the text selection will be problematic 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 Samsung Galaxy A12 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 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 click on paste option
How to copy and paste files on your Samsung Galaxy A12
If you ever want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy A12, you will need to use a file manager. In the majority of cases, all smartphones are now equipped with it, however, this is not the case for all, we have decided to reveal the technique to you with Astro, one of the most famous managers. Note that the procedure is essentially the same and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:
- Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Samsung Galaxy A12
- 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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