You probably know this legendary feature of Windows which has the role of moving data or folders very simply. For a long time it was impossible to do this on Samsung Galaxy A5 without the help of specific software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will realize, in the event that you do not already know that it will make your life easier in a lot of ways.

Today we will show you today how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A5? To do this, first of all, we will see what advantages this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy A5, first of all text directly with the internal operations of your mobile phone, and finally files or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Samsung Galaxy A5?

We start this tutorial by showing you all the benefits of the copy / paste function on a Samsung Galaxy A5 . This functionality is, as you were told originally, from computers, and without it it would be extremely complex to properly manage your files and different folders.

It will actually give you the possibility like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Samsung Galaxy A5 and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while in the event that you perform a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the process it will not. only a version will remain where you pasted it.

This function is really useful for organizing your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy A5 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A5?

We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, and in this context, we will first show you how to copy paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy A5, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy A5

We therefore start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use process which consists of to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy A5? Fortunately, the process is very simple, and no matter which application you find the process is going to be exactly 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 Samsung Galaxy A5 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" in the event that it is available and that is 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 files on your Samsung Galaxy A5

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy A5, you will have to use a file manager. In principle, all telephones are now equipped with it as standard, despite everything, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to show you the process with Astro, one of the most used managers. Note that the procedure is essentially the same and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your Samsung Galaxy A5
  • 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 want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A5, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A5.