You surely know this iconic feature of Windows which has the role of moving data or folders quickly. For a long time it was impossible to do this on Samsung Galaxy A6 without using special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will find, if you don't already know it, that it will simplify your life in a lot of ways.

Today we will expose you in this article how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A6? To do this, first of all, we will find out what advantages this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy A6, 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 Samsung Galaxy A6?

We start this article by showing you all the advantages of the copy / paste function on a Samsung Galaxy A6 . This feature is as we explained to you originally from laptops, and without it it would be extremely complicated to properly manage your 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 Samsung Galaxy A6 and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while if you cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the process there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.

This function is really practical for organizing your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy A6 to better find yourself in your files.

How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A6?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and in this context, we will first show you how to copy paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy A6, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy A6

We therefore start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use process which consists of: to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy A6? Fortunately, the process is very easy, and no matter what application you find the process is going to be exactly the same. The only difference will be that on a 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 A6 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 appear with different alternatives click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's available and that's 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 box click on paste option

How to copy and paste files on your Samsung Galaxy A6

If you ever want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy A6 you will have to go through a file manager. Generally all smartphones are now equipped by default, however, this is not the case for all, we have decided to show you the process with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. Note 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 Samsung Galaxy A6
  • 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 choose the destination directory of the file or folder

If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy A6, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A6.