You are certainly familiar with this iconic function of Windows which has the role of moving files or folders quickly. For a long time it was impossible to perform it on Samsung Galaxy A8 without the help of special software, however, it is now possible. And you will find, if you never know it already, that it will simplify your life in a lot of ways.
We will now reveal to you in this guide how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A8? To do this, first of all, we will find out which interests will bring you this Android functionality, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy A8, first text directly with the internal functions of your phone , and, finally, folders or files using an external application.
What will the copy paste function do on a Samsung Galaxy A8?
So we start this tutorial by showing you everyone the advantages of the copy / paste functionality on a Samsung Galaxy A8 . This feature is as we explained to you originally from laptops, and without it it would be really difficult to organize your files and different folders.
It will actually give you the possibility like the functionality cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Samsung Galaxy A8 and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while if you ever do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the procedure there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.
This feature is really handy for organizing your files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy A8 to better navigate your files.
How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy A8?
We now go 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 A8, then files or folders using a dedicated application.
How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy A8
We start by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use procedure which is to to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy A8? Fortunately, the procedure is very easy, and whatever application you find the procedure is going to be exactly 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 A8 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 box select the paste option
How to copy and paste folders on your Samsung Galaxy A8
If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy A8, you will need to use a file manager. In general, all smartphones are now equipped by default, however, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to reveal the procedure 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 file manager or download and install Astro on your Samsung Galaxy A8
- 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
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