You are certainly familiar with this iconic Windows feature that involves moving data or folders very simply. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on Samsung Galaxy J1 without the help of special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will find, in the event that you do not already know that this will make your life easier in a lot of ways.

We will now introduce you in this article how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy J1? To do this, first of all, we will explain to you what advantages you will have using this Android feature, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy J1, first of all text directly with the operations internal files of your phone, and, finally, folders or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Samsung Galaxy J1?

We therefore start this article by teaching you all the benefits of the copy / paste function on a Samsung Galaxy J1 . This feature is as we told you originally from laptops, and without it it would be extremely complex 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 J1 and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while in the event that you do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the process there will only be left a version where you pasted it.

This function is really relevant to organize your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy J1 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy J1?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and to do this, we will first teach you how to copy paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy J1, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy J1

We therefore start by presenting the particularly easy-to-use process which is to to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy J1? 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 lie in the fact that on a certain number of 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 Samsung Galaxy J1 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" 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, do a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog choose the paste option

How to copy and paste folders on your Samsung Galaxy J1

If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy J1, you will need to go through a file manager. In the majority of cases all cell phones are now equipped by default, however, this is not the case for all, we have decided to present the process with Astro, one of the most famous managers. Note that the procedure 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 J1
  • 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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