You are probably familiar with this emblematic Windows function which consists in moving data or folders very simply. For a long time it was impossible to do this on XIAOMI Mi 8 without the help of specific software, however, it is now possible. And you will realize, in the event that you do not already know that this will make your life easier in a lot of ways.
We will now reveal to you in this article how to copy / paste on a XIAOMI Mi 8? In this context, first, we will find out what advantages this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your XIAOMI Mi 8, first text directly using the internal functions of your smartphone, and, to finish, files or data through an external application.
What will the copy paste function do on a XIAOMI Mi 8?
We begin this article by explaining all the advantages of the copy / paste function on a XIAOMI Mi 8 . This feature is as you were told originally from laptops, and without it it would be really difficult to organize 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 XIAOMI Mi 8 and drop them anywhere you want. If 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 procedure there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.
This function is really useful to organize your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your XIAOMI Mi 8 to improve your organization.
How to copy / paste on XIAOMI Mi 8?
We now move on to the practical part of this article, and in this context, we will first explain how to copy paste text directly from your XIAOMI Mi 8, then files or folders using a dedicated application .
How to copy and paste text on XIAOMI Mi 8
We therefore begin by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use procedure which consists of copy and paste text on your XIAOMI Mi 8? Fortunately, the procedure is very simple, and no matter which application you find the procedure on is going to be absolutely the same. The only difference will be that on some 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 XIAOMI Mi 8 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" assuming 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 XIAOMI Mi 8
If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your XIAOMI Mi 8 you will have to use a file manager. In general, all phones are now equipped by default, despite everything, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to reveal the procedure to you with Astro, one of the most used managers. You should know that the methodology is appreciably similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:
- Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your XIAOMI Mi 8
- 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 absolute master of the XIAOMI Mi 8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: XIAOMI Mi 8.
