You are probably familiar with this iconic Windows feature which has the role of moving files or folders very simply. It was not possible for a long time to do this on XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite without the help of special software, however, it is now possible. And you will find, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier in a lot of ways.
We will suddenly reveal to you in this article how to copy / paste on a XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite? To do this, to begin with, we will see what advantages you will have using this Android feature, then how to copy paste or cut paste on your XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite, first of all text directly thanks to the internal features your phone, and finally folders or files using an external application.
What is the point of copy paste on a XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite?
We start this tutorial by showing you all the benefits of the copy / paste functionality on a XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite . This functionality is as you were told originally from computers, and without it it would be extremely complex to properly manage its 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 XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite and drop them anywhere you want. In the event that you perform a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you ever perform a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be one version where you pasted it.
This feature is really handy for organizing files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite to improve your organization.
How to copy / paste on XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite?
We now go to the practical part of this tutorial, and to do this, we will first show you how to copy paste text directly from your XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite, then files or folders using a dedicated application.
How to copy and paste text on XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite
We start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use technique which is to copy and paste text on your XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite? Fortunately, the technique is very easy, and whatever application you find the technique is going to be exactly the same. The only difference will be that on a 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 XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite 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 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 A2 Lite
If you want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite, you will need to use a file manager. In general, all mobile phones are now equipped by default, that said, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to reveal the technique to you with Astro, one of the most used managers. Note that the technique 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 XIAOMI Mi A2 Lite
- 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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