How to Easily Copy and Paste Between Android and Windows With This App
A wonderful Windows/Android ecosystem is in the making. The new Phone Link app for Windows puts your Android notifications, photos and calls on your computer. You can even run Android apps on Windows 11 . But one thing is still missing: a shared clipboard. Until Microsoft adds this feature to their Phone Link app, you can do so with another Microsoft app: the Swiftkey keyboard.
Yes, you will need to switch the default keyboard on your Android smartphone, but if you choose to do so, your clipboard will be instantly transferred to your PC, allowing you to copy from Android and paste to your PC without jumping through any hoops.
First enable Universal Cloud Clipboard on Windows PC.
For this feature to work, you need to enable the universal cloud clipboard in Windows 10 or 11. Go to Settings > System > Clipboard and enable the Clipboard history and Sync across devices features. Then select the ” Automatically sync the text I copy ” option. Cloud clipboard sharing is now enabled on your PC. Please note that you may need to sign in with your Microsoft account to enable this feature.
Set up the Microsoft Swiftkey keyboard on your Android smartphone.
Then install and configure the Swiftkey keyboard to share the Android clipboard with Windows. Once the app is installed, follow the wizard to make Swiftkey your default keyboard. Click ” Enable Swiftkey ” and then follow the process through the ” Select Swiftkey ” option to make it the default keyboard. Then click the Done button and sign in with your Microsoft account (the same one you use on your PC).
You will be taken to the SwiftKey settings screen. Here, go to ” Rich Input ” > ” Clipboard ” and enable the ” Sync Clipboard History ” option. Make sure you enable the ” Show last copied item as quick paste option in tooltip ” feature to make copying and pasting easier.
Now copy and paste between Android and Windows
Now you can copy the text to your PC and then open any Android app that supports the text box. Tap the clipboard icon in the toolbar above the keyboard and you’ll see the copied text appear. Click on this preview to paste it into the text field.
Of course, it also works the other way around. Copy text from Android, and on Windows, press Windows key + V to display the cloud keyboard. Select the text you copied on Android and that text will be pasted into the text field.