Windows 10: Microsoft is finally bringing Windows 10 clipboard sync to all Android phones

Microsoft-owned SwiftKey will be getting a big update later this year, and one of the new features would be cloud clipboard integration. In a recent SwiftKey beta release, Microsoft has finally enabled support for a feature that lets you copy and paste text from your other Windows devices.

For those unfamiliar, Windows 10 comes with a clipboard manager and it lets you easily cut, copy, and paste items across your devices. With Cloud clipboard, you can store a history of items that you’ve cut or copied from the primary or secondary devices. To access this feature, you need to use Win + V keyboard shortcut.

With the latest SwiftKey update, you can finally sync your clipboard history through the cloud and access the content on any device. For example, you can copy something out of a document or webpage on your desktop and paste it into an app on your Android phone where SwiftKey is installed.

Similarly, you can also copy the text on mobile and paste it on your desktops. You will, of course, need to enable clipboard data sync on both Windows 10 and Android.

How to sync clipboard across your devices


First and foremost, download and install SwiftKey Beta from the Play Store. In the SwiftKey ap, tap on “Rich input” and select “Clipboard”. On the next screen, select and enable the ‘Sync clipboard history to the cloud’ toggle.

You will be asked to login to your Microsoft account to continue.



Once done, open Windows 10 Settings app and navigate to System > Clipboard. Turn on the following two options (if you don’t have them enabled already):

• Clipboard history
• Sync across devices

If you’ve followed the steps correctly, you’ll be able to sync your clipboard across your Android and Windows 10 PCs. Remember that Cloud Clipboard will only retain your last copied clip for an hour and the last copied cloud clip will be shown on your prediction bar in the SwiftKey app.



Of course, you can turn off the cloud clip predictions by navigating to SwiftKey >Rich input > Clipboard.



The clipboard data is encrypted and it won’t be linked to your Microsoft account.

It’s worth noting that Microsoft has always allowed Samsung owners to sync their clipboard history using the “Link to Windows” feature, but the SwiftKey update brings the exact same functionality to all Android phones.

In related news, Microsoft is also working on a new clipboard manager for Windows with GIF, emoji integration, and a modern interface.

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When will the Sync Clipboard with PC and Android come to SwiftKey?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I see that you are using SwiftKey Beta keyboard on your Android phone and looking for the feature to sync the clipboard between the PC and Android phone.



Currently, the feature to sync the clipboard with Windows 10 and Android using SwiftKey keyboard is not available. However, you can sync the Windows 10 clipboard across your devices using the Microsoft account. Please refer the steps in the article

Clipboard in Windows 10.



For more information on Windows 10 clipboard you can refer the article
Get help with clipboard.



To Backup & sync the words and phrases of your SwiftKey keyboard, you can sign in to the SwiftKey keyboard and enable the sync feature. Please refer the article

How to use SwiftKey Backup & Sync.



If you face any issues with sync or using SwiftKey keyboard, I suggest you to get in touch with the

SwiftKey support team.



However, we would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions, as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I would suggest you to post a feedback in Microsoft

Feedback Hub so that our developing team can review your suggestions and check if it can be included in the future updates



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

How to see Cloud Clipboard sync working on iPhone?

Sorry, I am not on version 1809 yet, but have a look here to see if it makes any sense.

Enable or Disable Clipboard Sync Across Devices in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
and
Windows 10 October 2018 Update: How to use cloud clipboard - TechRepublic

" The problem with the feature is that it only really works with Windows 10 devices, so if you have an Android phone or an iPhone, you have no way of accessing your PC’s clipboard from your phone."

Windows 10 Will Soon Sync Your PCs Clipboard With Your Android Phone - Thurrott.com

 

Hands on with 'Phone Companion' app, hub to syncing with Windows 10 Mobile

Sync email from desktop to your smartphone?

I was hoping that finally I can sync my Windows phone with Outlook on the desktop, but it isn't likely.

It seems that this app is pretty much useless on my Windows phone for the purpose of syncing all my emails (6 email accounts) from Outlook on my desktop to my phone. On the other hand, this app will do just that for the Android and iOS platform. *Sad