Thursday, October 22, 2026
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How to Use The New Copy-and-Paste Feature in iOS 27

iOS 27 introduces a one-tap paste shortcut that displays a preview of your copied text, link, or image directly above the keyboard.

iOS 27 introduces a one-tap paste shortcut that displays a preview of your copied text, link, or image directly above the keyboard. Let’s look at how to use it.

Copy content: Select and copy any text, photo, link, or screenshot in an app like Safari or Reddit as you normally would.

Switch apps: Open a destination app with a text field, such as Messages or Notes.

Tap the suggestion: Look at the QuickType bar above your keyboard keys. You will see a preview or a “Paste from [App Name]” shortcut.

Insert content: Tap the suggestion once to instantly paste the copied item into your text field without needing to long-press

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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