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Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Apr 18, 2015 01:02 AM
Jan 8, 2016 02:06 AM
Mobile phone screen displaying options to call, locate, or send a message.

For the most part, when you're copying text on your Android device, it's because you intend on pasting it into a different app than the one you're currently using. For instance, you might be looking at a posting on Craigslist. So you copy the seller's phone number, then head to your home screen, switch over to your phone app, paste it into your dialer, and finally make the call.

Well a new app from developer Murin can speed this process up drastically by removing the need to switch between apps. Basically, as soon as you tap the copy button after highlighting some text, you'll get a menu with common system functions to paste this text into, saving you at least two or three taps.

Install Easy Copy

Murin's app is called Easy Copy, or more specifically, "Easy Copy - 1-Tap Copy Paste," and it's available on the Google Play Store for free. Search the app by name to get it installed, or head directly to the install page at this link.

Easy Copy app interface with options to uninstall or open.

Configure Paste Options

When you first launch Easy Copy, you'll get a quick feature tour. After viewing this demo, press your device's back button, and you'll be taken to the app's main menu.

Easy Copy app quick start guide demonstrating the copy function on a smartphone screen.
Screenshot of the Easy Copy app settings menu, showing options for activation, display settings, sharing, and quick start instructions.
Easy Copy app quick start guide demonstrating the copy function on a smartphone screen.
Screenshot of the Easy Copy app settings menu, showing options for activation, display settings, sharing, and quick start instructions.

From here, tap "Pop up display settings" to sort the various options that you'll see when you copy text. With this menu, you can turn any of the options off if you'd like, and you can even reorder the list.

Settings menu for Easy Copy app on mobile device.
Settings menu for an Easy Clip app with options for call, location, search, SMS, share, translation, and calendar.
Settings menu for Easy Copy app on mobile device.
Settings menu for an Easy Clip app with options for call, location, search, SMS, share, translation, and calendar.

Back out on the main screen again, tap "Action Settings" to configure additional options. Here you can set up the translation option, as well as adjust the calendar entry settings.

Settings menu of the Easy Copy app with options for activation, display settings, sharing, and quick start.
Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking
Settings menu of the Easy Copy app with options for activation, display settings, sharing, and quick start.
Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Copy Text & Use the New Functions

When you have everything set up to your liking, using the app is incredibly simple—just select any text from within any app, then press the "copy" button, and the Easy Copy menu will come up immediately. From here, select any action that you'd like to perform with this text, and the fields will automatically be populated in the target app. You can also remove ads from Easy Copy through an in-app purchase of $1.99.

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Text copied

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

"Search" function selected

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Text automatically searched with the Google app

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Text copied

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

"Search" function selected

Get Enhanced Copy & Paste Functions on Android for Easier Multitasking

Text automatically searched with the Google app

Has Easy Copy improved the copy and paste experience on your Android device? Let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line on Android Hacks' Facebook or Twitter, or Gadget Hacks' Facebook, Google+, or Twitter.

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