Why Don’t iPhones Have This Basic Feature?

‘It’s extremely annoying.’


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Android and iPhone customers incessantly have interaction in fierce debate about which accommodates the higher working system.

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Android customers will argue that the working system’s customizability and adaptableness make it superior to the iPhone. These utilizing iOS contend that the working system is less complicated to make use of whereas noting that, given the sheer variety of individuals utilizing iPhones, many apps are higher suited to them.

As each of those working programs are pretty superior, many of those debates merely come down to non-public desire. Nevertheless, there’s one space the place this Android consumer says the working system surpasses Apple’s providing.

What does Android have that iOS doesn’t?

In a video with over 741,000 views as of Friday, TikTok consumer @mechanicallyreviews demonstrates an iPhone quirk.

“I’m an Android consumer and I simply obtained an iPhone, and that is half certainly one of issues that I discover extremely annoying about iPhones,” he begins.

To point out the problem, he highlights a portion of textual content utilizing an iPhone after which pastes it into the Notes app. Then, he does the identical factor on his Android telephone—solely this time, the telephone permits him to repeat a number of texts right into a clipboard. This permits him to decide on which one he needs to stick.

“I work from my telephone rather a lot and it’s extremely annoying to not have a clipboard as a result of I’m continually copying and pasting issues going into apps,” he states.

Why doesn’t iOS have this characteristic?

As with many issues Apple, the corporate doesn’t seem to have made a direct assertion concerning why their telephones lack this characteristic.

On-line discussions of this subject frequently reference security. There’s a motive for this. As noted by Apple observers in 2020, apps used to incessantly try to entry info saved within the clipboard. 

Many individuals retailer delicate info like bank card numbers and addresses of their clipboards. Limiting the quantity of data saved within the clipboard could possibly be seen as a safety characteristic.

Nevertheless, others have countered that Apple might implement different fixes to resolve this that don’t contain limiting a consumer’s clipboard.

Within the feedback part, some customers agreed that the dearth of this characteristic was stunning.

“iPhone doesn’t have that?! I’m compelled to make use of an iPhone for work and it’s the least intuitive system I personal. Looks like there’s an additional step wanted for each perform,” mentioned a consumer.

“Apple is ridiculous…I just lately charged up an outdated Galaxy S6 & it did one million updates & ran flawlessly & all present apps had been appropriate…def wouldn’t work w/an iPhone 6,” added one other.

@mechanicallyreviews I can’t consider {that a} 1600 greenback telephone doesn’t have this characteristic #iphone #android ♬ original sound – Mechanic

That mentioned, some countered that, as soon as one is inside the Apple ecosystem, different varieties of workflow enhancements abound.

“Very cool… now attempt copying one thing from Android to a PC… like instantly with out putting in any third get together software program,” joked a consumer.

“My iPad professional is nearly 10 years outdated operating robust. I simply retired a MacBook from 2011, my 2015 MacBook is operating nice. iPhone 12 Professional nonetheless rocking. Android or PC cant final as lengthy that’s why I keep,” declared a second.

The Day by day Dot reached out to Apple and @mechanicallyreviews by way of electronic mail.

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