![]() ![]() Try closing both the Phone Link app on your PC and the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Android device. If the feature is already turned on but you’re still unable to copy and paste content, there may be a connection issue between your Android device and PC. Try copying and pasting smaller sections between your devices. If you tried to copy a large section of text and it didn’t paste on the other device, it’s likely to have exceeded the allowable amount. Open the Phone Link app, go to Settings > Cross-device copy and paste, and make sure the toggle is On for Allow this app to access and transfer content I copy and paste between my phone and PC. If you have the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Surface Duo, you can check this by going to Settings > Link to Windows and toggle Use mobile data.įirst, make sure you have this feature turned on. On your PC: On some Android devices, go to Settings > Sync over mobile data, and check to see if this is turned on. If you have the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Android device, you can check this by going to Settings > Advanced Features > Link to Windows and toggle Use mobile data. If this setting is turned off, you’ll only be able to copy and paste when both your Android device or Surface Duo and PC are connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you’ve allowed your devices to sync over mobile data, and you’re not connected to a Wi-Fi network, then copy and paste will use data. Does copying and pasting between my devices use data?Ĭross-device copy and paste requires the exchange of data between your PC and Android device. ![]() The apps you may be copying from and to may have different capabilities in how they read copied text, so you may occasionally lose your formatting. ![]() Why did my copied text lose its formatting? Does what I copy on one device get added to the other device if I don't paste it here?Įvery time you copy something on either device, what you copy will replace the clipboard content on both of your devices. Copying something from a Secure Folder will still replace any content you have on your PC clipboard. This nifty mobile gaming option is well around the corner, and expectedly it should roll out for Xbox Game Pass users with Surface Duo shortly.Note: You can copy content and paste it into a Secure Folder, but you can't copy and paste content from a Secure Folder onto your PC. Interestingly, some games, that support motion controls, will be able to take advantage of Surface Duo’s built-in gyro.įor instance, if you were playing Gears 5 via Xbox Game Pass on the Surface Duo, you can navigate the environment by moving the handset around. With the new update for dual-screen devices, the gamers can now have the game running on one screen of the Surface Duo with touch controls conveniently placed on the second.īy separating the two screens, the Surface Duo can function as a Nintendo DS-style console for seamless gaming. If you have played Xbox Game Pass on your regular brick device, you’ll know the touchscreen controls – which of course allow you to play without a controller or peripherals attached – consume a lot of screen real estate. Currently, only in Beta, the update is likely to make it into the main app soon. With such controls on offer, Surface Duo may provide the most seamless way to experience Xbox Game Pass on a mobile device, when the update makes to the main Game Pass app.
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