This is how you sync the clipboard between your PC and Android

SwiftKey now lets users sync the clipboard between their PC and phone. This is possible since the last update of SwiftKey Beta. Text that you copy on your PC will then appear in SwiftKey’s clipboard function. We’ll show you how to set up the function.

Sync SwiftKey

Android’s popular SwiftKey keyboard has been part of Microsoft since 2016, so it’s not surprising that the app offers a new integration between your phone and Windows 10. Now you can display the clipboard on your Windows PC at your Android phone. The feature is currently under testing in SwiftKey Beta.

Clipboard items are visible on your phone for 1 hour. To the left of the word suggestions on your keyboard you will see an icon with which you can display a series of action buttons. Starting with the third icon from the left, you can view the clipboard items. You can also delete items yourself by swiping them away. SwiftKey says on a support page that the clipboard text is encrypted and not associated with your Microsoft account.

This is how you set it up

You need to set up clipboard synchronization on both your phone and your PC. We explain how to do that with the step-by-step plans below.

Steps on your Android phone

1. Open the Microsoft SwitKey Beta App on your phone
2. Choose Rich input
3. Press clipboard
4. Select Sync clipboard history
5. Choose Sign in with Microsoft account
6. feed your email address and password and then press Sign up successful on OK
7. Choose whether to share data with Microsoft to help improve SwiftKey, then press Yes or new
8. Copied items appear at the bottom of SwiftKey’s Clipboard menu

Steps on your PC

1. click on To search on the taskbar, type in Clipboard Settings and confirm
2. Under Sync between devices, choose To work
3. Also log in on your PC with your Microsoft account if necessary
4. Sets clipboard history at
5. Also put Sync between devices on and choose Copied Text Auto Sync

availabilty

The feature is available to SwiftKey Beta users. Keep in mind that this is still a beta feature, and during testing we already noticed that the synchronization does not always run smoothly. We expect those issues to be resolved with the update to the stable SwiftKey app. It is not yet known when that update will be released.

Previously, it was already possible on certain Samsung devices to synchronize the clipboard with the PC via the Your Phone app. Does the function work for you or are you experiencing problems? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of this article.