Odd question: fix my copy/paste on android

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  • louisvillekid
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 08-14-07
    • 9268

    #1
    Odd question: fix my copy/paste on android
    I have no idea what happened to my copy text function. I can still copy text from web pages and DM's on twit or Insta and then paste in a text message or other places.

    But my ability to copy text from a text message quit or disappeared.

    Used to have little clipboard at top show up if I held finger over text, or on some things maybe the cursers and i'd highlight and have a clipboard function.

    Now I can hold finger down on a message, just regular text, and nothing happens.

    Only thing i can think of is, a week or so ago I was trying different ad blockers for YT off the play store. Normally I don't mind having watch 5 secs of an ad and tap skip, but lately it has gotten bad. I was sick, and still am, of seeing ad for moscow mitch on every single vid I would try and watch. And I couldn't skip. It was only like 10-15 seconds, but I couldn't skip, and it still would auto start another ad, but I could skip that one after the 5 sec countdown.

    Well none of the ad blockers seem work for the YT app. So I got rid of them one by one as i tested them out for a day or so.

    But now i've noticed I have no copy and paste with clipboard dropping down from top when i hold finger on a text.

    I've turned off and rebooted/restarted numerous times.

    I went in setting for messaging and checked around, and don't notice anything that would prevent it.

    I can't figure out what I did to lose my copy and paste function. Only for text messages it seems. I can still hold finger over text in DM's from twit or Insta and get a white box that asks to copy text, and I can go to regular text or email and hold down and get option to paste. But I just don't have that for regular old texts anymore. Or the clipboard dropping down from top screen when i hold finger down on something, like it did in the past.
  • pologq
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 10-07-12
    • 19899

    #2
    have you restored the phone to factory settings
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    • louisvillekid
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 08-14-07
      • 9268

      #3
      Originally posted by pologq
      have you restored the phone to factory settings
      I was hoping avoid to that. lol
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      • TATUMUS
        SBR MVP
        • 01-05-09
        • 1142

        #4
        Originally posted by louisvillekid
        I have no idea what happened to my copy text function. I can still copy text from web pages and DM's on twit or Insta and then paste in a text message or other places.

        But my ability to copy text from a text message quit or disappeared.

        Used to have little clipboard at top show up if I held finger over text, or on some things maybe the cursers and i'd highlight and have a clipboard function.

        Now I can hold finger down on a message, just regular text, and nothing happens.

        Only thing i can think of is, a week or so ago I was trying different ad blockers for YT off the play store. Normally I don't mind having watch 5 secs of an ad and tap skip, but lately it has gotten bad. I was sick, and still am, of seeing ad for moscow mitch on every single vid I would try and watch. And I couldn't skip. It was only like 10-15 seconds, but I couldn't skip, and it still would auto start another ad, but I could skip that one after the 5 sec countdown.

        Well none of the ad blockers seem work for the YT app. So I got rid of them one by one as i tested them out for a day or so.

        But now i've noticed I have no copy and paste with clipboard dropping down from top when i hold finger on a text.

        I've turned off and rebooted/restarted numerous times.

        I went in setting for messaging and checked around, and don't notice anything that would prevent it.

        I can't figure out what I did to lose my copy and paste function. Only for text messages it seems. I can still hold finger over text in DM's from twit or Insta and get a white box that asks to copy text, and I can go to regular text or email and hold down and get option to paste. But I just don't have that for regular old texts anymore. Or the clipboard dropping down from top screen when i hold finger down on something, like it did in the past.
        Try clearing the cache and restarting the phone. Is it the same throughout the phone or only with a particular app(s)?

        As for the ads, use Brave browser. It blocks ads.
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        • louisvillekid
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 08-14-07
          • 9268

          #5
          Originally posted by TATUMUS
          Try clearing the cache and restarting the phone. Is it the same throughout the phone or only with a particular app(s)?

          As for the ads, use Brave browser. It blocks ads.
          I'll try it.
          I only lost ability to copy text messages. I can copy text in browser or in DM's from apps like twitter and Instagram. I just for whatever reason lost ability to copy text messages. I don't get the little drop down at top screen with clipboard image anymore.
          I uninstalled all the different ad blockers i was trying. I was only trying block ads on the Youtube app. I have ads blocked for Youtube through my browser, but can't figure out block them through the app on phone.
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          • TATUMUS
            SBR MVP
            • 01-05-09
            • 1142

            #6
            There is a Brave mobile browser too. Brave browser blocks YouTube ads on both PC and mobile.
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            • pologq
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 10-07-12
              • 19899

              #7
              i am not sure as you might have no choice but to restore factory settings. don't seem to have many more options.
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