Google is testing a long-missing Android feature that iPhone users have had for years | Mint

Google is planning to bring a new cross-device connectivity feature to Android 17 which Apple has had for years. As per a report by Android Authority, Android 17 could remove the need for installing a third-party app to transfer copied content between Android devices.

Reportedly, Google is looking to have its own implementation of the Universal Clipboard feature that Apple users have been familiar with for years. The feature allows users to copy text, links, images, photos and videos on one Apple device and paste it instantly on another.

Google’s Universal Clipboard feature

Currently, syncing the clipboard between Pixel phones and Windows PCs requires setting SwiftKey as your default keyboard. Some Android phones can also sync their clipboard with PCs without SwiftKey because they come with a preinstalled system utility that uses a system-only permission to bypass Android’s background restrictions and feed clipboard data directly to Microsoft’s Phone Link app.

With Android 17,…