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How to use Universal Clipboard in iPhone or iPad or Mac

Apple devices are coming with some additional features and benefits. If you have more than one Apple devices like an iPhone and iPad Mac or iPod touch etc. then you can use the Universal Clipboard feature in them that would benefit you. 

Ok, but what is Universal Clipboard? It is nothing but, you can copy something on your iPhone and paste it on your iPad or Mac etc. using this features.


Would you like to know how to use Universal Clipboard to copy text, images, photos, and videos between two apple devices? Please find its detail below with the steps given by Apple.

Use Universal Clipboard to copy and paste between your Apple gadgets. Each device must be signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

With Universal Clipboard, you can copy content like text, images, photos, and videos on one Apple device, then paste the content on another Apple device. Very simple one.

How to do it? You can use Universal Clipboard with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. It works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:

Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

Each device has Bluetooth turned on.

Each device has Wi-Fi turned on.

Each device has Handoff turned on.

Here's how to turn on Handoff on your devices:

On your Mac: Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click General. Select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”

On your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > Handoff, then turn on Handoff.

How to use Universal Clipboard in Mac?

On one device, copy the text, image, or other content as you normally would.

You can also use Universal Clipboard to copy entire files from one Mac to another. Each Mac requires macOS High Sierra or later.

The content is automatically added to the clipboard of your other nearby device. It remains there briefly, or until you replace it by copying something else on either device. 

On the other device, paste the content as you normally would.