Microsoft SwiftKey gets a handy new feature that syncs your clipboard across Android and Windows devices (via MSPoweruser). So if you are using SwiftKey on your Android device, you will be able to paste any text that you copied to your Windows computer (and vice versa).
As MSPoweruser Notes, the feature, called Cloud Clipboard, is part of SwiftKey’s most recent update, pushing the current version up to 7.9.0.5. It was first available in the Microsoft SwiftKey beta in August, but it’s now officially rolled out for everyone.
SwiftKey has instructions on how to use the Cloud Clipboard on its support page. The feature is not enabled by default and requires a PC with Windows 10 2018 update or later. You also need to configure the feature on both platforms before you can start using it.
To enable the feature on Android, make sure you’ve downloaded the latest version of the app from Google Play, then open SwiftKey. Select Rich Entry> Clipboard and enable “Synchronize Clipboard History with Cloud”. SwiftKey will then ask you to sign in or create a Microsoft account.
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You can enable the Cloud Clipboard on your Windows PC by going to Settings> System> Clipboard. From there, enable both the “Clipboard History” and “Sync across all devices” buttons. After signing in to your Microsoft account, your clipboards should be synced.
SwiftKey’s support page also notes that the Cloud Clipboard will only save the last piece of text you copied and automatically delete the clip after an hour. Your last copied clip will appear in the SwiftKey prediction bar, allowing you to quickly paste the text onto your phone. When it comes to the security of copying and pasting data in the cloud, SwiftKey only states that the data in the clip is encrypted, not processed or stored by their service, and is “not associated with your Microsoft account.”
Microsoft started exploring the concept of a Cloud Clipboard in 2017, and that vision included iPhones as well. It’s unclear when (or if) the Cloud Clipboard will be available to iPhone users – SwiftKey’s support page vaguely says it’s “not possible to sync your clips with iOS at this time.”
