Use Universal Clipboard to copy and paste between your Apple devices
With Universal Clipboard, you can copy content such as text, images, photos, and videos on one Apple device, then paste the content on another Apple device.
Set up Universal Clipboard
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.
Как получить функцию Universal Clipboard уже сейчас
Одной из главных функций систем macOS Sierra и iOS 10, которые были официально представлены на WWDC 2016, стал так называемый Universal Clipboard, что в переводе на русский означает «универсальный буфер обмена». Если вы не можете дождаться выхода публичных сборок, чтобы наконец ей воспользоваться, мы расскажем вам, как заставить ее работать даже на текущих версиях систем.
Делается это очень просто, и поможет нам в этом приложение CloudClip Manager, которое совершенно бесплатно доступно для Mac и iOS. Работает это следующим образом: для начала переходим по ссылкам в конце этого материала и устанавливаем приложение на компьютер и смартфон/планшет. Затем заходим в настройки iOS и убеждаемся, что у вас включена служба iCloud Drive, а также что приложение CloudClip Manager работает с ней.
Аналогичные настройки проверяем в OS X, запустив раздел iCloud в «Системных настройках». На компьютере можно сделать так, чтобы программа запускалась вместе с системой, и о том, что приложение запущено, вам скажет иконка с ножницами, появившаяся в верхней панели системы.
Далее на своем Mac кликаем по иконке с ножницами и видим перечень записей, которые недавно были добавлены в буфер обмена. Выбираем нужную — и вуаля: она скопирована! Действие это, само собой, можно осуществлять и в обратном порядке: копируете текст на Mac и вскоре видите его в приложении для iOS.
Название: CloudClip Manager
Издатель/разработчик: Thinkbitz
Цена: Бесплатно
Встроенные покупки: Нет
Совместимость: Универсальное приложение
Ссылка (iOS): Установить
Ссылка (OS X): Установить
How to use Universal Clipboard on your Mac
With the introduction of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra, Apple has stepped up its Continuity game with Universal Clipboard: Copy something on iOS, paste it on your Mac. Copy something on your Mac, paste it on iOS. It joins a growing list of features (Handoff, Calls, Instant Hotspot, Auto Unlock, and Messages) that connect your Mac to your iOS devices in super-convenient ways.
Setting up Universal Clipboard
Universal Clipboard works with text, photos, and video, so make sure that’s what you’re trying to copy between devices!
- Sign into iCloud with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
- Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on all your devices.
- Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on on all your devices.
- Make sure your devices are near each other. Universal Clipboard is proximity-dependent.
- Copy your text, photo, or video on one device.
- Paste your text, photo, or video on your other device.
Believe it or not, that’s it! It’s as simple as making sure you’re logged in and have all your wireless radios turned on.
Troubleshooting Universal Clipboard
I’ve run into a few hiccups while using Universal Clipboard — particularly when trying to paste on my Mac what I’d copied from my iPhone. There are a few troubleshooting steps you can take, though.
Will my device work with Universal Clipboard?
First thing’s first: You need to make sure your device can use the feature! You’ll need to be running iOS 10 and macOS Sierra to take advantage of Universal Clipboard.
Note: This list has been updated to reflect the latest device requirements data from Apple.
The feature works on the following devices:
- iPhone 5 or newer
- iPad Pro
- iPad (4th generation)
- iPad Air or newer
- iPad mini 2 or newer
- iPod touch (6th generation) or newer
- MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
- MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
- Mac mini (2012 or newer)
- iMac (2012 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Troubleshooting tricks
- Sometimes a good ol’-fashioned sign-out-sign-in works better than anything else. Try signing out of iCloud on your Apple devices and signing back in again.
- Double check you’ve got Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on and you’ve got Airplane Mode turned off.
- Make sure your devices are near each other (in the same room). Universal Clipboard won’t paste from across the country.
- Try copying your text, photos, or videos again. The clipboard clears itself after a period of time.
Questions or trouble?
If you have any questions or run into any trouble, gimme a shout! We’ll get your Universal Clipboard up and running.
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macOS Sierra and iOS 10: Universal Clipboard for Cross Device Copy/Paste
New in macOS Sierra and iOS 10 is a Universal Clipboard feature that makes it much easier to transfer links, text, photos, and more between different devices. With Universal Clipboard, you can copy something on your Mac and paste it on your iPhone, or vice versa.
It’s already been possible to open up web pages across multiple devices, but now that functionality has been extended further. With macOS Sierra and iOS 10, when you copy a link on one device, it’s uploaded to iCloud and available on all other devices where you’re signed in with your Apple ID. You can do things like look up a recipe on your Mac, copy the text, and paste it on your iPhone, or copy a photo from an iPhone to an iPad.
Using the feature is as simple as copying something on one device, switching over to another device, and hitting «Paste.» It can sometime takes a second or two for the copy to register, but it works seamlessly. There are no visual indicators for Universal Clipboard — it’s all behind the scenes.
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Apple has implemented an expiration for Universal Clipboard, so you only have a few minutes to paste something to another device once it’s been copied. After that expiration time, which appears to be about two minutes, cross-device paste stops working and will need to be reactivated with another copy.
There are limitations on what can be copied where. Text can be copied almost anywhere on a Mac or iOS device, but images are somewhat more limited and will need to be copied into an app, like Pages, so it isn’t a solid alternative to AirDrop for photo file transfers.
Universal Clipboard is a Continuity feature, so to get it to work, you will need to be signed into the same Apple ID across all devices. Bluetooth will also need to be turned on for the feature to work, and Bluetooth LE is required. The following Macs work with Universal Clipboard:
— MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
— MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
— MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
— Mac mini (2012 or newer)
— iMac (2012 or newer)
— Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Continuity features are sometimes unreliable, and there have been reports about spotty performance with Universal Clipboard during the beta testing period. Sometimes it helps to sign in and out of iCloud to restore functionality, and you’ll need to make sure Handoff is activated on your iOS device (Settings —> General —> Handoff).
Aside from a Bluetooth connection and the same Apple ID, there are no other requirements. Wi-Fi is not necessary, as Universal Clipboard will work with cellular data.
Previously introduced Continuity features allow users to do things like make and answer phone calls on their Macs, get SMS messages on the Mac, and transfer tasks from one device to another with Handoff. Other new Continuity features in macOS Sierra include Apple Pay on the web and Auto Unlock with Apple Watch.
macOS Sierra is available as of today and can be downloaded from the Mac App Store.