[HOW TO] Fix Copy And Paste Not Working Issue

[funkylogik]

i get your point. im the type of person who wants to know WHY.
hence why i did good at physics in school but crap at maths (math) where it was taught how to find a solution but not how it worked

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

just reread this forum for random reasons lol and realised your response to Jaj was worded a bit shady and convayed a negative vibe.
sorry had to say that :beer:


global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess

 

[evq.003]

Also, as a preventative maintenance practice (seeing that the solution is essentially rooting then clearing out the clipboard data) you can open up your keyboard (any app) and press and hold the clipboard button and empty all the items in your clipboard before something does get corrupted. I'm not sure if this is 100% fool proof, but I do this regularly because I do a lot of cut and pasting and I don't like clutter, even in my clipboard, and I haven't had a problem yet...

 

[Praisew]

Thank you thanks so much so much !

I'm so happy

I just sign up to this forum for appreciating you !



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[Dirkanion]

it would be nice to find out what is causing this problem. Apparently, no one at Samsung or Verizon has EVER heard of this copy paste issue. Has anyone had this problem and NOT had Google Chrome installed?

 

[Phil Blunk]

These 2 options are not good for me. My galaxy 10.1 device is still under warranty, so no rooting. Too much settings and apps to reset and start over. Besides, what's to keep the problem from happening again. If we can't Really fix it, why jump through all the hoops with a temporary Work-around?

 

[Phil Blunk]

The clipboard button? Don't seem to have one. What is it, where is it located?

 

[Phil Blunk]

Unnecessarily rude! I need answers, not lip. I am under warranty, so I can't root. Your other fix involves a lot of work with no real guarantee that it won't happen again - if we can't say what's causing the problem...

 

[Srambo217]

Unnecessarily rude! I need answers, not lip. I am under warranty, so I can't root. Your other fix involves a lot of work with no real guarantee that it won't happen again - if we can't say what's causing the problem...

If I knew what caused this issue I would have mentioned it in the OP, we can only assume it's caused by a bug within the Chrome APK.

After having this issue once I have never gotten it again. Nobody in this thread has mentioned having this problem again. If you aren't willing to do it yourself than take advantage of this warranty you've been mentioning and get a replacement. You don't have other options as far as I can tell, and you should be grateful somebody (me) at least tried to shed some light on this issue and offer reasonable fixes. Sorry they dont live up to your standards.

Galaxy SIII
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[Phil Blunk]

I think this is an operating system problem, not application specific. I hope the right people are monitoring these sites. One never knows. They wouldn't admit it anyway - if it's there are alternatives like silence.

 

[sledge007]

I've only had the issue once as well. I ended up doing a factory reset and that fixed my problem. FYI, you can root, even under warranty, as long as you don't flash a custom ROM, then it will not trip the flash counter....or so they say. I've yet to even find the flash counter on my phone. How to Root T-Mobile/WIND/Moblicity Galaxy S3 without Affecting Flash Counter [GUIDE] - IBTimes UK This may not be for your exact model, but here's an example. Doesn't hurt to look around and see if there's an option.

 

[sticksuwp]

Sooo, I rooted my device, (and I know the root worked because I was able to install Root Explorer and give i Super-user permissions) and I cleared out my data/clipboard file... But I am unable to complete the last step.. When I go to find the "Test Service" app in my application manager, it already says this app is 0.00kB in size and the "Clear Data" button is greyed out and doesnt let me clear its data... (It already shows this app as being 0.00B in size.) Because of this, I am still unable to copy/paste without having the app I'm using crash. Any ideas?

 

[sticksuwp]

Nevermind lol... My bad... I just had to restart my phone after completing all those steps (*facepalm*)

 

[Duzio]

Samsung Galaxy S3 Users

***HERE is a NO ROOT and NO FACTORY RESET option***

1. Download and update Samsung Kies on your desktop
2. Plug in your phone to computer using USB
3. Update phone Firmware to the latest version.
4. DONE

Problem solved.

 

[Srambo217]

Samsung Galaxy S3 Users

***HERE is a NO ROOT and NO FACTORY RESET option***

1. Download and update Samsung Kies on your desktop
2. Plug in your phone to computer using USB
3. Update phone Firmware to the latest version.
4. DONE

Problem solved.

If others can verify this works I will add this to the OP.

Galaxy SIII
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[Empty J]

This issue is easily fixed and only needs to be done once.

Incorrect. This bug can happen again. All signs point to this being a bug with the Samsung TouchWiz clipboard code.

I strongly encourage everyone to visit the Samsung forum where folks are giving the developers additional details so that this bug can be fixed. See Forum | SAMSUNG Developers

 

[Empty J]

Samsung Galaxy S3 Users

***HERE is a NO ROOT and NO FACTORY RESET option***

1. Download and update Samsung Kies on your desktop
2. Plug in your phone to computer using USB
3. Update phone Firmware to the latest version.
4. DONE

Problem solved.

I have just tested this, and it does not fix the problem in my case. With a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 running stock ICS, Kies gives the message "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies." - therefore, there is no way to update my firmware it seems.

 

[mfriedman79]

This bug was fixed for me when I updated to jelly bean.

 

[Srambo217]

Originally Posted by jaj6503
This issue is easily fixed and only needs to be done once.

Incorrect. This bug can happen again. All signs point to this being a bug with the Samsung TouchWiz clipboard code.

I strongly encourage everyone to visit the Samsung forum where folks are giving the developers additional details so that this bug can be fixed. See Forum | SAMSUNG Developers

Well when folks here say otherwise, I'll update the OP. So far it's worked for everyone in this thread and nobody here has gotten it again.

I'm concerned with helping our board members, results from outside sources are not influential to my post on AC.

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My Blog - https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=http://bearpastarocketpop.blogspot.com/

 

[Phil Blunk]

Please! Your help is much appreciated, but why so harsh and personal?

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Please! Your help is much appreciated, but why so harsh and personal?

 

[Empty J]

I'm concerned with helping our board members, results from outside sources are not influential to my post on AC.

How myopic of you. A simple Google search of this problem will show you that this is a major problem and rooting/factory resetting is only a temporary fix. But whatever.

To say you are not interested in the only outside source that matters (the official Samsung support thread) is laughable. I hope others reading this thread take a peek at what I posted.