When you copy an item on your Android device, it’s temporarily stored on the clipboard before being pasted and deleted. But how do you access the clipboard? Here’s everything you need to know.

The clipboard is primarily accessible through the keyboard app. Depending on which app you are using, the steps will be slightly different. Here’s how to open the clipboard on Android:

If you want to share items between SwiftKey and Windows, check out our guide on how to sync and share clipboard between Windows 11 and Android using your Microsoft ID.

Whenever you copy something on Android, you will see a small pop-up appear in the bottom left corner with a preview of the copied item. If you tap on it, you can view the copied item and make changes to it.