You are all familiar with the conventional way of copying and pasting texts, i.e. long-pressing on the text you want to copy, selecting the desired text and then long-pressing again on a text area to get the Paste option. However, in some cases, long-pressing or "holding" on an empty text area may not give you the 'Paste' option.

Luckily, there are more than one ways to paste copied text on iPhone. In this post, we’ll help you understand each of those methods so you can long-press to paste.

There is an easier, yet conventional way to paste text on iOS. Instead of tapping and holding on an empty text field, you can get the Paste option for a copied text by simply tapping the screen once. In most scenarios, a single tap on the screen should give you the Paste option, among other options.

The text box in some apps may not respond to a single tap. In such cases, you can tap the cursor on the screen again to get the Paste option. You can then paste the copied text to the selected area by selecting Paste from the overflow menu.