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"It seems like a ton of apps are abusing this feature:" Honest question: Why do we need this feature? As a user, I am happy to sacrafice whatever benefit it p

"It seems like a ton of apps are abusing this feature:" Honest question: Why do we need this feature? As a user, I am happy to sacrafice whatever benefit it provides -- to end users -- to stop the abuse. Obviously the feature provides benefits to app developer personal data collectors. OK by me to remove feature.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago
I've never seen a "I will paste your clipboard for you" feature be used in any app, ever.
- eknkc 6y ago
  I like parcel tracking apps detecting a tracking number in clipboard
  - fsflover 6y ago
    Is it also fine that tracking apps read all your passwords in the clipboard?
    - simonklitj 6y ago
      Agreed that this downside is not worth the convenience. But, I think iOS 14 provides a great solution to this problem; you can pattern match against the contents of the clipboard without reading the contents. Then you can always read it if it matches.
- dmit 6y ago
  A dictionary app I use looks at the clipboard when opened and automatically displays a translation iff 1) the copied text is new compared to the previous time the app was used; and 2) the text is in the source language. It's a pretty neat use of the feature, although I'd still gladly let go of it if it means that the other 20 apps I regularly use don't get to rummage through my clipboard for no good reason.
- ballenf 6y ago
  Discord and other apps will paste in one-time codes from the clipboard. Copy code from an authenticator app and switch back to the app. The code gets auto-pasted into the box. It's pretty handy since paste itself is a somewhat cumbersome shortcut on many keyboardless devices.
- altacc 6y ago
  One I use regularly is that Chrome on iOS does it when you open a new tab. It offers to search for the text in clipboard or go to the URL if it's URL format.
- benhurmarcel 6y ago
  The Apollo for Reddit app checks if you have a Reddit URL in the clipboard and proposes to open it if so.

Cthulhu_ 6y ago

I've never seen a "I will paste your clipboard for you" feature be used in any app, ever.

eknkc 6y ago
I like parcel tracking apps detecting a tracking number in clipboard
- fsflover 6y ago
  Is it also fine that tracking apps read all your passwords in the clipboard?
  - simonklitj 6y ago
    Agreed that this downside is not worth the convenience. But, I think iOS 14 provides a great solution to this problem; you can pattern match against the contents of the clipboard without reading the contents. Then you can always read it if it matches.
dmit 6y ago
A dictionary app I use looks at the clipboard when opened and automatically displays a translation iff 1) the copied text is new compared to the previous time the app was used; and 2) the text is in the source language. It's a pretty neat use of the feature, although I'd still gladly let go of it if it means that the other 20 apps I regularly use don't get to rummage through my clipboard for no good reason.
ballenf 6y ago
Discord and other apps will paste in one-time codes from the clipboard. Copy code from an authenticator app and switch back to the app. The code gets auto-pasted into the box. It's pretty handy since paste itself is a somewhat cumbersome shortcut on many keyboardless devices.
altacc 6y ago
One I use regularly is that Chrome on iOS does it when you open a new tab. It offers to search for the text in clipboard or go to the URL if it's URL format.
benhurmarcel 6y ago
The Apollo for Reddit app checks if you have a Reddit URL in the clipboard and proposes to open it if so.