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I can't stand that Instagram doesn't let you copy and paste (or save) content out of it, and I also can't stand when Threads also doesn't let you do the same th
by pmarreck 3y ago
I can't stand that Instagram doesn't let you copy and paste (or save) content out of it, and I also can't stand when Threads also doesn't let you do the same thing. In the Threads app, you literally can't just select the text of a thread to paste elsewhere. To hell with that.
- donatj 3y agoI don't know what you're using, but modern Android will let you copy text and images out of basically anything from the "Select" button on the bottom of the app switcher
- lazycouchpotato 3y agoIf you don't happen to have that on your Android phone, Copy [1] works well. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weberdo.apps.copy https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weberdo.ap...
- pmarreck 3y agoiOS. I guess that explains it. Apple apparently lets app devs cancel text selection
- threeseed 3y agoOn iOS at least you can copy text from Threads. Just long press and select Copy.
- pmarreck 3y agoTried that, couldn't get it to work, weird
- theonlybutlet 3y agoAnd the lack of direct url access or video control, drives me up the wall.