Device guides · 2026
Copy and Paste Between iPhone and Android
A work Android and a personal iPhone, or an old phone you are moving away from: people carry both more than you would think. Apple and Google offer no shared clipboard between them, and both systems limit background clipboard access. These are the routes that work, from a quick note-to-self to a history both phones can reach.
Where Pasteable stands: The Android app is on Google Play under the same plan. The iPhone app is in App Store review and not downloadable yet. Until then your iPhone uses the web app.
Your options
Three ways between two phones
What each one needs, and where each falls short. Our own card has a catch too.
Message or email yourself
A one-off, on any device
- Price
- Free
- Runs on
- Anything with email or a chat app
Paste the text into a note-to-self chat, an email, or a notes app, then open it on the other device and copy it out.
The catch: Slow for anything you do often, it clutters your inbox, and one-time codes and passwords end up sitting in chat history.
LocalSend
Sending a file or a snippet across the room
- Price
- Free (open source)
- Runs on
- Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS
Pick the nearby device and send files or text over your local network, with no account and no internet.
The catch: A send button, not a shared clipboard: every transfer is manual, both devices need the app open on the same network, and there is no history.
Pasteable
We make this oneBoth phones and your computers, with a history
- Price
- Free · Pro $6/mo or $60/yr · $80 founder lifetime
- Runs on
- Mac · Windows · Linux · Android · Web (iPhone app in App Store review)
Android: save the clip with the Pasteable keyboard, widget, or share sheet. iPhone: open pasteableapp.com/app in Safari and tap “Paste from clipboard” to add, or tap a clip to copy it.
The catch: On an iPhone it is one tap in the browser today, not automatic. Free syncs your 25 most recent clips; Pro syncs up to 10,000. No notification mirroring or texting.
With Pasteable
iPhone to Android with Pasteable
- 1
Open the web app on the iPhone
In Safari, go to pasteableapp.com/app, sign in, and add it to your home screen.
- 2
Tap “Paste from clipboard”
Copy on the iPhone, then tap “Paste from clipboard”. Text, images, and files up to 25 MB sync end-to-end encrypted.
- 3
Paste on Android
Install Pasteable from Google Play with the same account, then tap the clip in the app or the Pasteable keyboard.
Android to iPhone
- 1
Save on Android
Copy, then save it with the Pasteable keyboard, widget, or share sheet.
- 2
Copy on the iPhone
Open pasteableapp.com/app in Safari and tap the clip to copy it, then paste anywhere.
v3.2.25
Pasteable for Android is on Google Play. The iPhone app is in App Store review right now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment it’s live, or use the web app on your iPhone today.
Good to know
Details for iPhone and Android phone
Your computers come along
The same history is on your Mac, Windows, or Linux machine, so a phone-to-phone clip is also on your desk.
Switching phones?
Phone migration tools move contacts and photos, not your clipboard history. Saved clips in Pasteable stay in your account and appear on the new phone when you sign in.
Codes and passwords
A note-to-self chat keeps one-time codes and passwords in its history. Pasteable blurs detected secrets and encrypts each clip on the device before it syncs.
FAQ
Common questions
Can an iPhone and an Android phone share a clipboard automatically?+
No. iOS and Android 10 and later both stop apps reading the clipboard in the background, so every method needs a tap on the phone you copied on.
Does Quick Share or AirDrop work between iPhone and Android?+
Not for the clipboard: they share files, not a clipboard. LocalSend is a free, open-source app that sends files and text between iPhone and Android on the same network.
What is the fastest way for a one-off?+
Paste it into a chat you share with yourself, then copy it out on the other phone. For something you do daily, a shared history saves the round trip.
Does Pasteable work on both phones today?+
The Android app is on Google Play. The iPhone app is in App Store review and not downloadable yet, so the iPhone uses the web app at pasteableapp.com/app.
Is it free?+
LocalSend is free and open source. Pasteable is free to start with 25 end-to-end encrypted synced clips and files up to 1 GB; Pro syncs up to 10,000 clips and files up to 5 GB for $6/month, $60/year, or a one-time Lifetime licence ($80 founder price for the first 100 buyers, then $100).
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Your clipboard, on every device
Free on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with 25 end-to-end encrypted synced clips. The Android app is included; an iPhone joins through the web app today.
v3.2.25
Pasteable for Android is on Google Play. The iPhone app is in App Store review right now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the moment it’s live, or use the web app on your iPhone today.
On your phone? Open the web app