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How to use the Gboard clipboard on Android

Open the keyboard and tap the clipboard icon in Gboard's toolbar. Your recent copies are listed there. Unpinned ones disappear after an hour.

How to do it

  1. Open the keyboard in any text field.

  2. Tap the clipboard icon. If you do not see it, tap the four-square toolbar menu and add Clipboard.

  3. If the clipboard is off entirely, tap the gear on the Gboard toolbar and turn Clipboard on.

  4. Pin a clip you need to keep. Leave passwords out of it.

The hour limit is the point. A one-time code should not still be sitting in the keyboard tomorrow.

Questions people ask

Where is the clipboard on Android?

There's no separate clipboard app on most phones. It lives in the keyboard, so in Gboard tap the clipboard icon.

How do I keep a clip for later?

Touch and hold it and tap Pin.

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