iOS 14 Update and copy/paste doesn’t work

I am not able to copy any text on Facebook and few other apps, on my iPhone 11pro, have tried few options provided here but not succeeded. Plz help, how can I fix it up.

Still a problem in ios 14.8.

It’s kind of stunning that Apple manages to convert what worked into something difficult to use.

Oh, wait! It’s software rot at work. Not so swift, Apple.

It doesn't fix it. And I'm having the same issue on my brand new desktop.

Apple needs to FIX IT.

it doesn’t let me paste so please fix this

I can’t copy and paste in my IPhone

When I restart the tablet it will work for like a few hours and then you can’t copy and paste

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

I can definitely copy and paste. In the dial window I’ve realized that the window is not as large as previous versions to copy and paste - you would need to double tap and paste closer to the top of the screen rather than lower towards the keypad.

I could upload a video here which indicates this but unfortunately that functionality is not present on this site.

i have been trying to copy and paste a phone number from an incoming call, amongst copying from other screens as well, and nothing happens at all...no blue line as stated by another responder. I’ve restarted my phone several times, and it has done nothing to fix this. Why can’t Apple just leave “well enough” alone, and stop with all these confusing new updates that are crappy! iPhone 11will be the last iPhone I ever buy!

That doesn’t work when it happens while using “Clips”. I used to be able to create what I was going to say in a format on Evernote. Then go onto Clips & create Effects with Text on them. But I can no longer copy my text from Evernote & insert it onto Text on Clips. Very frustrating!

My formatting is all screwed up now with the IOS 14 update. When I copy and paste from my email into a text message, it scrambles the format. Here is an example, I will copy this information in my email:

Pickup a load of Christmas trees 12/20 8:00

North Pole Tree Farm

1 North Pole

Arctic Circle, AK

(800)-867-5309

When I paste it into my iPhone messages, it does this now:

Pickup a load of Christmas trees

12/20

8:00

North Pole Tree Farm

1

North Pole

Arctic Circle, AK

(800)-

867-

5309

So yea, something is messed up and when I send out 30 messages per day that look somewhat similar to that, it is very annoying to take extra time every time to fix it.

I never had an issue until I updated to 14.2.

Now all you can do is copy an entire text. There is no option to select just brackets of it. So, say a friend messages you a long email with a phone number in it and all you want to copy is that phone number, to create a contact later, you literally have to copy the entire text and paste it into the column to go back and forth in the editing text field.

So the problem isn’t selecting from a text that you are creating, but from a text that was sent to you.

I haven’t had any luck with the double tap, what I find to work 90% of the time is close out off all your apps then re-open the app you need to do copy & paste. It’s annoying but look when you NEED to copy and paste you will do whatever you require to successfully meet your task.

tl;dr: close out of all your apps and then re-open the app.

Found this on Apple Support. Works for me:

Select and edit text

1. To select text, do any of the following:

• • Select a word: Double-tap with one finger.
  • Select a line or sentence: Triple-tap with one finger.
  • Select a paragraph: Quadruple-tap with one finger.
  • Select a block of text: Touch and hold the first word in the block, then drag to the last word.

1. After selecting the text you want to revise, you can type, or tap the selection to see editing options:

• • Cut: Tap Cut or pinch closed with three fingers two times.
  • Copy: Tap Copy or pinch closed with three fingers.
  • Paste: Tap Paste or pinch open with three fingers.
  • Replace: View suggested replacement text, or have Siri suggest alternative text.
  • B/I/U: Format the selected text.

I think they changed it I have the problem too, to copy and paste please just press and hold on the text u wanna copy :))