Can't copy web image and paste into messages after Big Sur upgrade.

Just like the title says. I used to be able to copy an image from a website or page, Facebook for example, and then directly paste into an imessage on my Mac. Since the upgrade, this went away. Why?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 3:50 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2021 5:28 AM

Agreed. It works fine from Safari but not Chrome. "Paste" is grayed out in the popup menu when coming from Chrome. I can, however, crtl-v and that works. It is clear the image made it safely to the clipboard but Big Sur is treating them differently for some reason.

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Can't copy web image and paste into messages after Big Sur upgrade.

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