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Can you copy a translation from the iPhone translation app? And paste it somewhere else?

Can you copy a translation from the iPhone translation app? And paste it somewhere else?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 28, 2020 5:54 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2020 5:58 PM

I just tried it on my iPhone 12 Pro. If you take the translation and press and hold, it should highlight it like any text on the iPhone. Then tap on it and you will see the menu to Copy, Look Up, Share. I was able to copy it and paste it into a Note, but I'm guessing that you could copy it anywhere else you can copy text.

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Nov 28, 2020 5:58 PM in response to JKIdaho

I just tried it on my iPhone 12 Pro. If you take the translation and press and hold, it should highlight it like any text on the iPhone. Then tap on it and you will see the menu to Copy, Look Up, Share. I was able to copy it and paste it into a Note, but I'm guessing that you could copy it anywhere else you can copy text.

Nov 29, 2020 12:05 PM in response to JKIdaho

Thanks Chris. I have an older iPhone 6S Plus and I can't seem to get it to work consistently. Most of the time, when I tap-and-hold nothing happens. Occasionally it happens as you describe (and it surprises me). I cleaned my screen, but that doesn't make things any better. I'd hate to get rid of my 6s Plus. It still has a headphone jack, which I can use to hook the iPhone to my 25 yr old Teac amp (I use the tape monitor jack). Everything still works great on this phone. It's the right size for me and it has 128gb memory, so the new IOS14 fits and works. It's frustrating...

Can you copy a translation from the iPhone translation app? And paste it somewhere else?

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