Copy/Paste doesn't work on iPhone

The copy & paste feature on my iPhone 8+ doesn’t work as it should. Although I’ve been an android user for about 8 years or so and just recently switched back to Apple (3 or so months ago), this is a familiar issue. It’s difficult to place the cursor where you want and the options like “cut” and “select all” aren’t available (even scrolling through all options). As advanced as iPhones are, I feel it’s more like operator error and I’m seeking advice. I understand the concept of moving the bar start/end points over the desired text and going through the menu to reach your desired action. In this paragraph, for example I try to copy “As advanced as iPhones are” and the curser literally goes to the word “curser” and refuses to highlight that desired text. Why would this be happening?


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Posted on Jan 3, 2021 9:45 PM

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Jan 6, 2021 8:40 PM in response to gram96


The copy & paste feature on my iPhone 8+ doesn’t work as it should. Although I’ve been an android user for about 8 years or so and just recently switched back to Apple (3 or so months ago), this is a familiar issue. It’s difficult to place the cursor where you want and the options like “cut” and “select all” aren’t available (even scrolling through all options). As advanced as iPhones are, I feel it’s more like operator error and I’m seeking advice. I understand the concept of moving the bar start/end points over the desired text and going through the menu to reach your desired action. In this paragraph, for example I try to copy “As advanced as iPhones are” and the curser literally goes to the word “curser” and refuses to highlight that desired text. Why would this be happening?

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