Apple is finally bringing one of my favorite Continuity features to Windows
I recently wrote about Apple’s Continuity features and how they play a big role in keeping me trapped inside the Apple ecosystem. One of the smallest but most-used and favorite Continuity features is the Universal Clipboard, which lets me copy and paste text and files between multiple Apple devices. Now, it seems that feature is finally coming to Windows PCs.
- ▪I recently wrote about Apple’s Continuity features and how they play a big role in keeping me trapped inside the Apple ecosystem.
- ▪One of the smallest but most-used and favorite Continuity features is the Universal Clipboard, which lets me copy and paste text and files between multiple Apple devices.
- ▪Now, it seems that feature is finally coming to Windows PCs.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:35:25 +0000 |
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I recently wrote about Apple’s Continuity features and how they play a big role in keeping me trapped inside the Apple ecosystem. One of the smallest but most-used and favorite Continuity features is the Universal Clipboard, which lets me copy and paste text and files between multiple Apple devices. Now, it seems that feature is finally coming to Windows PCs. As per MacRumors, Apple is reportedly working on letting you copy something on your iPhone and paste it straight into a Windows PC, no third-party app required. Why is Apple finally doing this? Apple is not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts. Microsoft submitted a request through Apple’s EU interoperability program, a channel Apple built to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
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