If you have the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Surface Duo, you can check this by going to Settings > Link to Windows and toggle Use mobile data.įirst, make sure you have this feature turned on. On your PC: On some Android devices, go to Settings > Sync over mobile data, and check to see if this is turned on. If you have the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Android device, you can check this by going to Settings > Advanced Features > Link to Windows and toggle Use mobile data. If this setting is turned off, you’ll only be able to copy and paste when both your Android device or Surface Duo and PC are connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If you’ve allowed your devices to sync over mobile data, and you’re not connected to a Wi-Fi network, then copy and paste will use data. Does copying and pasting between my devices use data?Ĭross-device copy and paste requires the exchange of data between your PC and Android device. The apps you may be copying from and to may have different capabilities in how they read copied text, so you may occasionally lose your formatting. Why did my copied text lose its formatting? Does what I copy on one device get added to the other device if I don't paste it here?Įvery time you copy something on either device, what you copy will replace the clipboard content on both of your devices. Copying something from a Secure Folder will still replace any content you have on your PC clipboard. You can get large reductions from IPVanish which allows you to connect multiple devices to an encrypted VPN connection at any one time.Note: You can copy content and paste it into a Secure Folder, but you can't copy and paste content from a Secure Folder onto your PC. I recommend using a VPN to help keep yourself anonymous and protect yourself online. You can download Your Phone Companion from the Google Play Store here You must link your Android phone to your PC in Windows Settings or through Your Phone app.
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