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Apple users were shocked to discover they can drag and drop from a phone to an iPad using just their FINGERS
- iPhone users found a little-known feature that works as Minority Report computers
- You can pinch to drag text and images from one Apple device to another
Movie fans marveled at how Tom Cruise dragged files across the screens in the 2002 sci-fi cop Minority Report just by moving his fingers between them.
And now shocked iPhone users have discovered that a little-known feature allows them to feel like they’re in the future by literally dragging and dropping to copy and paste between devices.
TikTok user @_zoey_stein learned the social media platform’s “copy and paste hack” and filmed herself and a friend trying to use it for the first time.
They tried dragging a photo from an iPhone to an iPad by pinching, but it didn’t seem to work, causing the girls to laugh and say, “This is so weird.”
The Apple tech user tried again and, after initially pinching her fingers the wrong way, successfully copied the photo to an iPad by spreading her fingers on the screen.
Shocked iPhone users have discovered with a little-known feature they can feel like they are in the future by literally dragging and dropping to copy and paste between devices
The Universal Clipboard feature was introduced in 2016 in all Apple products, including iPads – and it lets you copy and paste between devices by pinching your fingers together on one screen and then opening them on another
Movie fans marveled at how Tom Cruise in 2002’s sci-fi cop blockbuster Minority Report (pictured) dragged files across the screens by moving his fingers between them — and this little-known iPhone feature feels just like that
And as the file was moved, the couple exulted with joy, exclaiming, “You did it!”
The clip was shared on Twitter by user @Bornakang, who said, “I’ve had Apple devices most of my life and still barely know how to use them.”
An iPhone user was also surprised when he discovered the feature and replied, “No way, since when.”
Another said, “I was years old today when I learned this.”
A prankster replied, “How do your fingers remember the data, right?”
And another said, “What witchcraft have I just witnessed?”
The Universal Clipboard feature was introduced in 2016 across all Apple products, including iPads – and it lets you copy and paste between devices by pinching your fingers together on one screen and then opening them on another.
The tech giant uses iCloud as a glue to connect all your Apple devices together when you need to quickly copy something from one device, such as your Macbook, to another.
To use Universal Clipboard with the pinch features, your iPhone or iPad must have iOS 13 or later, but Universal Clipboard itself runs iOS 10. iPads must have iPadOS 13 and Macs must be on macOS10.12 or later.
Both devices must be signed in with the same Apple ID and have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Handoff turned on.
On their website, Apple explains that you need to pinch closed with three fingers to copy, twice to cut, and pinch open with three fingers to paste.