Apple Plans iPhone-to-Windows Copy and Paste in EU After Microsoft Request
Apple Plans iPhone-to-Windows Copy and Paste in EU After Microsoft RequestMonday August 3, 2026 4:19 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple is working on a new feature that will support cross-device copy and paste between iOS devices and Windows PCs. Microsoft asked for the feature using Apple's EU interoperability request system for developers, which Apple implemented to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Apple began evaluating the request in March, and on June 26, proposed a project plan.
- ▪Apple Plans iPhone-to-Windows Copy and Paste in EU After Microsoft RequestMonday August 3, 2026 4:19 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple is working on a new feature that will support cross-device copy and paste between iOS devices and Windows PCs.
- ▪Microsoft asked for the feature using Apple's EU interoperability request system for developers, which Apple implemented to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
- ▪Apple began evaluating the request in March, and on June 26, proposed a project plan.
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Apple Plans iPhone-to-Windows Copy and Paste in EU After Microsoft RequestMonday August 3, 2026 4:19 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple is working on a new feature that will support cross-device copy and paste between iOS devices and Windows PCs. Microsoft asked for the feature using Apple's EU interoperability request system for developers, which Apple implemented to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Apple began evaluating the request in March, and on June 26, proposed a project plan. Microsoft described how the feature would be used: Copy text or other supported content on their iPhone and paste it directly on their Windows PC, and vice versa. Perform common productivity workflows without needing to foreground an app or take explicit repeated actions to initiate a transfer.
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