iPhone finally gets copy and paste!

by Nilay Patel posted Mar 17th 2009 at 12:50PM

No surprises here: Apple just announced that iPhone OS 3.0 will support copy and paste. A double-tap auto-selects the text you want with movable "grab points," and a pop-up edit bar display buttons for cut, copy, and paste. Finally! It works in every major app, including SMS and Safari, and what's more, there's also "shake to undo," which is exactly what it sounds like: a quick shake brings up a box that allows you to undo and redo c/p actions. It's a pretty nifty implementation, sure, but it's a little silly we've had to wait this long for it, don't you think?

Filed under: Software, Apple, iPhone OS

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Daniel Perz @ Mar 17th 2009 3:50PM

Someone must be a Lost fan (Oceanic Flight 815 :P)

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Ashley @ Mar 23rd 2009 8:37PM

LOL. I said the same thing when I saw this. Oceanic Flight 815. I'm a LOST fan so i definitely caught it.

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pheer6224 @ Mar 17th 2009 5:21PM

It's finally up to the Functionality of a Treo 180.

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Dan @ Mar 18th 2009 6:35PM

I have an iphone and have had it almost since they came out. I love this phone, but even my V3 RAZR had copy and paste. I think it's frickin' hilarious that this functionality being implemented is 'Breaking News' LMFAO (This comment is not meant to trash engadget, Apple is the ones who made this into breaking news)