Darksolitude
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When I try to copy txt or anything the app I'm copying from crashes and it isn't on my clipboard I have a Samsung galaxy S3
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Can't copy paste HELLP
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Darksolitude
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Still not working and yes it's any app there must be something wrong with the phones clip board do u think it could have been something I previously copied
I would try booting into recovery and clearing the cache.
Should be same instructions as the RAZR, power down the phone, press and hold the volume up and down then the power button.
When you get to the black screen with white letters use the volume down to go to recovery and the volume up to select it.
You will see a little Android guy press the volume up and down button and it will take you to the menu. Use volume down to go to wipe cache and power button to select it. Reboot when done.
Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX.
Should be same instructions as the RAZR, power down the phone, press and hold the volume up and down then the power button.
When you get to the black screen with white letters use the volume down to go to recovery and the volume up to select it.
You will see a little Android guy press the volume up and down button and it will take you to the menu. Use volume down to go to wipe cache and power button to select it. Reboot when done.
Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX.
Darksolitude
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Actually it's volume up and home and I just wiped the cache and still crashes apps when I copy
That is strange clearing the cache should have removed anything on the clipboard that could be causing problems. Have you downloaded any APPS that could be questionable?
I don't have an S3 but you can try booting into Safe Mode, again I can give you instructions for the Razr and see if they work for you.
Power off the phone, turn it back on and as soon as you see your boot logo press and hold the volume up and down until you see the phone boot up and see Safe Mode in the corner, from there try your copy and paste and see if you still have the problem.
If you don't then you know it is an APP causing the problem, because Safe Mode disables all user installed APPS.
I don't have an S3 but you can try booting into Safe Mode, again I can give you instructions for the Razr and see if they work for you.
Power off the phone, turn it back on and as soon as you see your boot logo press and hold the volume up and down until you see the phone boot up and see Safe Mode in the corner, from there try your copy and paste and see if you still have the problem.
If you don't then you know it is an APP causing the problem, because Safe Mode disables all user installed APPS.
Darksolitude
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Oh the irony while I was trying to put it in recovery mode I accidentally put it in safe mode now I can't figure out how I did it lol I tried the way you told me and I surfed the web I'll keep trying though
Darksolitude
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My phone doesn't seem to want to stay in safe mode as soon as it goes into safe mode it reverts back to the regular mode
Darksolitude
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Not sure when was it released
Darksolitude
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Already did that earlier today there was no update
The Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) has a specific test to test accessing text copied to the Clipboard:
start --plan CTS -t android.text.cts.ClipboardManagerTest#testAccessText
See http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/showthread.php?p=223612
If that fails on your device, it would indicate that something fundamental has deviated from the way Google expects it to work; if it passes, your app that crashes would be suspect.
But as someone suggested, try the Factory Reset to see if things resume working.
start --plan CTS -t android.text.cts.ClipboardManagerTest#testAccessText
See http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/showthread.php?p=223612
If that fails on your device, it would indicate that something fundamental has deviated from the way Google expects it to work; if it passes, your app that crashes would be suspect.
But as someone suggested, try the Factory Reset to see if things resume working.
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i am also experiencing this problem, i cant copy from sms or web page etc, whatever am copying from crashes...which means clipboard cant even contain anything......appears theres no other option apart from a factory reset...i think i might just do that..and reinstall all my apps from google play...
s3 4.0.4
s3 4.0.4