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I am looking for a way to copy text from my home computer to my phone, sort of a shared clipboard. Right now I go to the zxing QR code generator and paste the code, take a picture of the screen with the phone, and set the barcode scanner to copy text to the clipboard. It seems like there should be a simpler way. Does anyone know of a way to do this?

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You can install the WiFi Keyboard app from Android Market. A good app, supports both USB and WiFi input. You need to follow information carefully, to get work around.

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Thanks for pointing this out. The WIFI Keyboard works great. I'm more and more amazed of what's possible with our little devices :) – Edelcom Dec 11 '10 at 9:49
Great! Now I'm not scared of those password fields anymore! – phunehehe Apr 25 '11 at 14:23
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Chrome-to-Phone

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Looks interesting, but I like that WiFi Keyboard does not require any software on the PC, just a wifi connection. – mcrumley Dec 11 '10 at 4:42
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chrome to phone doesn't require any software too, and it's simpler in its use than WiFi keyboard, you just highlight the text you want to copy then click on the icon besides the address bar in your chrome browser – Omar Al Barahamtoshey Dec 13 '10 at 11:54
Sadly, it says "This item is not available on your carrier" :( – phunehehe Apr 25 '11 at 14:23
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Try ClipSync

It's an app I have written that will update the clipboard on your PC once it has detected a change in the android clipboard over WiFi. (And vice versa.)

So you can do:

  • ctr+c (win) -> long press - paste (android).
  • long press - copy (android) -> ctrl+v (win).
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Google DocsDrive allows collaborative editing between phone app and webapp. Updates typically propogate from one to the other within a few seconds, and just appear in the document on the updated device, with markup to show that it came from someone else.

I use it for brainstorming sessions with my colleagues on the go, I like it better than SMS/Email because it's easier to see what they're talking about (their text appears in the pertinent part of the document)

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Check out my GrabText Chrome APP

GrabText V 0.1 is a Free Chrome App to Grab the Text to your phone.

Scan the QR Code and Grab the Text. An easy way to copy any text in webpages to your smartphone.

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You can use AirDroid. It has a clipboard feature and works over Wi-Fi.

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A link to the app would be nice :) – Flow♦ Sep 13 '12 at 14:14
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I use a standard text file synchronized through Dropbox. Works in both directions.

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I wrote bash script that will do that (for linux). It will require internet too. All you need to do is

  1. create a launcher for the script and put it on the panel.
  2. Highlight the text you want to transfer and click on the launcher.
  3. A barcode will appear on the screen and you can scan that.

Link to script

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I use Evernote to sync text between PC and phone.

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