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rasz on June 24, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: iOS 14 Notifies Users When an App or Widget Reads ...

Why should it read clipboard unless user is pasting something?

nkristoffersen on June 24, 2020 [–]

It's a UX shortcut. I see this in google maps. If an address is in the clipboard it will offer to shortcut straight to search.

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