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I've been having this issue for quite sometime now. Basically, when I cannot copy something from my web browser or a file and paste it into the simulator (ie in an UITextField for example). I read multiple questions here, I tried the suggested answers, but nothing works really.

When I copy something from my web browser for example, I have Automatically Sync Pasteboard activated in my simulator and yet, cmd + V doesn't paste it. Even though I've copied the data, I have no edit > paste menu activated in my simulator. Even if I disable Automatically Sync Pasteboard, I dont get the edit > paste menu. I'm testing this on iPhone 8 simulator.

Is there a way to fix this?

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    Same here. Did you ever find a solution? Commented Sep 3, 2018 at 17:56
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    Sadly, no. Just started using my phone instead of the simulator when I had to paste something. Which is no solution at all Commented Sep 3, 2018 at 20:28
  • I realized that if I write any text in the text field and select it, the option to paste shows up! It's a weird "solution", but it's working for me. Commented Sep 5, 2018 at 18:11
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    Yes, but the point is to be able to copy/paste large chunks of text from a web browser or a text document and just paste it in the simulator. Which doesn't work for me. Commented Sep 6, 2018 at 7:39

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I was having the same problem.

I turned the Automatic Pasteboard Sync off and on again and it started working.

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My simulators must hate me because that also doesn't work lol I tried doing it multiple times and nothing really
This ended up working for me. Note, however, that after toggling the feature, you need to copy again before attempting to paste.
It finally worked. I tried this so many times and it didn't work. But now it does. I haven't tried something different. No idea why it happened like that
Just turn off Auto Pasteboard Sync, then do manual Get and Send actions (in the same dropdown menu)
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I searched for an answer for this for some time. For Apple Silicon (M1) I eventually found a page where some users had tracked it down to an issue with iOS 14+. When I installed switched to a simulator iOS 13.7 as instructed (see link) pasting worked again. While this is clearly not what was going on with the original question (10 years ago!), I am pasting here in case someone else has this issue.

Copied from my answer here.

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