Clipboard mini password#

‌iOS 15‌ takes it further with the secure paste feature that prevents developers from seeing the clipboard entirely unless you opt to copy something from one app and paste it into the app you're actively using.

Clipboard mini password#

Back in March 2020, it came to light that many iPhone and iPad apps were 'snooping' on pasteboard data, as developers could access whatever was on the pasteboard without the user being aware.Īpps like TikTok,, Reddit, Zillow and others could see whatever a user copied from another app, which was a concern because sometimes sensitive information like a password is copied.Īpple addressed this issue in iOS 14 by implementing a small banner that notifies you whenever an app accesses the clipboard, which means apps can no longer see the clipboard without your knowledge. This feature sounds complicated, but it stems from a major privacy issue that surfaced last year. If secure paste is implemented, users can copy and paste from one app to another without being alerted through the clipboard notification that was introduced in iOS 14, giving them peace of mind that what they've copied is secure. With this feature implemented, users can paste something from a different app, with the content of what's copied hidden unless it's pasted into the developer's own app.

One of these updates is a new Secure Paste function for developers, which can be built into apps. IOS 15 has multiple significant privacy-focused improvements such as new protections in the Mail app to prevent tracking, an App Privacy section that shows you how often apps access sensitive information like location, and on-device Siri processing, but there are also some smaller but equally important changes.