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Updated · MacRumors · Aug 8
Apple Targets Fall 2027 iPhone-Windows Copy-Paste After Microsoft EU Request
Updated
Updated · MacRumors · Aug 8

Apple Targets Fall 2027 iPhone-Windows Copy-Paste After Microsoft EU Request

3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Aug 8

Summary

  • June 26 marked Apple’s proposed project plan for cross-device copy and paste between iPhones and Windows PCs, a feature it says may not be finished until fall 2027.
  • Microsoft triggered the work through Apple’s EU interoperability request system, which Apple set up to comply with the Digital Markets Act and began evaluating in March.
  • Developer beta testing would come before any public launch, meaning users may not get the feature until early 2028 if development runs to late fall 2027.
  • EU users are the most likely first recipients because the request stems from DMA rules, though Apple could choose to roll the feature out more broadly.

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