Copy Text Across Locked Apps
Universal Copy is built for text that Android does not let you select normally. From another app, users can launch the Universal Copy mode, let the screen’s text regions appear, and tap the words they want to place in the clipboard. That makes comments, captions, messages, and other locked text easier to reuse without retyping it.
The workflow is deliberately short: open the page, trigger the copy mode from a notification, tile, shortcut, or supported long press, select one or more regions, and continue with the result. A dedicated settings screen keeps the main switch and activation guidance together, so the utility can stay ready without replacing the app where the text originated.
Scanner OCR for Images and Documents
Scanner mode extends copying beyond selectable interface text by applying OCR to images and documents. Users can point Universal Copy at a page, image, or document view, select the detected words, and bring that text into another app. It is useful for captions, scanned notes, menus, and reference material that would otherwise require manual transcription.
The mode handles Chinese, Devanagari, Japanese, Korean, and Latin character sets for everyday multilingual work. The tutorial screen presents the image-and-document workflow clearly, while the settings page exposes OCR mode as a separate option. Version 7.1.0 also adds QR-code detection to Scanner Mode, giving the same capture step another practical target.
Smart Entities and One-Tap Actions
After text is detected, Universal Copy can recognize useful entities instead of treating every selection as plain words. Addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, hashtags, and @ mentions can be identified so users can act on the part that matters. This is handy when a post mixes several accounts, tags, or contact details in one block.
One-tap actions turn a selection into a next step: translate it, locate an address, share the text, or pass it to another app without repeatedly switching back and forth. The result suits research, social browsing, and quick reference work, because copying becomes a small information workflow rather than a single clipboard command. Users can keep the extracted text or use the suggested action immediately.
Scroll, Harvest, and Everyday Setup
Scroll mode is made for content that continues across several screens or app pages. Instead of copying one visible fragment at a time, users can collect text through a longer sequence and bring the combined result together. Harvest mode takes a broader approach by collecting entities encountered while the user navigates, which can help gather addresses, tags, or contacts from a moving feed.
The setup experience keeps practical controls in one place. Universal Copy offers a tutorial, notification and trigger settings, OCR mode options, and a path to the accessibility service that powers cross-app capture. These controls make the app a useful companion for people who repeatedly move text between social, reading, messaging, and document workflows.
