iOS/iPadOS - Bring back the ability to select/copy subtext in notes field

Feature Requests Password Manager
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Hi,

One of the recent updates removed this feature. I’d like it back.

Previously, when I opened a note or scrolled down to the notes field for a login item, I could select text and copy it. I can no longer select text. When I tap and hold in the notes field, I just get a context menu to copy the entire field.

I could click on “Edit” and then select/copy text but that risks accidentally modifying the content.

Can the ability to copy a selected portion of the notes be added back?

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agreed. I use the notes field for context notes and to keep snippets ready for copy/paste

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Hi,

When you create a password and write a note within it. On iOS you only get the option to copy the entire note. This is an issue when a person adds multiple types of items like recovery and backup codes. As now that user needs to switch back and forth from the Bitwarden app and to Safari just to add the one word or string of characters that they want.

So, as an example let’s say if I was creating a note and it read as:

“Security Question: thisistheanswer?”

As the way notes is implemented right now in iOS you can only copy the entire written note. So, let’s say the user only wanted to hold down and only copy “thisistheanswer” Well you can’t.

Can you please fix this?

Thanks

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A workaround until this is fixed is to go into edit mode, which does allow copying ranges of text.

This is a recent regression, likely related to the migration to native apps for mobile. The link also does state that enchancing the mobile User-Experience (UX) is next on the list.

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Hi

Thanks for the reply and solution to the problem for the time being. It does seem to be a duplicate. Merge away.

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I guess this matches…:

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The issues are now merged. @Nail1684, you might want to delete your (now) duplicate comment above.

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Returning feature parity for select and copy functionality in the native mobile apps is being actively worked on by the team.

If there are other select or copy scenarios that do not work the way you would expect in the new apps, please let us know.

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@WesSalmon Welcome to the forum!

Not related to the mobile apps, but when attempting to copy text from custom fields in the Web vault app, the act of using the mouse to select the text activates the drag-and-drop functionality (for re-arranging custom fields). The only way to select a text snippet within a custom field (in the Web Vault) is to click at the start location and shift-click at the end location.

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Yep I’m able to reproduce that behavior as well. I’ll make sure there is a bug tracking it for the team to consider. :+1:

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It would be really nice if I could copy items notes without clicking edit first.

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Yes yes yes to all of this! I noticed it in your most recent update and it’s HELL! we really need this feature back. Are you sure it’s not a bug as I can’t see the benefit of removing it? Please update it or I might need to switch apps as it’s ridiculous.

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@Warden101 Hi!

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