A few days ago, Google released an update to the Pixel phones with the final version AndroidAt 13. The update arrived about a month earlier than expected, but owners of Samsung devices will have to wait at least another month for it. Except "bigger” news brings some less noticeable ones that concern the security and privacy of users.
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One of these functions is to delete the contents of the clipboard after a certain period of time. In the blog contribution Google says this feature is designed to reduce the chances of third-party apps accessing private information. It will be used by users who often copy to the clipboard informace associated with their payment cards, email addresses, names and phone numbers.
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As the site found out 9to5Google, the clipboard history is automatically deleted after an hour. While this is undoubtedly a useful privacy feature, a lot can still happen in that one-hour window, so you need to be careful about which apps you give access to your clipboard. Not only Android 13, but also the most popular keyboard application globally Gboard deletes your clipboard after a certain period of time to achieve the same privacy goal. At the new one Androidhowever, the clipboard history is deleted automatically regardless of the keyboard used.
