topic Text highlight context menu in Mobile Apps & Services

Text highlight context menu

BertQ — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:51:15 GMT

Ive noticed a recent change in certain apps like messenger fb etc when i highlight text the context nenu box appears but the action choices ie copy cut etc have changed. I now get as default translate and microsoft 365, one i will use infreqiently the other one never. The more useful cut, copy etc have to now be selected in the drop down menu. Is there a way these choices can be reordered ..? I note on this page the context box remainns unchanged.

Yet another example of a backwards 'improvement' making stuff harder and slower to do...

Phil.

Re: Text highlight context menu

JooMak — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:55:59 GMT

I have the same issue. My first three options are Translate, Dictionary, Translate. All absolutely useless.

Re: Text highlight context menu

WellerFoxton — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 20:31:39 GMT

I had the same. Microsoft 365 Note and Bing Search, have to click again to find Copy. Uninstalled Bing (never use(d) it. Still there. Only when I uninstalled 365 did it revert to what I wanted. Has Samsung allowed Microsoft to make these changes? Is this a Samsung UI issue or is it common across android phones now? Either way it's a step too far.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Members_7kv6QLH — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:05:27 GMT

Same issue here.. it does not make sense as 99% of the time I highlight to copy the text.

If someone has found a workaround let me know..

Re: Text highlight context menu

Slinkywill — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:56:13 GMT

#Metoo

I see you posted on 4th September. That's about when mine changed too.

The copy and paste function must be the most used part of the highlighting with a drop down menu.

Can someone from Samsung please look at this issue ... it's flipping annoying!

Re: Text highlight context menu

Members_utifmBA — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:50:01 GMT

Samsung, a reaction please?

How to get direct access to copy/cut/paste again? I don't need dictionary and translate, and that should be secondary or configurable.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Devon12 — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:34:29 GMT

Also having this problem. Default options when I select text are Dictionary and Microsoft 356 Note. I have never used either of these options. Samsung, please fix this. Imagine Apple letting some sh*t third party app take over their iPhone UI; would never happen.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Hebertoon — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 22:31:39 GMT

We need a solution, now samsung is full of spam

Re: Text highlight context menu

yansangy — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:55:11 GMT

This is so frustrating. Samsung please answer with fix

Re: Text highlight context menu

Members_ulKHSLD — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:24:02 GMT

Surprise surprise. Samsung does not care a toss!!

Re: Text highlight context menu

Logan1Howe — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:40:33 GMT

I found this thread while searching for a solution. This update is incredibly annoying! I hate the 'feature' every time I try to copy/paste something 😒

Per someone else's comment. I was able to get the Microsoft 365 thing to go away by removing the app.

I got "bing search" to go away by removing the Outlook app. Which I never used.

I just found an app named 'notebook' which I NEVER used. And by removing it I was able to get rid of the 'add to notebook' option.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Alazen — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:11:30 GMT

This only happens when you combine Microsoft Apps + One UI so clearly it's a partnership deal between Microsoft and Samsung to market their own apps. These "suggestions" should be called "ads and marketing". I just want to copy and paste a text, Samsung has to stop making this so hard to do.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Members_G146M8w — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:07:31 GMT

With Polish language in Android too long context menu texts block this menu in horizontal orientation.

The options
Search in Edge / Search in Bing translates to Wyszukaj w przeglądarce Microsoft Edge"
Microsoft 365 Note translates to Notatka dotycząca platformy Microsoft 365

These lengthy entries have longer that allowed max text
size in one line cause a significant problem:
when you select text, the context menu fails to appear at all,
misleading users into thinking that the copy-paste functionality is broken.

To access the standard options like copy and paste,
user need to switch their phone to the horizontal orientation.
In this mode, the extended context menu reveals these overly
long text entries. Only after pressing the "..." button does
the familiar copy/paste functionality become accessible again.
This situation adds unnecessary steps and confusion,
significantly impacting the user experience.

I have checked it on both S10 with OneUI5.1 and S22 Ultra with OneUI6.0

Solutions:

On S22 Ultra:
Removing Microsoft Edge removed Search in Edge option.
Microsoft 365 Note is connected to Onenote which is used.

On S10:
Removing Microsoft 365 remove Microsoft 365 Notefrom context menu,
Removing never used Outlook removed Search in Bing

Re: Text highlight context menu

Members_KnAq7ld — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 07:27:30 GMT

I've been searching for a solution to this for as long as OP, for my 3 devices. This is frustrating. Something so unbelievably simple! What are you doing Samsung?!

Re: Text highlight context menu

Xiaomiuser — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:26:18 GMT

Same problem, awful

Re: Text highlight context menu

Xiaomiuser — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:28:24 GMT

I deleted Microsoft 365 and it partially fixed it

Re: Text highlight context menu

Galning — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:50:49 GMT

Yes this is frustrating but I think it is Android/Chrome instigated., not just Samsung. Uninstalling Office 365 improves the menu by removing that option.

Re: Text highlight context menu

Adzik — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:17:00 GMT

Allow us to set custom order please

Re: Text highlight context menu

OnMy1stXLT — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 23:06:18 GMT

This is yet another stupid decision by execs that have very little clue of what the end user wants. Nor do they care. It's all about profits. F everyone else.

Adding an extra click to get to the primary functions that majority want & use is very frustrating 🤬

Re: Text highlight context menu

shloopy — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 15:20:59 GMT

Bumping, Samsung fix this, it's ridiculous. The add event feature is annoying too.