The Google Gmail app is the world’s leading email app. But that does not mean that the application is perfect. AndroidPolice discovered a change made to the Android version of Gmail that makes it easier to copy and paste an email address. With the change being made by Google Android users will touch an email address in the To, Cc or Bcc Compose text fields and that email address will appear along with two new options: “Copy” and “Remove”. The first will copy the text and the second will remove the address from the field.
The old way of doing this required the user to press and hold an email address that, in turn, displayed a pop-up that included a copy button. Sure, the new method won’t save you a lot of time, but if you copy and paste email addresses frequently when using Gmail, this new process can be a little more streamlined. Nor will it cover up the text of the email like the old method did. The email address you copied ends at the clipboard, where it can be pasted into other fields outside of Gmail on your phone.
The new Gmail system for copying and pasting an email address
Google seems to be pushing this change for devices with Gmail for Android v2021.02.05.357775197 installed. Not everyone with this version of the Gmail app has the new feature, which suggests that Google is publicizing it using the AB process for which it is known. It appeared on our Pixel 2 XL running Android 11, which is the source of the screenshots above.