Copy & Paste inside editor doesn't work on iPadOS 13

[joshcoody]

When using the monaco editor version of the site, I can use all other keyboard shortcuts except copy & paste. Even if I change them to some other command, they don't seem to work.

I'm using the React + TS client template, if that matters. On an iPad Pro 12.9", with a keyboard attached, running iPadOS 13.1 beta. (Copy & pasting hasn't worked at all for me in any version, except for the "mobile" site that lets you use codemirror, but locks you out of everything else.)

Not sure if it's related, but when I click on the paste option in the edit menu, I get some weird behavior where it shows the default iOS paste tooltip. Clicking that does nothing as well.

I know it's not the monaco editor itself, because I can copy & paste perfectly via their demo: https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/playground.html

Is there a way to resolve this? It's kind of the last barrier before I can fully start using codesandbox.io.

[bkoplin]

+1 on this issue. I’m not able to type any text at all in the editor at all in iOS 13 – on-screen keyboard or bluetooth keyboard.

[garrytaulu]

+1

Any update on this? As mentioned above the Monaco playground works fine on iOS 13.

[chigggsy]

+1

Really love using this otherwise but this is making it a pretty annoying.

[ccssmnn]

I'm using Gitpod instead of Codesandbox because of this 🤷‍♂️

[machadcm]

Is there any plan to have this issue solved?

[HedgeHodge]

Same issue here. Using the iPad Pro (2020) with the new magic keyboard and I am unable to copy and paste and I am unable to scroll within the files.

[yfi]

Same issue. 2018 ipad pro. safari / chrome / brave. copy/cut/paste does not work via key shortcuts, menu nor contextual menu.

[barbaralodi]

+1

[Glazzy]

Same here. Tried multiple browsers. Only works when i copy something from another place and paste it into the editor.

[evelant]

Same here, latest iPadOS with magic keyboard can’t copy paste. It’s a shame because otherwise codesandbox seems to work great and it would be super useful on an iPad!

[pacosanchezm]

seems to work now, at least with the trackpad - rigth button copy - paste

[joshcoody]

seems to work now, at least with the trackpad - rigth button copy - paste

@pacosanchezm when I attempt to do the right button copy - paste with the trackpad it ends up freezing when trying to paste... you're saying you can copy and paste code from one file to another?

[pacosanchezm]

on same file, but seems inconsistent, sometimes works, mostly doesnt. i guess ios gets in the way

[Pyrolistical]

It worked for a moment but now doesn't again. Seems like basic key presses work but if you do CMD+anything the browser gets it instead of the editor

This is after entering edit mode.

I'm using Apple magic keyboard on iPad mini

[unitedworx]

It’s a real shame that copy paste and scrolling with a magic keyboard does not work on the iPad! Was planning to do some real work in codesandbox! It’s a shame really! Any alternative cloud IDE? For doing work with vue/vutify?

[TatisLois]

Any update on this +1

[ize8]

Unfortunately nothing I know of :(

[timdang]

Bummed out by this. I was hoping this was a better alternative to StackBlitz, but copy/paste is kind of a dealbreaker for me.

[unitedworx]

just use gitpod until code sandbox handles iPad in a better way. gitpod is not perfect, you might need a bit more time to setup your project initially, but its much much much more usable on the iPad with a keyboard and a mouse!

[sumitwaghmare]

same issue with IPad os 14.3, Safari, Ipad Pro

[SubZane]

same issues here, it seems to be consistant on all online editors I’ve tried so far...keyboard stops working, cannot cut/copy/paste

seems like it has something to do with iOS since this problem isn’t unique to Codesandbox

EDIT:

• I’ve noticed that when the keyboard stoppes working (looses focus) it helps by clicking the open tab once, it then recives focus and you can continue coding :)

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[appbisweb]

+1

[parag075]

It's still not working for me, I am using windows chrome browser.

[msatgh]

+1

[altitudems]

Still a problem unfortunately. iPad 12.9", v14.4

[ize8]

it is very annoying :( I would love to use my iPad for some ad-hoc coding, but this bug makes it quite cumbersome tbh

[oskarabc]

@ize8 you may be pleased to learn we've acquired Play.js as a first step toward making developing on mobile easier to use. We've launched a first integration with import functionality, environments do not synchronize as of yet. We're working on that.

[silentbana]

+1, same issue on ipad pro 11 2018 :(

[ize8]

It seems to be working on gitpod, so it's not really an iPad OS problem. Odd...