Chrome has been blasting the new feature, users can share a clipboard on multiple platforms

According to softpedia reports, Chrome added a new feature, regardless of the browser running on a platform which allows users to copy content on a device, and paste it into another device.

This function is a shared clipboard, and the clipboard can be used on Windows, Linux, MacOS and Android Google Chrome. While sharing the clipboard already exist at the operating system level, as was the case on 10 Windows, as long as Google want the browser installed, you can combine all of these platforms.

Chromium Gerrit  post details how this feature works: 

The reception device can process the shared clipboard functions, to receive the notification by displaying a shared clipboard, the reception device can process the shared clipboard functions. Use shared clipboard functions to process signals, by displaying the list of available devices shared clipboard shared clipboard functions to process signals.

In other words, once started with a shared clipboard, Chrome users will be able to copy the content in the browser on their device and select another device, send clipboard information using the same google account. Then, the receiving device will display notification information sharing clipboard data. 

According to the Associated Press, Google Chrome Canary has existed for identification of this feature, but there is no function is enabled, it is likely because the new feature is still in private beta.

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