Waydroid Clipboard Broken - Permanently

Connor · 30 Jul 2022, 12:50

I have an odd problem with Waydroid. For some reason the clipboard is completely not working. I have been using Waydroid for months without issue, but then I decided to re-install with GApps. Once I did that, the option to paste completely disappeared within Waydroid, leaving only the autofill option. It seems to Copy, but the Paste option is completely absent. Even in apps with a paste button, nothing from the clipboard is pasted, it seems to be just a space.

I uninstalled Waydroid and re-installed several times (without GApps), this didn't help. Each install had the same problem. I removed /var/lib/waydroid/* after uninstalling and also removed the Waydroid folder from /.local/share/ and then tried to reinstall again but the problem persisted. Still no option to paste.

Is there any way of removing Waydroid completely and and then reinstalling from scratch? I've also tried switching channels from Stable to Release Candidate and back again. And uninstalling and reinstalling and Waydroid each time, to no effect. Always the problem persists, there is no option to paste.

Obviously this makes Waydroid pretty useless, as not only is it impossible to do something as simple as paste links into the browser, or copy messages or links into Telegram, but I can't even copy my passwords from my password manager in Waydroid anymore.

Copying and Pasting works fine in Ubuntu Touch.

thousandtopics · 30 Jul 2022, 21:46

@connor I want a guide to uninstall completely waydroid and reinstall with gapps. The last time I've tried, several spaces of apps remained in the apps drawer. It is useful, but it is complicated

kugiigi · 31 Jul 2022, 01:34

@thousandtopics Uninstalling Waydroid isn't easy and simple yet. You'll have to delete stuffs manually like the desktop files at ~/.local/share/applications.

Lakotaubp · 31 Jul 2022, 04:45

@thousandtopics This (which I guess you have read) is all there is so far https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5907/open-ubuntu-touch-to-all-android-applications/114 and http://www.waydro.id/

domubpkm · 31 Jul 2022, 12:08

@lakotaubp There really needs to be a reminder that there is a search engine on the forum to find answers to questions already asked. But in general, in fact I also believe that a significant fraction of forum users do not want to do any research..

Ian · 31 Jul 2022, 12:21

@domubpkm In an ideal world I would agree with you but using the search option is not everyones forte, especially if English is not their first language. The forum is here to help people, especially those that are not able, for whatever reason, to help themselves. Long may it contiue!

Connor · 31 Jul 2022, 13:22

@thousandtopics The best guide I found for uninstalling was this one: https://github.com/waydroid/docs/blob/master/usage/install-on-desktops.md#ubuntudebian-based-install-instructions

But even following the instructions the broken clipboard remained, so clearly something is being left behind, somewhere. I didn't have this problem before uninstalling and reinstalling with GApps. And since having it, I cannot completely remove Waydroid to solve it, as with each installation, the problem remains.

Connor · 31 Jul 2022, 13:31

@domubpkm I see what you're saying, but search engines, and particularly the one used on this website, are not really that great at finding answers. They don't understand context, and the technical details behind the problem, and indeed, nor may the searcher. As someone who has spent two full days searching both here, and in Google, for information on fixing the clipboard in Waydroid and uninstalling Waydroid completely; relevant and up to date information is hard to come by, and if it exists, it is often buried in a mass of unrelated posts. It doesn't help that most people only know certain symptoms of their problem, and not what the actual cause is.

thousandtopics · 11 Aug 2022, 04:47

@lakotaubp I already tried that, it doesn't work completely well

thousandtopics · 11 Aug 2022, 04:51

@domubpkm I don't know if everyone most of the people does, but I search, search a lot. Something very "funny" I found are some answers to some questions I have with 3 years in the forum not answered. I think that there are priorities for certain topics. I can understand why of course. So, don't worry I'll keep asking things and reviving old threads that shouldn't be unattended . . . yet

thousandtopics · 8 Nov 2022, 05:44

@connor In addition to that, I think that people here that are super technicall and just understad all in code is that. They need to understad us, non-very techy people, because people that know less than us, know even less . . . are the target market. The ones who might fill the project with donations and stuff.

just, if get into a solution, create a post in the forum and add Guide at the tittle of the post. Believe me, it's going to help us a lot, tech savvy people can check the post and add retro to the post. So we follow the steps that's it!

We just want to add our grain of sand to the castle, just let us guides to let us help or at least just follow the post steps. We love you guys, stay safe and eat your vegetables

Lakotaubp · 11 Aug 2022, 05:03

@thousandtopics The best thing with old threads especially if they are long, is start a new thread and use the old one as a reference point. Saves a lot of scrolling.

thousandtopics · 11 Aug 2022, 05:05

@lakotaubp well, that works too

picrard · 31 Aug 2022, 05:16

@thousandtopics / @Connor

......my clipboard is also dead, using a Fairphone 3+, I have installed ubport and after that via the installer waydroid, why is the "Google" button in the upper right corner of the installer,
(does it start initiation with waydroit init -s GAPPS after installation????) when it doesn't work, I would have been better I havent pressed it, don't know what's now, maybe this is the issue, why the clipboard doesn't work?

So what do I have to do now? Reinstall Ubuntu and Waydroid without GAPPS ???

Is the issue also present when you don't install the non Google version?

I had seen a fix via adb(https://webplover.com/blog/android-10-clipboard-solution/), but I can't find andy phone with

adb devices

in the terminal of UBports...

any solutions without reeinstalling the whole system?

Lakotaubp · 31 Aug 2022, 06:06

@picrard You could try removing WayDroid with WayDroid helper then reinstalling following these instructions https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5907/open-ubuntu-touch-to-all-android-applications/115 try switching the screen off funcrion to never or a longer time while installing.

Connor · 16 Oct 2022, 16:31

I managed to resolve my issue of the clipboard not working in Waydroid by simply installing an older image of Waydroid, I believe it was from May 2022. The clipboard worked again and I was able to install GApps again without any problems.

picrard · 16 Oct 2022, 16:31

@connor could you please explain a little bit more, how you have fixed the issue, I have still this problem with the clipboard, have now installed waydroid a several time, but ->paste still doesn't work, it's frustrating....thank you

Talkless · 25 Oct 2022, 08:39

Installed Waydroid using Waydroid Helper for the first time on my Volla Phone X, and too noticed that clipboard does not work.

Talkless · 25 Oct 2022, 09:20

I've reported it upstream: https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/issues/556

Talkless · 25 Oct 2022, 19:03

It seems that paste does not work even within Waydroid, i.e. if I copy from one Android app, I cannot paste to another Android app. There's no Paste, just Cut, Copy, ...