How to Drag and Drop Files, Photos, Links and Text in Your iPhone Apps - Use This Hidden iPhone Feature

 The drag-and-drop feature on iOS 15 allows you to quickly send a link via text message or add a photo attachment to an email. With drag-and-drop on iPhone, you can move seamlessly between apps to quickly upload photos, send links, share files, and more. In seconds, you can quickly drag a dozen photos to text or drop a link into an email. We'll show you everything you can do with the new drag and drop functionality on iOS 15. Let's have a look!

How to Drag and Drop Photos and Videos on iPhone

The first way to use drag and drop on iOS is to move images from one app to another. This feature now works with any app that allows you to press an image to share. Below we'll show you how to drag and drop from the native photos app.

1. Open the Photos app.

2. In grid view, hold your finger on the photo or video until the quick action menu appears, then move your finger around so that it floats below your finger.

3. If you want to add more photos to share, tap any other photo or video with another finger and these photos or videos will be automatically added to another photo under your finger.

4. Use another finger to leave the app and navigate to where you want to place the photo or video.

5. If you can put it there, you'll see a green plus sign in the corner of the photo or video.

6. Lift your finger to drop photos and videos.

For example, you can drag a photo into the Mail app to add it as an attachment, or into the Messages app to quickly send it via text.

How to Drag and Drop Files on iPhone

Files that exist in the Files app can also be dragged out of Files and into other apps, like Messages or Mail to share the file, or even to another file manager if you want to share the file server application you are trying to upload a file. Methods as below:

1. Open the Files app.

2. In the icon or list view, press your finger down on the file until the quick action menu appears, then move your finger around without lifting your finger to make the file follow your finger.

3. Use another finger to leave the Files app and go to another app.

4. Wait until you see a green plus sign, which means you can put it there, then lift your finger to release the file.

If you're already in the Files app, this is a faster way to share files via text or email.

How to Drag and Drop Links on iPhone

Like Photos, you can drag and drop links from apps like Safari, Calendar, and more. Likewise, you must be able to press the link and make the quick action menu appear to be able to drag and drop it. Here's how to do it from Safari.

1. Open the Safari app.

2. Press your finger on any link until the quick action menu appears, then move your finger so that the link floats under your finger.

3. Leave the app with another finger and lift your finger to place it elsewhere (only if you see the green plus sign).

You can put links in other apps such as Messages, Mail, Notes or any number of social media apps.

How to Drag and Drop Text on iPhone

Finally, you can optionally drag any highlighted text into another app.

1. First, find the text you want to drag and drop.

2. Then use your finger to highlight the text as if you were going to copy it.

3. Then press and hold the selection and move your finger without lifting it until the text follows your finger.

4. Leave this app with another finger and put it somewhere else.

You can indeed drag and drop text on iOS, although copy and paste might be a better option.

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