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Android App: Clear clipboard function does not actually clear clipboard. #1492

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opened 2025-11-26 22:50:36 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 9 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:36 -06:00
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Originally created by @SentByOwl on GitHub (Sep 12, 2022).

Steps To Reproduce

On the Android mobile app if you:

  1. click on settings
  2. scroll to OTHER -> OPTIONS
  3. set the CLEAR CLIPBOARD setting to something like 10 sec.
  4. navigate to a stored password and copy the password
  5. wait the amount of time needed to have the clipboard automatically cleared.
  6. notice that you now cannot paste anything in your clipboard
  7. navigate to your messages
  8. touch and hold a text entry field and tap the clipboard button that appears.
  9. There you will see your previously copied password still in your clipboard.

Expected Result

I would appreciate the clear clipboard function to completely clear the password from my clipboard and remove the possibility of me accidentally texting someone my password while trying to paste in another copied text.

Actual Result

I copy a password from the mobile app and after the app has cleared the clipboard I go to text someone and copy and paste something to text them and almost pasted in my sensitive password while scanning through my clipboard history.

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Additional Context

It seems like only the first item in the clipboard is deleted but all the previous passwords that i had copied for weeks were still there and I was relying on the clear clipboard function to have cleared it. Now, I do not know if this clipboard history could even be potentially accessed by a malicious actor that had gained access to an android device, but this seemed like a security risk. I am open to being informed about whether this is a concern or not.

Thank you all for contributing to this awesome app. As soon as I have developed my coding skills further this is a project that I would love to contribute to.

Cheers

Operating System

Android

Operating System Version

Android Version 12

Device

Galaxy A32 5G

Build Version

2022.8.0(4911)

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  • Using a pre-release version of the application.
Originally created by @SentByOwl on GitHub (Sep 12, 2022). ### Steps To Reproduce On the Android mobile app if you: 1. click on settings 2. scroll to OTHER -> OPTIONS 3. set the CLEAR CLIPBOARD setting to something like 10 sec. 4. navigate to a stored password and copy the password 5. wait the amount of time needed to have the clipboard automatically cleared. 6. notice that you now cannot paste anything in your clipboard 7. navigate to your messages 8. touch and hold a text entry field and tap the clipboard button that appears. 9. There you will see your previously copied password still in your clipboard. ### Expected Result I would appreciate the clear clipboard function to completely clear the password from my clipboard and remove the possibility of me accidentally texting someone my password while trying to paste in another copied text. ### Actual Result I copy a password from the mobile app and after the app has cleared the clipboard I go to text someone and copy and paste something to text them and almost pasted in my sensitive password while scanning through my clipboard history. ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context It seems like only the first item in the clipboard is deleted but all the previous passwords that i had copied for weeks were still there and I was relying on the clear clipboard function to have cleared it. Now, I do not know if this clipboard history could even be potentially accessed by a malicious actor that had gained access to an android device, but this seemed like a security risk. I am open to being informed about whether this is a concern or not. Thank you all for contributing to this awesome app. As soon as I have developed my coding skills further this is a project that I would love to contribute to. Cheers ### Operating System Android ### Operating System Version Android Version 12 ### Device Galaxy A32 5G ### Build Version 2022.8.0(4911) ### Beta - [ ] Using a pre-release version of the application.
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GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:37 -06:00
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@dbosompem commented on GitHub (Sep 12, 2022):

Hi @apmech707 , thank you for raising this issue. The team will try and reproduce this, and upon a successful one we'd make time and resolve this. We will get back to you if we need any additional information. Thanks!

@dbosompem commented on GitHub (Sep 12, 2022): Hi @apmech707 , thank you for raising this issue. The team will try and reproduce this, and upon a successful one we'd make time and resolve this. We will get back to you if we need any additional information. Thanks!
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:37 -06:00
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@THEOCKID commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2022):

oh this has been this way for years. I see this as a Galaxy bug, tho. Galaxy has like 20-30 clipboard slots, and thus no program is able of clearing them. I will say that I developed a workaround: I used (trying to remember here.... ) MacroDroid?, and created a macro that every X minutes it would push data to the clipboard and repeat 30x, thus filling the clipboard with dummy data. I was never able to get the macro program to clear data from the clipboard, but I could push data there, reaching the same desired endpoint -- my password info was wiped.

I hope this helps a little :)

@THEOCKID commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2022): oh this has been this way for years. I see this as a Galaxy bug, tho. Galaxy has like 20-30 clipboard slots, and thus no program is able of clearing them. I will say that I developed a workaround: I used (trying to remember here.... ) MacroDroid?, and created a macro that every X minutes it would push data to the clipboard and repeat 30x, thus filling the clipboard with dummy data. I was never able to get the macro program to *clear* data from the clipboard, but I could *push* data there, reaching the same desired endpoint -- my password info was wiped. I hope this helps a little :)
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:38 -06:00
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@SentByOwl commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2022):

Hi thank you for contacting me and offering a solution. This does sound
like an android problem rather than a bug in butwarden. I really appreciate
you looking into it. Thanks so much, hope that i can contribute to this
project as I get better at coding. Have a good one

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oh this has been this way for years. I see this as a Galaxy bug, tho.
Galaxy has like 20-30 clipboard slots, and thus no program is able of
clearing them. I will say that I developed a workaround: I used (trying to
remember here.... ) MacroDroid?, and created a macro that every X minutes
it would push data to the clipboard and repeat 30x, thus filling the
clipboard with dummy data. I was never able to get the macro program to
clear data from the clipboard, but I could push data there, reaching
the same desired endpoint -- my password info was wiped.

I hope this helps a little :)

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@SentByOwl commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2022): Hi thank you for contacting me and offering a solution. This does sound like an android problem rather than a bug in butwarden. I really appreciate you looking into it. Thanks so much, hope that i can contribute to this project as I get better at coding. Have a good one On Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 7:05 AM THEOCKID ***@***.***> wrote: > oh this has been this way for years. I see this as a Galaxy bug, tho. > Galaxy has like 20-30 clipboard slots, and thus no program is able of > clearing them. I will say that I developed a workaround: I used (trying to > remember here.... ) MacroDroid?, and created a macro that every X minutes > it would push data to the clipboard and repeat 30x, thus filling the > clipboard with dummy data. I was never able to get the macro program to > *clear* data from the clipboard, but I could *push* data there, reaching > the same desired endpoint -- my password info was wiped. > > I hope this helps a little :) > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/issues/2067#issuecomment-1256976716>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AN6THO3IDROWKOC6RWOX5ELV74DCDANCNFSM6AAAAAAQKBP5WA> > . > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:38 -06:00
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@ThrashAbaddon commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023):

The source of the problem may be on the android side, but the issue still stands, the clearing of clipboard doesn't work. If the functionality can't be supported, for whatever reason, then it needs to clearly explain to the user that the current OS doesn't support that and the functionality is disabled.

Do not lose trust over something that isn't even your fault.

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@ThrashAbaddon commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023): The source of the problem may be on the android side, but the issue still stands, the clearing of clipboard doesn't work. If the functionality can't be supported, for whatever reason, then it needs to clearly explain to the user that the current OS doesn't support that and the functionality is disabled. Do not lose trust over something that isn't even your fault. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7493180/214386597-30acecd7-0337-4ae0-8962-33c4cfe59c4d.png)
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:38 -06:00
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@dwbit commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023):

Hey @ThrashAbaddon thanks for the information, the team is reviewing this one.

@dwbit commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2023): Hey @ThrashAbaddon thanks for the information, the team is reviewing this one.
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:38 -06:00
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@HarryBouch96 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2024):

Any updates on this?

@HarryBouch96 commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2024): Any updates on this?
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:39 -06:00
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@KobeW50 commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2024):

It may be a good idea to close this issue in favor of https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/issues/2356, since they are the same. Although this bug report was opened first, 2356 has detailed information on why the bug occurs and is likely to be more up-to-date in general.

@KobeW50 commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2024): It may be a good idea to close this issue in favor of https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/issues/2356, since they are the same. Although this bug report was opened first, 2356 has detailed information on why the bug occurs and is likely to be more up-to-date in general.
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@KobeW50 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2024):

@vvolkgang Please close this as well

@KobeW50 commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2024): @vvolkgang Please close this as well
GiteaMirror commented 2025-11-26 22:50:39 -06:00
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@vvolkgang commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2024):

Issue migrated to https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/issues/2067

@vvolkgang commented on GitHub (Jun 20, 2024): Issue migrated to https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/issues/2067
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