Notion mobile text selection controls frequently fail during copy-paste
Users on mobile Notion encounter broken text highlighting controls that prevent selecting and copying multi-page blocks of content. The issue requires tedious workarounds like highlighting text in small sections.
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surfaced semanticallyNotion copy-paste and text highlighting UX is frustratingly poor
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Notion Mobile App Blocks Copy-Paste Functionality
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