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What is Samsung Keyboard up to?

Hadron

Spacecorp test pilot
Something I've noticed: whenever I copy some text I get the notification "Samsung Keyboard has pasted from your clipboard". However I don't use Samsung Keyboard (it's pre-installed on my phone, but I have always used 3rd party keyboards), and this happens straight after I copy the text, before I've had a chance to even go to where I want to paste it. So it raises the question why is Samsung Keyboard even accessing the clipboard and where is it posting the text to?

It might be harmless, some absurd, clunky design where all copies to the clipboard go through the pre-installed keyboard app (I'd not put that past either Google or Samsung). But it does create a distinct "Samsung keyboard is phoning home to the mothership even though you don't use it" vibe. Does anyone know anything about this?
 
Yeah recently like barely for five minutes, I used a third party app for my Samsung keyboard, I hated it. I am also getting sharing my text copies like everyone else.
 
block the samsung keyboard from being active by deselecting it from the keyboards to be used

i dont have a samsung, and i removed G-board with Canta, so mine looks different than yours

settings
languages and input
on screen keyboard
manage on screen keyboards
(deselect samsung keyboard (or any other)

be sure to leave at least one keyboard selected
 
block the samsung keyboard from being active by deselecting it from the keyboards to be used

i dont have a samsung, and i removed G-board with Canta, so mine looks different than yours

settings
languages and input
on screen keyboard
manage on screen keyboards
(deselect samsung keyboard (or any other)

be sure to leave at least one keyboard selected
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