Fact · Voice privacy and security
From Android 12, Google shows a toast each time an app reads and pastes clipboard data, which makes attacks harder to miss.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“From Android 12 onwards (API level 31), every time an application accesses data within the clipboard and pastes it, a toast message is shown to the user, making it more difficult for attacks to go unnoticed”
Secure clipboard handling, Android Developers, n.d., Secure clipboard handling, version differences.
Open the original- What it measures
- The toast appears on Android 12 and later. It is a notice on the screen, not a permission the user must grant.
- What it does not show
- The toast applies to apps that read and paste clipboard data. Google's page does not say how often a dictation app would trigger it.