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We could not source a change to the Clipboard panel specifically, so treat the panel list, not this package, as the thing that varies by release.\n\nFor Android Enterprise, EMM and kiosk fleets this is worth a decision rather than a shrug. It opens over the top of a locked-down app, and to whatever extent it does show previously copied content, that is a route by which one user's material, including one-time codes and pasted credentials, could be read by the next person to pick up a shared or kiosk device. Samsung's own fleet control is cleaner than fighting the package: Knox Service Plugin exposes Allow Edge screen, which turns the whole edge panel feature off when set to false, and Allow Clipboard, which governs clipboard use generally. 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