From 9ed76b256ea776650c4f8ffe703cfa0c2aceaa32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prakash Baskaran <prakash_bask@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 11:02:05 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed commit and added comment to explain the changes

---
 src/hooks/useHtmlPaste/index.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/hooks/useHtmlPaste/index.ts b/src/hooks/useHtmlPaste/index.ts
index 690b64aeec3a..1a5606ef48ad 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useHtmlPaste/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useHtmlPaste/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react';
+import {isMobile} from '@libs/Browser';
 import Parser from '@libs/Parser';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
-import isMobile from '@src/utils/isMobile';
 import type UseHtmlPaste from './types';
 
 const insertAtCaret = (target: HTMLElement, insertedText: string, maxLength: number) => {
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ const useHtmlPaste: UseHtmlPaste = (textInputRef, preHtmlPasteCallback, isActive
     const handlePastePlainText = useCallback(
         (event: ClipboardEvent) => {
             const markdownText = event.clipboardData?.getData('text/plain');
+            // Updated paste logic to address issue #53718
+            // When copying from a chat conversation, the clipboard contains markdown-formatted text.
+            // On desktop web, users have the option to paste as plain text, but this feature is unavailable on mobile web.
+            // A conditional check is added to determine whether to retain markdown or convert it to plain text based on the platform.
             if (markdownText) {
                 const parsedText = isMobile() ? markdownText : Parser.htmlToText(Parser.replace(markdownText));
                 paste(parsedText);