diff --git a/airtest/core/android/android.py b/airtest/core/android/android.py
index 84abb1c2..29129a2b 100644
--- a/airtest/core/android/android.py
+++ b/airtest/core/android/android.py
@@ -942,6 +942,14 @@ def set_clipboard(self, text):
         """
         self.yosemite_ext.set_clipboard(text)
 
+    def paste(self):
+        """
+        Paste the clipboard content
+        Returns:
+
+        """
+        self.text(self.get_clipboard())
+
     def _register_rotation_watcher(self):
         """
         Register callbacks for Android and minicap when rotation of screen has changed
diff --git a/airtest/core/android/ime.py b/airtest/core/android/ime.py
index 591913b0..9eae1c60 100644
--- a/airtest/core/android/ime.py
+++ b/airtest/core/android/ime.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import re
 from airtest.core.android.yosemite import Yosemite
 from airtest.core.error import AdbError
+from airtest.utils.snippet import escape_special_char
 from .constant import YOSEMITE_IME_SERVICE
 from six import text_type
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def text(self, value):
         Input text with Yosemite input method
 
         Args:
-            value: text to be inputted, will automatically replace single quotes with double quotes
+            value: text to be inputted
 
         Returns:
             output form `adb shell` command
@@ -123,10 +124,8 @@ def text(self, value):
             self.start()
         # 更多的输入用法请见 https://github.com/macacajs/android-unicode#use-in-adb-shell
         value = ensure_unicode(value)
-        if '\'' in value:
-            # 如果value中有特殊符号，必须用单引号包裹内容，因此将单引号替换为双引号
-            value = value.replace('\'', '"')
-        self.adb.shell(f"am broadcast -a ADB_INPUT_TEXT --es msg '{value}'")
+        value = escape_special_char(value)
+        self.adb.shell(f"am broadcast -a ADB_INPUT_TEXT --es msg {value}")
 
     def code(self, code):
         """
diff --git a/airtest/core/android/yosemite_ext.py b/airtest/core/android/yosemite_ext.py
index 475c14c0..f37fb924 100644
--- a/airtest/core/android/yosemite_ext.py
+++ b/airtest/core/android/yosemite_ext.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import re
+
 from .constant import YOSEMITE_APK, YOSEMITE_PACKAGE
 from airtest.core.android.yosemite import Yosemite
 from airtest.core.error import AirtestError
-from airtest.utils.snippet import on_method_ready
+from airtest.utils.snippet import on_method_ready, escape_special_char
 from airtest.utils.logger import get_logger
 LOGGING = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ def get_clipboard(self):
 
     def set_clipboard(self, text):
         """
-        Set clipboard content, will automatically replace single quotes with double quotes
+        Set clipboard content
 
         Args:
             text: text to be set
@@ -57,11 +59,15 @@ def set_clipboard(self, text):
             None
 
         """
-        if "\'" in text:
-            text = text.replace("\'", "\"")
-        ret = self.device_op("clipboard", f"--TEXT '{text}'")
-        if ret and "Exception" in ret:
-            raise AirtestError("set clipboard failed: %s" % ret)
+        text = escape_special_char(text)
+
+        try:
+            ret = self.device_op("clipboard", f'--TEXT {text}')
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise AirtestError("set clipboard failed, %s" % repr(e))
+        else:
+            if ret and "Exception" in ret:
+                raise AirtestError("set clipboard failed: %s" % ret)
 
     def change_lang(self, lang):
         """
diff --git a/airtest/core/api.py b/airtest/core/api.py
index 7f2914b4..a26bb87e 100644
--- a/airtest/core/api.py
+++ b/airtest/core/api.py
@@ -697,6 +697,23 @@ def set_clipboard(content, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     G.DEVICE.set_clipboard(content, *args, **kwargs)
 
+
+@logwrap
+def paste(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Paste the content from the clipboard.
+
+    :platforms: Android, iOS
+    :return: None
+    :Example:
+
+        >>> set_clipboard("content")
+        >>> paste()  # will paste "content" to the device
+
+    """
+    G.DEVICE.paste(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 """
 Assertions: see airtest/core/assertions.py
 """
diff --git a/airtest/core/ios/ios.py b/airtest/core/ios/ios.py
index 6eccc851..a88b5781 100644
--- a/airtest/core/ios/ios.py
+++ b/airtest/core/ios/ios.py
@@ -971,6 +971,21 @@ def set_clipboard(self, content, wda_bundle_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             LOGGING.warning("we can't switch back to the app before, becasue can't get bundle id.")
 
+    def paste(self, wda_bundle_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Paste the current clipboard content on the device.
+
+        Args:
+            wda_bundle_id (str, optional): The bundle ID of the WDA app. Defaults to None.
+
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If the device is remote and the wda_bundle_id parameter is not provided.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        self.text(self.get_clipboard(wda_bundle_id=wda_bundle_id))
+
     def get_ip_address(self):
         """Get ip address from WDA.
 
diff --git a/airtest/utils/snippet.py b/airtest/utils/snippet.py
index c93b8401..184d16eb 100644
--- a/airtest/utils/snippet.py
+++ b/airtest/utils/snippet.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # _*_ coding:UTF-8 _*_
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import stat
 import threading
@@ -172,3 +173,16 @@ def parse_device_uri(uri):
     if host:
         params["host"] = host.split(":")
     return platform, uuid, params
+
+
+def escape_special_char(string):
+    """
+    Escape special characters in a string.
+
+    Args:
+        string (str): The input string, e.g. 'testing !@#$%^&*()_+'
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The string with special characters escaped.  e.g. 'testing \!\@\#\$\%\^\&\*\(\)_\+'
+    """
+    return re.sub(r'([!@#\$%\^&\*\(\)_\+\\|;:"\'<>\?\{\}\[\]#\~\^ ])', r'\\\1', string)
diff --git a/tests/test_android.py b/tests/test_android.py
index 1cefb002..3eb4aa96 100644
--- a/tests/test_android.py
+++ b/tests/test_android.py
@@ -140,6 +140,19 @@ def test_text(self):
         self.android.ime_method = IME_METHOD.YOSEMITEIME
         self.android.text(u'你好')
 
+    def test_clipboard(self):
+        text1 = "test clipboard"
+        self.android.set_clipboard(text1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.android.get_clipboard(), text1)
+
+        self.android.paste()
+
+        # test escape special char
+        text2 = "test clipboard with $pecial char #@!#%$#^&*()'"
+        self.android.set_clipboard(text2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.android.get_clipboard(), text2)
+        self.android.paste()
+
     def test_touch(self):
         for i in (TOUCH_METHOD.ADBTOUCH, TOUCH_METHOD.MINITOUCH, TOUCH_METHOD.MAXTOUCH):
             self.android.touch_method = i
diff --git a/tests/test_yosemite.py b/tests/test_yosemite.py
index 749a51f7..a245feca 100644
--- a/tests/test_yosemite.py
+++ b/tests/test_yosemite.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ def test_text(self):
         self.ime.text("nimei")
         self.ime.text("你妹")
 
+    def test_escape_text(self):
+        self.ime.text("$call org/org->create_org($id,'test123')")
+        self.ime.text("#@$%^&&*)_+!")
+
     def test_code(self):
         self.ime.text("test code")
         self.ime.code("2")