숨겨진 메소드 호출 트릭

From the class that extends WebView:

public void selectAndCopyText() { 

    try { 

        Method m = WebView.class.getMethod("emulateShiftHeld", null); 

        m.invoke(this, null); 

    } catch (Exception e) { 

        throw new AssertionError(e); 

    } 

} 

And then you have to use ClipboardManager to watch for new text.

P.S. Historical note: this hack is based on Android 1.5 WebView implementation.