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There are flash drives with a lightning connector. Iâm using one of those, storing some of my photos and documents on it temporarily, in order to transfer them from my iPad to a computer.
So: you can use external storage devices.
Youâre right.Quite correct, and Iâve been using one for a while with my iPad Air2 (Transcend).
However youâll find that these flash drives and their apps are not directly compatible with the iPads âFilesâ app, and donât show up in the app as an âexternal driveâ.
I assumed the OP was wanting to utilise the built in âFilesâ app with an external drive, but if not, then using a specific flash drive with a lightning connector will work perfectly as a stand-alone.
Not an iPad pro user, but the same more or less...Shame the flash drives aren`t recognized by files, as I dump artwork there
Quite correct, and Iâve been using one for a while with my iPad Air2 (Transcend).
However youâll find that these flash drives and their apps are not directly compatible with the iPads âFilesâ app, and donât show up in the app as an âexternal driveâ.
I assumed the OP was wanting to utilise the built in âFilesâ app with an external drive, but if not, then using a specific flash drive with a lightning connector will work perfectly as a stand-alone.
I am wondering when and if there will be a lightning drive that is compatible with the iOS file on the iPad os. You can hook up a usb flash drive though a adapter as long as the drive is low power and it works so it must be in the flash drive maybe something imbedded. Would be great if you could somehow format the lightning flash drive to work.Quite correct, and Iâve been using one for a while with my iPad Air2 (Transcend).
However youâll find that these flash drives and their apps are not directly compatible with the iPads âFilesâ app, and donât show up in the app as an âexternal driveâ.
I assumed the OP was wanting to utilise the built in âFilesâ app with an external drive, but if not, then using a specific flash drive with a lightning connector will work perfectly as a stand-alone.
Am I right that iPads which donât have a USB-C âinâ can not use external storage devices under iPad OS 13?