There is a lot of details to parse through so we ve done the legwork to.
Connect memory stick to ipad.
You can pay 19 for apple s usb c to usb adapter.
This may be a usb drive camera or sd card for example.
Just simply plug your usb drive into this adapter and then connect the usb c end of the adapter to your ipad s usb c port.
Connect your usb device to the usb port of the adapter.
This accessory is designed to connect digital cameras to the ipad to import photos and videos but that s not all it does.
The ipad doesn t support microsd cards and without a usb port or a universal file system you can t plug in a flash drive.
In the early days 16 gb was a lot of storage especially if you didn t need your entire movie collection on the ipad but as the ipad gets more powerful the apps get bigger.
Depending on your model use the lightning to usb camera adapter lightning to usb 3 camera adapter usb c to sd card camera reader or lightning to sd card camera reader all sold separately.
You can connect the adapter cable to the lightning port at the bottom of the ipad then connect a usb accessory to the other end of the cable.
If you have an old usb drive such as type a flash drive you will need an adapter to connect the usb device to ipad pro with usb c connector.
With ipados and ios 13 apple is finally adding much requested support for external storage connectivity on iphone and ipad.
Links to the lightning to usb camera adapters.
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