Can you hook up a flash drive to iphone

Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. By submitting your email, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you need more storage space on your iPhone, the easiest way to tack some on is with a special flash drive that features a lightning port on one end and a USB port on the other. Each brand of flash drive has its own, proprietary app for managing files. The various apps and drives also share some of the same limitations. For example, transfers appear to be limited to photos, videos, and audio files.

This article explains how to connect an iPad to a USB device. Instructions apply to all versions of the iPad. The and iPad Pro models with inch and These are the first iPads that do. With these models, the problem of connecting USB devices to the iPad is solved. However, it's only solved for USB-C accessories. If you have an older USB device that you want to use with these models, you need an adapter.

This is a no-brainer. Interestingly though, there are apps on the App Store that let you turn your iPhone into a flash drive for mass storage. For instance:.

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