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How do I plug my iPad into my computer

How do I plug my iPad to my computer

Posted on Jun 11, 2021 3:01 PM

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Posted on Jun 11, 2021 3:09 PM

With an iPad with a Lightning socket, with a USB-A to Lightning cable, or a USB-C to Lightning cable.


This cable is often the same cable that is used to charge the iPad.


I'm guessing that you here might have a newer iPad with a USB-C to Lightning cable, and you'll need a computer with a USB-C connection (and which yours probably doesn't have), or you'll need to acquire a USB-A to Lightning cable and use that.


Here's that cable, available in half, one, and two meter lengths:


https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXLY2AM/A/lightning-to-usb-cable-1-m


For comparison—and so that you can see what a USB-C connector looks like—here's the cable you probably already have, the USB-C to Lightning cable:


https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MX0K2AM/A/usb-c-to-lightning-cable-1-m


Here's the full write-up on this topic from Apple:


Connect iPad and your computer with a cable - Apple Support



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Jun 11, 2021 3:09 PM in response to delores27

With an iPad with a Lightning socket, with a USB-A to Lightning cable, or a USB-C to Lightning cable.


This cable is often the same cable that is used to charge the iPad.


I'm guessing that you here might have a newer iPad with a USB-C to Lightning cable, and you'll need a computer with a USB-C connection (and which yours probably doesn't have), or you'll need to acquire a USB-A to Lightning cable and use that.


Here's that cable, available in half, one, and two meter lengths:


https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXLY2AM/A/lightning-to-usb-cable-1-m


For comparison—and so that you can see what a USB-C connector looks like—here's the cable you probably already have, the USB-C to Lightning cable:


https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MX0K2AM/A/usb-c-to-lightning-cable-1-m


Here's the full write-up on this topic from Apple:


Connect iPad and your computer with a cable - Apple Support



How do I plug my iPad into my computer

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