New IPad
Good day APPLE support team,
please advise me if New IPad able to connect to pendrive with adapter. If yes, kindly specify further on the type of adapter and pendrive to enable me to do so. Thank you
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 14
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All current models of iPad (i.e., the 2021 iPad9, iPad mini6, iPad Air4 and 11” and 12.9” models of iPad Pro) all use a USB-C port. Many older models of iPad instead use an Apple Lightning port.
For USB-C equipped models of iPad, you can directly connect USB Storage (such as a “pendrive”). USB-C devices do not require an adapter, whereas USB Storage that has the larger USB Type-A connector will require use of an adapter, or perhaps more usefully, a USB hub.
There many good quality USB-C hubs that incorporate additional USB-C and USB Type-A ports, SD/microSD card readers, Ethernet LAN, HDMI and other ports. Good hubs are designed to allow simultaneous connection of a Power Adapter or PowerBank battery, this being essential to allow simultaneous charging and to provide power for some external storage devices.
Perhaps consider Kingston, Anker, Hyperdrive and Satechi - although there are many others from which to choose. A Google Search for USB-C Hubs compatible with iPad will find a number of articles and recommendations. Speaking of personal experience, the Kingston Nucleum has proven itself to be particularly flexible - featuring twin USB3.0 Type-A, downstream USB-C and SD/microSD card slots, HDMI, plus a power pass-through USB-C port that can accept +45W from a suitable USB power source.
Apple market their own adapter. Whilst the adapter offers a single USB Type-A and an HDMI port in addition to a pass-though USB-C connection for power, the adapter may be less useful than a full USB hub:
- USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
https://store.apple.com/uk/xc/product/MUF82ZM/A
If your iPad has an Apple Lightning connector, to connect USB storage you will require an Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter:
https://store.apple.com/uk/xc/product/MK0W2ZM/A