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I want an adapter to use with my SuperDrive to play dvd’s on my iPad.

I have an older iPad Air, 12.56 software. I would like to find an adapter lightning to usb to use with my Apple Super Drive to play dvd’s. Is one available for this older model. I have tried to research but information is not clear. Thanks for you support.


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iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 20, 2022 8:42 AM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2022 8:58 AM

iOS/iPadOS fundamentally does not support connection of any optical media drives - including the Apple SuperDrive. As such, direct access to optical media (CD, DVD, BD) is not possible.


You’ll need to access this optical media using another computer, such as PC or Mac.

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I want an adapter to use with my SuperDrive to play dvd’s on my iPad.

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