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ipad updated Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter no longer working

Updated iPad Pro (10.5”) to iOS 16.5 and my new Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter stopped working. Also updated my iPhone 12 mini to iOS 16.5 which also stopped the adapter from working. Adapter working fine with both devices prior to update. How can I fix?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on May 25, 2023 10:47 AM

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May 27, 2023 7:31 AM in response to colmBB

Hello colmBB,


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!


Was this an official Apple branded adapter or was this a third-party adapter?


If this was a third-party adapter, you'll want to reach out to the manufacturer directly to see if this may be a known issue.


If this is an Apple branded adapter, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support to look in to that further and see what options you have. You can reach out to them here: Get Support


Take care!

May 30, 2023 12:27 PM in response to colmBB

It is NOT working. ( powering remote USB equipment) Try google it. Its the upgrade to 16.5 and you cannot downgrade to 16.4x anymore. Its all over the internet. WAKE UP APPLE, you are stepping on all your customers depending on this for all sorts of addon equipments to ipads with lightning connector, which is still available!. We were on the verge of upgrading our equipment to new. We are angry and Windows is indeed cheaper. We already use apps only designed for windows. We just wanted to get a couple of new ipads as travel partners for audio sketching of musical ideas. We do have lightning to USB3 connectors. We dont need the expensive USB C models. Now we are not so sure about that. This is not the first time. At least post some official response.

May 31, 2023 10:26 PM in response to colmBB

it is a problem with 16.5. I have two ipads. one already was running on 16.5 and it simply would not use the adapter. Another ipad was still on 16.4.1 and it used the camera adapter just fine until it too was updated to ipados 16.5, at which time it began having the same problems as the first ipad.


This is not a third party product I'm talking about. This is the one officially apple branded.

ipad updated Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter no longer working

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