Need to connect my iPad to projector with an Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter. Can only use my iPhone with the one I bought . What Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter do I need to buy?

Need to connect my iPad to projector with an Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter. Can only use my iPhone with the one I bought What Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter do I need to buy?

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Posted on Oct 23, 2023 10:13 AM

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Oct 23, 2023 10:42 AM in response to artscapes

The iPad User Guide provides details:

Connect iPad to a display with a cable - Apple Support


If your iPad has a Lightning port, you will require an Apple Lightning to Digital AV Adapter along with a suitable HDMI cable - or a Lightning to VGA Adapter for older monitors that only have a corresponding analogue video input.


  • Lightning Digital AV Adapter

https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MD826ZM/A


  • Lightning to VGA Adapter

https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MD825ZM/A



If instead your iPad has a USB-C port, you will not be able to use Lightning adapters. Instead, you will require the equivalent USB-C Adapters for HDMI and VGA:


  • USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter

https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MUF82ZM/A


  • USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter

https://store.apple.com/xc/product/MJ1L2ZM/A


If you have a 2021/2022 model of iPad Pro, for compatible monitors that support DisplayPort over USB-C or Thunderbolt3, you can also make a direct connection using an appropriate cable.


Oct 23, 2023 10:34 AM in response to artscapes

There's only one Lightning digital AV Adapter you can buy from Apple, and it should work on both iPhones and iPads.


click here ➜ Lightning Digital AV Adapter - Lightning to HDMI - Apple


What happens when you try to use the one you have on the iPad exactly?

What model of iPad do you have exactly? Are you sure its a Lightning-port-equipped model?

Newer iPad models have a USB-C port instead of Lightning.


If it does have a lightning port, make sure when you try to use it first, the iPad is connected to Wi-Fi so it can download any firmware update it may need for the Digital AV adapter. After it downloads it at least once, it can be used offline directly.


Need to connect my iPad to projector with an Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter. Can only use my iPhone with the one I bought . What Apple lightning to Digital AV adapter do I need to buy?

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