I can plug and play using my external apple DVD combo burner player, on my iMac no problems, however even with the USB to USB-C converter the combo drive dosn’t do anything, it accepts DVDs and spins up, fine but the iPad just has no clue its there. I think it need an app or driver of some sort? Any ideas? I use this DVD a lot on my iMac it’s very handy.
iPad, iPadOS 18
Nope.
Apple doesn’t list iPad as compatible with SuperDrive, only Mac.
How to connect the Apple USB SuperDrive - Apple Support
Here is what is listed as compatible:
Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support
The media format must meet requirements, too: Note: An external storage device must have only a single data partition, and it must be formatted as APFS, APFS (encrypted), macOS Extended (HFS+), exFAT (FAT64), FAT32, or FAT. To change the formatting of a storage device, use the Files app on iPad or a Mac or PC.
(Optical media does not commonly use one of those formats.)
Nope.
Apple doesn’t list iPad as compatible with SuperDrive, only Mac.
How to connect the Apple USB SuperDrive - Apple Support
Here is what is listed as compatible:
Connect external storage devices to iPad - Apple Support
The media format must meet requirements, too: Note: An external storage device must have only a single data partition, and it must be formatted as APFS, APFS (encrypted), macOS Extended (HFS+), exFAT (FAT64), FAT32, or FAT. To change the formatting of a storage device, use the Files app on iPad or a Mac or PC.
(Optical media does not commonly use one of those formats.)
iPad USB-C using Apple Ext DVD combo player
