I'm trying to connect the Iphone 5 to the Surface Pro 128.
I wish I could connect with wireless connection, but is it true I must use usb first? And then, since there is only usb 3 on the surface, would that work?
iPhone 5, Windows 7, windows 8 actually
USB 2 or USB 3 should not make a difference.
The one thing I do wonder about - and can't test - is if the SUrface has the ability to run iTunes so you can connect an iDevice to it.
If you connect without using iTUnes all you can do is pull photos off the device, you can't sync.
What are you trying to do with the two devices?
Yes, Surface is running Itunes for Windows, and that is all working fine. I want to connect Itunes to the Iphone. With a previous computer, I thought I saw the possibility to make a wireless connection (using wifi or maybe bluetooth) to the iphone. But, again a vague memory and no documentation available, I thought one had to make a wired (usb) connection first, and then you can continue to connect via wireless. But I want to make the connection wirelessly from the start. If I have to use usb, I face the connector problem since I believe the usb 3 cables don't connect with usb 2 connectors.
Seems preferable to just use a wireless connection throughout the process.
jerelo wrote:
But I want to make the connection wirelessly from the start. If I have to use usb, I face the connector problem since I believe the usb 3 cables don't connect with usb 2 connectors.
To the best of my knowledge this is not possible. You must connect via the USB cable initially to set up wireless synching.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
I believe the USB port on the Surface can accept the standard dock cable that came with your iPhone. USB 3 is certainly backwards-compatible with USB 2 devices unless Microsoft's horked up USB support in the Surface for some reason.
Regards.
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