Yes, I have a four port USB powered hub that I plugged into the adapter that was plugged into the ipad mini. This port has a switch to turn on and off each port. I had only one port turned on. Nothing happened when it was connected to my ipad mini. I did plug in a usb keyboard and it did work. I got the idea of trying a fflash drive after reading the following review:
Apple-Lightning-USB-Camera-Adapter 5.0 out of 5 stars The hidden gem of Apple accessories September 12, 2017 Kids, this is the real deal. People make fun of Apple and their overpriced dongles, but this thing is magic. No really, I can't think of another tiny piece of hardware that has so drastically expanded what I can do with a single port. This dongle hides behind the name "Camera Adapter", as if it were a mere tool for camera enthusiasts. I don't care about cameras at all, I've used this to: - Attach a USB keyboard for use with my iPad Pro - Connect a Blue Yeti USB Microphone to my iPad and record vocals - Attach a USB MIDI Controller which then seamlessly hooks into Garageband's Synth instruments - Connect to a USB-to-Ethernet hub and download stuff to my iPhone/iPad over Ethernet - Oh, by the way, that hub I mentioned has 3 USB ports on it, I can connect stuff to **all three of them** and download over Ethernet at the same time. - And yeah, maybe I'll try it out with a camera someday when I'm done rocking out with all these other peripherals... I wonder if I could plug in an Electric-Guitar-to-USB adapter... Anyway, this thing is insane. You might have an awesome iPad, but until you get this, you're not using it right. From: Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 6:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame Russ, Are you saying you have a USB powered hub that you plugged into the adapter that was plugged into the iPhone? That means you are adding multiple drives at once, which computers handle fine; I am not sure iPhones or maybe even iPads can handle that. Have you called Apple Accessibility who maybe could answer your question fairly quickly? 877-204-3930 Richard 🖖 Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 6:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame I tried pluging in a flash drive where I got the message: accessory requires too much power into a usb powered hub. when I connected the usb powered hub into my device nothing happened. From: Ryan Mann Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 9:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame Note that with some drives, you will get a message that the accessory requires too much power. In that case, you just need to do the following: Unplug the lightning to USB adapter from the phone. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. Plug the adapter back into the phone. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2020, at 12:03 PM, Jim Fettgather <jimfettgat...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello, I purchased a lightning to USB adapter from Apple, I can connect a USB thumb drive to that adapter and it shows up right in the files app on the iPhone, and the files can be manipulated in many ways. Thanks. From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame I thought external drive access was only supported for iPad OS and not iOS. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ryan Mann Sent: Friday, January 3, 2020 1:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame I don’t know if this app does, but the Files app in IOS 13 allows you to do so. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Russ Kiehne <russ94...@gmail.com> wrote: Does this app allow you to access a flashdrive? From: Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 10:04 AM To: VIPhone via ; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com Subject: Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame I wonder if this is accessible. Documents 7 review: Free iOS file manager puts Apple’s Files app to shame Macworld / J.R. Bookwalter Documents 7 is a free iOS app for reading PDF, EPUB, Word, and Excel documents, opening ZIP archives, viewing images, downloading and much more. At a Glance · Documents 7 Learn more on App Store It took Apple nearly a decade to bring proper file management to the iPhone and iPad with the arrival of the Files app in iOS 11. Over the same period of time, an enterprising third-party developer based in Odessa, Ukraine was busy refining its own file manager app, which outshines Apple’s in almost every conceivable way. Documents 7 is the latest incarnation of the versatile iOS utility that started as clever web app ReaddleDocs, named for the up-and-coming startup who created it. The mobile equivalent of macOS Finder, this jack-of-all-trades allows iPhone and iPad owners to browse, view, and manage files with ease, all from an intuitive user interface that puts Apple’s own Files to shame. Documents 7 brings the Plus button to iPhone, making it easier for users to create and import files from almost anywhere. Although there was little to dislike about the look and feel of prior releases, Documents 7 adds a fresh coat of paint inspired by the company’s recent PDF Expert 7, a robust tool for document editing and annotation. The result is a refined UI that makes viewing and organizing files a more organic experience, with support for iOS 13’s new Dark Mode and floating keyboard. iPad users can also now open more than one Documents window at a time, great for side-by-side comparison or to drag and drop content between them. Making its way from iPad to iPhone is the Plus button, a convenient one-tap popup in the lower right corner which speeds up creation of new folders, text and PDF files, scanning new documents, or importing existing files from iCloud Drive, Photos, cloud storage providers, or network-attached sources. Naturally, there’s also integration with the built-in Files app for seamlessly accessing content stored there, as well as opening files saved in existing Locations within Documents 7. PDF master From the beginning, Documents 7 included a built-in web browser, which now offers private browsing mode. On the iPhone, browser settings are conveniently located from any open tab—no more hopping back to in-app settings just to clear data or change the location of file downloads. There’s even a new option to choose DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Ecosia, or Yahoo as the default search engine instead of Google. (Yay, privacy!) Whether it’s cloud storage, network-attached devices, or remote servers, Documents 7 makes file management a snap. While Documents has always been a very capable PDF reader, version 7.0 introduces an option to turn the app into a full-fledged editor as well. After upgrading to an annual subscription ($50 per year), Documents 7 unlocks a full complement of professional tools, allowing users to edit, convert, and reduce the size of PDF files. If you already own PDF Expert 6, those editing features are available free of charge in Documents 7. Unfortunately, three advanced tools recently added to PDF Expert 7 do not get shared, so the only way to customize the Favorites toolbar or convert and compress PDF files is to pay for another annual subscription. That stinks, but Readdle offers a discounted upgrade to PDF Expert owners ($10 for the first year). For the moment, this is the only in-app purchase offered—everything else is absolutely free. Documents 7 can effortlessly transfer files between iOS devices and personal computers using any web browser. Bottom line For those underwhelmed by the built-in Files app, do yourself a favor and install Documents 7, the free file manager worthy of being installed on every iOS device. At a Glance · Documents 7 Learn more on App Store Documents 7 is a free iOS app for reading PDF, EPUB, Word, and Excel documents, opening ZIP archives, viewing images, downloading and listening to music, watching videos, and much more. Pros a.. More complete file manager than Files app b.. 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