This is a more complicated answer. The basic answer is it depends. Apple uses a sandbox system for apps which requires apps to be self-contained. Some apps can access external data. A good example of this is Drop Box. Drop Box is basically a cloud service. Users have so many GB of storage space in their Drop Box account. With Drop Box, one can keep the data in the account and access it using certain apps on the iOS device. If the app is written for it, files can be shared between apps.
Apple's built-in music player will not play music unless it has been installed through iTunes or through Apple's music store (there is a way around this restriction, but one must jailbreak one's iOS device). A few wifi drives are now available on the market. A few apps have been written to access these drives. Using the apps as one's interface, it becomes possible to work with data on the external device. I believe the current cost for these devices is higher than the cost to purchase an iOS device with equivalent built-in memory. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 13/03/2013, at 0:16, Robert Doc Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > then is there a way I could store my music or books on an external device > and have the Idevice access it? > When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It > matters not for your job is Complete and your rewards forthcoming. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 6:56 PM > Subject: Re: adding more memmory to the IPhone? > > > Hi, I believe you asked this once before and you got an answer. The apps > must be installed on the phone and cannot run from an external drive. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > I can't live without y?o?u?. TEA. Bazinga! - Sheldon Cooper > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 > > On 3/10/2013 7:41 PM, Mary Ellen Sanchez wrote: >> Hi I did have a question. If I have the Kingston drive I wonder could I >> move >> my apps to there and run off of that?? is this possible?? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Chaltain >> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:11 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: adding more memmory to the IPhone? >> >> My advice is a bit different. I encourage people to think about how >> they'll >> use their iPhone. They should get as much capacity as they can, depending >> on >> what they can afford and how they'll use their iPhone. I have a 16G >> iPhone, >> and I've never wished I had a larger iPhone. I tend to use a lot of cloud >> resources though, and I have an unlimited data plan. >> >> I'd be more inclined to encourage people to get the largest capacity >> iPhone >> they could afford if the additional storage wasn't so expensive. >> I know SSD's are faster than SD cards, but I don't find that the speeds of >> SD cards makes much difference when accessing data, like music, books or >> documents, and SD memory costs a fraction of what Apple charges for >> additional capacity. >> >> On 10/03/13 10:19, Alan Paganelli wrote: >>> You have to buy a new iPhone. I tell folks to always buy the largest >>> size hard drive you can afford even if you don't think you'll ever >>> need it. To put it simply, it's better to have it and not need it >>> then to need it and not have it. That should about some it up for you >>> rather nicely. The iPhone has a solid state hard drive which is >>> faster then say an SD card. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Troy Sullivan <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 09, 2013 6:45 PM >>> *Subject:* adding more memmory to the IPhone? >>> >>> I have a 16 gig IPhone right now, but lets say I wanted to upgrade >>> in the future, is there a way to add more memmory to the phone or >>> would I have to buy an upgraded phone? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>> "VIPhone" Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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