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Re: iPhone USB access

From Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: iPhone USB access
Date 2024-12-21 12:27 +0100
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On 21.12.24 12:18, Dave Royal wrote:
> VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message:
> 
>> Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
>>
>>> VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message:
>>>
>>>> B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm an Android user thinking of getting an iPhone, and I see articles
>>>>> about apps that let ppl share files with their PCs, and I'm wondering
>>>>> why is there such an app? If I plug an iPhone into my PC's USB port, do
>>>>> I not get access to the iPhone's filesysten?
>>>
>>> No. All you see are photos and videos from the camera.
>>>
>>>> https://discussions.apple.com/welcome
>>>
>>> So you don't need to go there.
>>
>> Apple likes their walled garden.  The article below mentions iTunes.
>> The OP didn't mention his PC's OS.  iTunes runs on Windows.  Maybe runs
>> under WINE on Linux.  By its name, not sure if it only allows access to
>> media folders, or to all folders.  Never bothered with anything Apple.
>>
>> https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-between-devices-iphf2d851b9/ios
> 
> Well, iOS is clearly off-topic as VanguardLH's first answer hints.
>   So I'll just say, as someone who uses an Android tablet, an
>   iPhone, Linux and Windows PCs  (though not a Mac) that the iOS is
>   the most difficult to get stuff into and out off and and between
>   apps - by design - especially if you don't want to use a cloud
>   service such as Dropbox. I often use FTP.

Total nonsense. No reasonable person would do this. You can try but it 
is only for people with a lot of spare time.

> But forget iTunes.

iTunes does not exist in the Apple world any more for years now.


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iPhone USB access B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2024-12-20 21:50 -0500
  Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-20 21:35 -0600
    Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 07:37 +0000
      Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 03:51 -0600
        Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 11:18 +0000
          Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:27 +0100
            Re: iPhone USB access Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-21 12:47 +0000
              Re: iPhone USB access "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-21 14:10 +0100
                Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 16:22 +0000
          Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 11:54 -0600
            Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-21 19:19 +0000
              Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-21 14:25 -0600
                Re: iPhone USB access Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> - 2024-12-21 20:30 +0000
                Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-22 11:07 +0000
                Re: iPhone USB access VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2024-12-22 19:15 -0600
                Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-23 14:40 +0000
                Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 16:59 +0000
        Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:25 +0100
  Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 08:39 +0100
  Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 11:25 +0000
    Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 12:29 +0100
    Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 18:04 +0000
      Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:37 +0000
        Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 10:41 -0800
          Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:52 +0000
            Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 20:15 +0000
              Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 12:32 -0800
                Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-22 18:57 +0000
                Re: iPhone USB access Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-22 17:07 -0500
                Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 00:56 +0000
                Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-22 18:46 -0800
  Re: iPhone USB access Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2024-12-21 12:52 +0000
    Re: iPhone USB access "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-21 14:15 +0100
      Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 15:26 +0100
        Re: iPhone USB access Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2024-12-21 18:44 +0000
          Re: iPhone USB access Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-21 21:55 +0100
    Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-21 20:24 +0000
      Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-21 13:00 -0800
    Re: iPhone USB access Quincy the fifth <quincythefifth@telekom.net> - 2024-12-21 21:26 +0100
  Re: iPhone USB access Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-22 20:19 +0000
    Re: iPhone USB access Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-23 01:01 +0000
      Re: iPhone USB access Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-12-22 17:17 -0800
  Re: iPhone USB access B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> - 2024-12-23 22:12 -0500

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