I want to be able to carry important files, notes (txt format) and pdfs on a thumb drive that can be accessed and read on an iphone 11 without downloading on to the phone. It has a lightning port and the only thumb drive I can find says for music, videos and photos ( Sandisk 64GB). Does not mention other files. Any ideas?
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iPhone 6, iOS 12
Sorry, that feature isn’t available for your iPhone. Sandisk makes one for iPhones with USB-C connectors that lets you “mount” the thumb drive in the Files app, but it isn’t backwards compatible because it also needs a phone that can support it.
The Sandisk rep told me that there IS a thumb drive with both a lightning connector AND a USB connector and that the files should be accessible when connected to the iPhone 11. So I wonder if I should go ahead and try it?
( @$35 expense if no good )
Yes, the original SanDisk will not work on a phone with a USB-C connector, but the newer one does. You don’t need the Xpand app, either, iOS will recognize the drive just like a computer would, and show it in the Files app.
iPhone 11 Lightning port access to Notes and PDFs on a thumb drive
