Re: How to copy a photo from Windows to iOS without needing Internet servers

Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote at 18:11 this Tuesday (GMT):

On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote :
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Then use the far simpler method of connecting to your Windows machine via
the Files app. Make sure you have Sharing enabled in Windows first. Simple
and new apps required.

 
Thanks, but I use Linux, and I already stated I'm fine with just using
ifuse and a usb cable. Or KDE Connect.

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I will agree with anyone who says something sensible that is logically
defensible, where I agree with candycane that Linux iFuse is the way to go.
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What AFC/iFuse allows on Linux is bidirectional iOS transfers over USB!
a. Note it's over USB (not over Wi-Fi or the cloud)
b. Note you can WRITE to iOS over USB!

You are still somewhat limited to only the photo album and app-specific
folders. Still works well for my usecase, since I only really use it to
copy files into VLC.

When I used to dual boot my Windows desktop to Ubuntu, I was initially
shocked at how *easy* it was to attain USB read access to iOS' file system!
<https://i.postimg.cc/s2x0f9Js/files14.jpg> Linux, win10 & iOS together
<https://i.postimg.cc/g269S8rT/files13.jpg> How does macOS work with iOS?
<https://i.postimg.cc/pVJf72fN/files12.jpg> iOS hacks very often will fail
<https://i.postimg.cc/cChf8mx1/files11.jpg> iOS requires hacks to copy
<https://i.postimg.cc/9MGdc2s7/files10.jpg> Android is 2-way fast over USB
<https://i.postimg.cc/mDx3xkp4/files09.jpg> iOS is only DCIM & only 1-way
<https://i.postimg.cc/3xcCBngd/files08.jpg> iOS is a dumb brick on Windows
<https://i.postimg.cc/KjK4nHwf/files07.jpg> Ubuntu is two-way, everything
<https://i.postimg.cc/Jhmy9KH7/files06.jpg> Ubuntu iFuse is just magical
<https://i.postimg.cc/qqg61Rh8/files05.jpg> Ubuntu, movies _to_ iOS on USB
<https://i.postimg.cc/QMk7tvZW/files04.jpg> Ubuntu is two way, everything
<https://i.postimg.cc/d3SGkdgr/files03.jpg> Android is two way, everything
<https://i.postimg.cc/L8b18Zmx/files02.jpg> iOS "Files" is nothing useful
<https://i.postimg.cc/NFkXsJ0X/files01.jpg> iOS/Win is 1-way & DCIM only
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That's USB. Not SMB. Not anything else. It's USB file transfers with iOS!
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Since all that USB magic was done by iFuse, I desperately searched for a
Windows implementation of iFuse - but alas - it doesn't appear to exist.
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That's sad because with tricks using Apple File Conduit (AFC) over USB that
only one in a million people are aware of, you can write to iOS' filesys.
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Yes. Write. To much of the iOS filesys. Not just to DCIM!
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios180.jpg> Read & write all!
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios170.jpg> Anywhere you want
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios160.jpg> Any file you want
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios150.jpg> Copy Win10 to iOS
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios140.jpg> read & write iOS
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios130.jpg> iFuse mounts all!
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios120.jpg> iFuse mounts iOS
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios110.jpg> iFuse Windows mnt
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios100.jpg> iFuse is native
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios090.jpg> Nobody knows this
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios080.jpg> The trick!
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios070.jpg> Look closely
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios060.jpg> Both read & write
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios050.jpg> Including DCIM
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios040.jpg> View iOS filesys
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios030.jpg> iOS mounts
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios020.jpg> Allow access?
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios010.jpg> Trust Computer?
<http://img4.imagetitan.com/img.php?image=18_ios000.jpg> Ubuntu before iOS
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Notice I copied huge feature-length films from Ubuntu to iOS sandboxes!
Alas, iFuse & AFC do not exist (AFAIK) on either Windows and Android.

I think some people have tried porting it, but because Windows doesn't
have FUSE, it's more difficult.
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