Re: iPhone USB access

On 2024-12-21 13:47, Dave Royal wrote:

Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> Wrote in message:
 

On 21.12.24 12:18, Dave Royal wrote:

VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message:
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Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
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VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> Wrote in message:
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B00ze <B00ze64@hotmail.com> wrote:
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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?

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No. All you see are photos and videos from the camera.
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https://discussions.apple.com/welcome

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So you don't need to go there.

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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.
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https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-between-devices-iphf2d851b9/ios

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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.

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Total nonsense. No reasonable person would do this. You can try but it
is only for people with a lot of spare time.
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 You're right: normal iPhone users would not do it. I mentioned it
  because it's the nearest equivalent to transferring (non-camera)
  files from an Android to a PC via USB. And I only do it to get
  certain files onto or off my iPhone without using a cloud service
  - iCloud, Dropbox, etc.  Using a cloud service is the easy way to
  do it.
 Several iOS apps have FTP functions built it, such as my media
  player, foobar2000.

So, you can not simply connect an USB cable to phone and computer and the explorer pops up and handle the copy of any file in any direction?
How weird.
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Cheers, Carlos.