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I hear you, but connecting external devices never has been a strength of iPads of all kind. I appreciate that with the iPP, Apple opens up to a certain degree, but nevertheless I recommend using only Apple-approved adapters. Macbooks are much more versatile...
Of course there's a reason for them to support 3rd party products. They wouldve been severely prosecuted by now if that wasn't the case.
My 3rd party accessories work just fine with the iPad.
I'm all for conspiracy theories though!
I was kidding. ?
Regardless, I would like to see your evidence. Shouldn't you be the one backing up all of this stuff you're saying? If the issue is as big as you make it out to be, then wouldn't it be in the news?
I don't think anything intentional is being done by Apple here. These standards are always changing, and even with Macs, I often find some adapters that supposedly have the same "specs" work better than others. Some manufacturers cut corners a bit, others don't fully support the latest tech advances... it's definitely dicey especially when it comes to iPad... because on a Mac, you could always try some kind of special software or another driver. On iPad, it either works or it doesn't pretty much.
Yes, I understand that. Not sure why my username has any relevancy to this thread whatsoever though.
So you agree that companies should be able to control the kinds of products that third-party manufacturers make for their product? That is an anti-consumer policy no matter how you look at it. I don't know what Apple's policies are and I certainly understand Apple wanting to maintain a high standard for their products, but that kind of thing also keeps prices high.
As far as I understand from doing some reading here and there, USB type C adapters and hubs are not simple to manufacture. They are made from boards and chips with high specification and functionality on each. Hence the price is also mostly expensive, especially the ones from bigger brands.
Now these complicated electronics dongle can be picky to be compatible with all devices. Computers and laptops are more common and may have better compatibility with dongles and hubs. But the iPad is rather different.
For example: I read some hubs with thunderbolt specs is not compatible with the ipads. But other guys said newer released thunderbolt hubs works. I also found evidence that read / write speed rate of the ipad’s usb c is so much slower than my macbook pro when transferring files to external HDD.
So the problems here may caused by incompatibilities and the different functionality of the ipads’ type c port and iPadOS it self. And I wouldn’t say Apple deliberately restrict these rather-common-to-be-expected functionalities of the 3rd party hubs.
That is why apple advertises the 3rd party accessories brands that has been working with them and proven to be fully compatible. But we cannot always expect the same result with all others.
Now these complicated electronics dongle can be picky to be compatible with all devices. Computers and laptops are more common and may have better compatibility with dongles and hubs. But the iPad is rather different.
For example: I read some hubs with thunderbolt specs is not compatible with the ipads. But other guys said newer released thunderbolt hubs works. I also found evidence that read / write speed rate of the ipad’s usb c is so much slower than my macbook pro when transferring files to external HDD.
So the problems here may caused by incompatibilities and the different functionality of the ipads’ type c port and iPadOS it self. And I wouldn’t say Apple deliberately restrict these rather-common-to-be-expected functionalities of the 3rd party hubs.
That is why apple advertises the 3rd party accessories brands that has been working with them and proven to be fully compatible. But we cannot always expect the same result with all others.
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