iPad Legacy App or Way to Sync / Push folders (eBooks/ PDFs & audio/ video) Wirelessly to Legacy iPad (iPad 2/3) we have in family, from a PC/ iPad Pro?

[crashnburn]

We are creating stuff in iPad Pro & PC, but wish to have it accessible & tested on the low end old iPads.

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Legacy App or Way to Sync / Push folders (eBooks/ PDFs & audio/ video) Wirelessly to Legacy iPad (iPad 2/3) we have in family, from a PC/ iPad Pro?

* Anyone have a common app that works between both a recent iPad/ or iPad Pro to SYNC Wirelessly between the two via local WiFi network or via Cloud?

* I tried opening Dropbox and it keeps crashing outside of Airplane mode.

* Maybe a Media/ Content Viewer that leverages / can connect to DropBox or other Cloud Services?

I'd like to just push or sync some folders of eBooks/ PDFs & audio/ video Wirelessly from a PC/ iPad Pro to the older iPad 2 or 3 that we have in the family.

 

[rui no onna]

Documents or File Browser app and Windows/SMB share on desktop or whatever is equivalent on Mac?

I seem to recall GoodReader has SMB support as well so that might be fine for PDFs and I think it's also usable for other file types.

Sorry, we got rid of our iPad 3 four years ago.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Documents or File Browser app and Windows/SMB share on desktop or whatever is equivalent on Mac?

I seem to recall GoodReader has SMB support as well so that might be fine for PDFs and I think it's also usable for other file types.

Sorry, we got rid of our iPad 3 four years ago.

SMB Share? That's still around?

 

[crashnburn]

Documents or File Browser app and Windows/SMB share on desktop or whatever is equivalent on Mac?

I seem to recall GoodReader has SMB support as well so that might be fine for PDFs and I think it's also usable for other file types.

Sorry, we got rid of our iPad 3 four years ago.

I have the Documents app, but its DropBox/ G Drive extensions dont seem to be working anymore with Cloud.

I had side loaded a copy of GR to test it out, and it opens, but I'll have to check if it can connect out.

Any such that handle/ play video etc?

 

[rui no onna]

I have the Documents app, but its DropBox/ G Drive extensions dont seem to be working anymore with Cloud.

I had side loaded a copy of GR to test it out, and it opens, but I'll have to check if it can connect out.

Any such that handle/ play video etc?

Cloud is going to be iffy since the APIs can change.

Infuse works with SMB shares. I just don't know if there's an older app version that will work with iOS 9. I only use it to watch from the local NAS. It can download videos but since the NAS stores full quality 25-80GB Blu-ray and 4K UHD rips, not really practical to keep those on the iPad.

I still use Marvin 3 (abandonware) for my EPUB reading. It can download from Dropbox and it works on iOS 9. EPUB only though. Can't use it to download/read other file types. Reading progress and bookmarks are synced via iCloud (not annotations, though) but changes in iOS 15 could potentially break that.

Maybe you can also try FBReader? I know that one can even sync between Android and iOS via Google Drive and looks like it still supports iOS 9.3.

 

[crashnburn]

Cloud is going to be iffy since the APIs can change.

I know. This rapid changing tech is breaking some "works great" simple stuff.

Infuse works with SMB shares. I just don't know if there's an older app version that will work with iOS 9. I only use it to watch from the local NAS. It can download videos but since the NAS stores full quality 25-80GB Blu-ray and 4K UHD rips, not really practical to keep those on the iPad.

I think I have some of these similar ones. Will have to test them out and see what still works fine.

I still use Marvin 3 (abandonware) for my EPUB reading.

It can download from Dropbox and it works on iOS 9. EPUB only though. Can't use it to download/read other file types.

Reading progress and bookmarks are synced via iCloud (not annotations, though) but changes in iOS 15 could potentially break that.

Yeah, the best from Mobile Read times Afraid what will happen next..

Maybe you can also try FBReader? I know that one can even sync between Android and iOS via Google Drive and looks like it still supports iOS 9.3.

Someone mentioned that as well on MR / Maybe you ?

 

[rui no onna]

Someone mentioned that as well on MR / Maybe you ?

Probably Lee, I think. MR is where I got that idea. I don't really use FBReader myself. I'm holding on to Marvin until it just fails to work.

 

[tekchic]

Probably Lee, I think. MR is where I got that idea. I don't really use FBReader myself. I'm holding on to Marvin until it just fails to work.

You and me both, friend. I've even emailed the developer a year or so ago asking for a paid update, fork the codebase so someone else can update it, anything. Completely abandoned app, no response. I have tried so many epub readers and none are as full-featured as Marvin 3. It'll be a shame when it stops working.