iPad Pro No USB-C tether support for iPad Pro. Plausible reasons why not?

[bobdobalina]

I want to share my iPhone's cellular data with my iPad Pro over USB. This works with MacOS but for reasons I don't understand doesn't work or isn't allowed with iPad. The iPad will only tether over wifi. Is there a hardware reason for this beyond Apple hoping I will buy a wifi+cellular iPad?

 

[ckoerner]

I don't know why this isn't supported as it was with older Lightning model iPad Pros. I did find this thread which confirms it does not work. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pro-iphone-tethering.2264979/

Edit: Let Apple know! https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

 

[bobdobalina]

I don't know why this isn't supported as it was with older Lightning model iPad Pros. I did find this thread which confirms it does not work. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pro-iphone-tethering.2264979/

Edit: Let Apple know! https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

I did not know you were able to tether over lightning. That makes me even more confused why it does not work over USB-C.

Thanks for the feedback link!

 

[rui no onna]

I did not know you were able to tether over lightning. That makes me even more confused why it does not work over USB-C.

Thanks for the feedback link!

It doesn't work via Lightning, either.

I can't remember which model I used exactly for the screenshot but since I don't own a USB-C iPad, this was definitely done via USB to Lightning (with USB3 camera kit).

2018 iPad Pro can charge iPhones via USB-C to Lightning. However, USB tethering to iPhones doesn't work yet despite iPads supporting USB to ethernet adapters. The iPad just gets assigned an automatic private IP address.

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[AutomaticApple]

I don't know why this isn't supported as it was with older Lightning model iPad Pros. I did find this thread which confirms it does not work. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipad-pro-iphone-tethering.2264979/

Edit: Let Apple know! https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

You could also use the Feedback app.

 

[ericwn]

You could also use the Feedback app.

That’s specific for betas, isn’t it?

 

[AutomaticApple]

That’s specific for betas, isn’t it?

No, I can access it on my iPad Pro. It isn't on a beta version.

 

[ian87w]

I want to share my iPhone's cellular data with my iPad Pro over USB. This works with MacOS but for reasons I don't understand doesn't work or isn't allowed with iPad. The iPad will only tether over wifi. Is there a hardware reason for this beyond Apple hoping I will buy a wifi+cellular iPad?

Any reason not to set up the iPhone as a portable hotspot and share its cellular data that way? I think Apple even made it easy between iOS devices (saw it during one of their keynotes, although forgot which iOS version)

 

[ckoerner]

Any reason not to set up the iPhone as a portable hotspot and share its cellular data that way? I think Apple even made it easy between iOS devices (saw it during one of their keynotes, although forgot which iOS version)

Not OP, but in my experience tethering over a cable is more reliable with less battery drain.