I’m an android guy and my partner is iPhone, she isn’t very tech literate and has an old iPad.

I don’t want to connect the older iPad to my network but I’d like to get some MP4 videos on it of learning and Nursary rhymes for my daughter when on a car journey.

I’ve plugged it in but I can’t seem to drag and drop. I use Linux so not sure iTunes is an option, thank you.

Are there any tricks?

  • plutolink@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    I would check out either VLC or Documents by Readdle. They both have a web interface you can launch where you can upload media through a browser with. Both have network drive capabilities and can play media well. I think VLC overall would be a simpler experience, but both are very capable for what you need.

    • wraith@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      This is the way. Exactly what I’m doing for my old iPad mini that can’t get any of the new streaming apps. I download some videos and upload them to the iPad with VLC’s web interface. Super easy and then they’re always available, internet or no.

    • lustrum@sh.itjust.worksOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      Just wanted to thank you.

      In the end VLC worked great and was surprisingly easy!

      I did another option and got the videos on the iPad but no app could see them, should have just VLC’d it from the start.

      VLC is such a treasure!

  • weksa@lemm.ee
    2·
    1 year ago

    Yeah older iPadOS and IOS are a pain and require iTunes. I would try to setup Wine and installed iTunes.

    • lustrum@sh.itjust.worksOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      Just remembered I have a windows 10 VM on my server that’s not been turned on in a long time. Might just install itunes there and pass the device through. Unreal, just want 2 mp4 files on it lol

  • Mister@lemmy.ca
    1·
    1 year ago

    I would dual boot windows (I know) and install iTunes from there. I never was able to figure out a way to sync music from Linux.

    • lustrum@sh.itjust.worksOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Can modern ipads be mounted as a file system. It’s kinda annoying, going to try @plutolink suggestion.

      I even tried just downloading them from a local webserver but safari on an older ipad can’t download, only stream the MP4.

      • B0rax@feddit.de
        1·
        1 year ago

        No, modern iPads can also not be mounted as file system. But iTunes allows access to some application specific folders on the iPad

  • JustZ@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 year ago

    I recently had a similar problem with an old device. I used my mobile hotspot to allow me mobile device to connect to a data network. That way at least it’s still behind my mobile device’s security.

    • B0rax@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      Are you sure that your mobile device acts as a firewall? That would be news to me.

  • signofzeta@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    I use Linux and my iPhone shows up in GNOME’s file explorer. I’m able to drag and drop files into apps. (They appear like directories.)

    I can’t tell you what needs to be installed, since it worked out of the box on Ubuntu, but check your package manager for “iOS” or “iPhone”.