Apple Adds Iphones To Lightning To Usb Camera Adapter Compatibility List Photo Import Works Under Ios 9 2

Two weeks after quietly updating the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader to USB 3.0 and adding iPhone support to the formerly iPad-only accessory, Apple is signaling that similar changes may be coming to its cousin, the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. Notably, Apple has updated the USB Camera Adapter’s official page to add support for the iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, and 6s Plus, mirroring a change to the SD Card Camera Reader that was discovered alongside iOS 9.2. Though iPhone compatibility was added in iOS 9.2, Apple previously left the USB Camera Adapter’s page unchanged.

Originally released in late 2012, the USB Camera Adapter consists of a male Lightning plug and a female full-sized USB port, enabling camera users with USB cables to transfer photos and videos to iPads without the need for SD cards — useful for DSLR owners with CompactFlash, Memory Stick, and other non-SD formats. Some versions of iOS also allowed the USB Camera Adapter to connect USB microphones and keyboards to iPads, though Apple later withdrew the support, apparently due to the potential for excessive iPad battery drain.