You can add files to the iPad/iPhone easy enough, but it is not a Windows Explorer way of doing it. It is done via iTunes. For some file types you can import to iTunes via the top menu, others you can use the File Sharing section in the iTunes/Apps screen to import files.
Not as quick and easy as Android, but on the other hand, iTunes gives you a one stop import, sync, backup tool. Everything in one box. If you changee the iPhone or iPad, restore from backup, easy. No need to manually keep track of everything and rebuild it yourself.
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" <BobandMary@...> wrote:
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> I have numerous Apple products, but have just got serious with an iPad. I just got one yesterday and have some questions. I also have some Android products and there appears to be some big differences in capabilities.
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> First, is there an app that is equivalent to Finder in OS X or Windows Explorer in Windows?
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> Second, it looks like file transfers are either done through iTunes (haven't tried), the cloud (such as Sugarsync or Dropbox or iCloud), or through a WIFI-type app such as USB Disk. Is there an app or a way for my iPad to just show up as a drive if I plug it into the USB port without using iTunes?
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> Third, I notice that I can tap the screen and the document or webpage will increase slightly in size. I can pinch out to make it even bigger, but then I have to scroll side to side to read the document. Is there a way around this?
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> Perhaps jailbreaking will solve most of these issues? This iPad 2 has iOS 5.1. I will probably take it back and "upgrade" to the new iPad if I keep it. Is there a way to jailbreak 5.1 yet? I don't care if it is a tethered jailbreak or not. When I had an iPhone, it was a LOT more useful jailbroken.
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> Thanks in advance for your help. Love my Apple products. Maybe what I need is for Apple to make a tablet that runs OS X.
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> -Bob
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