Charge and connect with the USB-C port on your iPad

Utilize the versatile USB-C port on your iPad to charge, connect to accessories like external storage devices, cameras, and displays, and ability other devices.

iPad Pro connected to a digital camera via USB-C cable

What y'all need

Yous need an iPad model that has a USB-C port:

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation or later on)
  • iPad Pro 12.ix-inch (third generation or later on)
  • iPad Air (quaternary generation or later)
  • iPad mini (6th generation)

  • Accuse iPad

  • Connect to a computer

  • Connect to displays

  • Play sound

  • Connect to other devices

  • Charge other devices

Charge your iPad

To charge your iPad, connect the included USB-C cable to the device's USB-C port and to the included power adapter. Then plug the adapter into a wall outlet.

If you have a college-wattage USB-C power adapter—such every bit the one that came with your Mac notebook—you can use it with your iPad for faster charging. Yous tin also charge your iPad by connecting it to the USB-C port on your computer.

Connect iPad to your Mac or other computer

You can connect iPad to your Mac or PC to charge the device or sync content using iTunes or the Finder.*

Start, place the ports on your calculator. If your computer is a more recent model that has a USB-C port, use the USB-C cable that came with your iPad.

If your estimator has only USB-A USB icon ports, you need a USB-A to USB-C cable to connect to your iPad. Ane example is the mophie USB-A Cable with USB-C Connector; many other USB-certified brands available in your land or region might as well work. The correct cable has connectors that wait like this:

illustration of USB-C port illustration of USB-A port

Connect to displays and monitors

The USB-C port on your iPad connects to external displays so that you can watch video, play Keynote presentations, and more on a larger screen. Depending on the display that you lot're connecting to, y'all might need an adapter.

When you lot connect an external display, it shows what you see on the congenital-in brandish of your iPad, unless you're using an app that has a second-screen feel (such as a video app).

USB-C displays

Your iPad uses the DisplayPort protocol to back up connections to USB-C displaysone with these resolutions:

  • Upwardly to 4K for iPad Air (quaternary generation) and iPad mini (sixth generation)
  • Up to 5K for iPad Pro 11-inch (1st and second generation), and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd and 4th generation)
  • Upwardly to 6k for iPad Pro xi-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.nine-inch (fifth generation), and iPad Air (fifth generation) with Pro Display XDR

iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) also back up Thunderbolt displays.

To connect your iPad to high-resolution displays, use a USB-C cable that supports high-bandwidth connections, such equally the cable included with the display, the Belkin USB-C to USB-C Cablevision, or the Apple Thunderbolt iii (USB-C) Cablevision (sold separately).ii

Your iPad also supports loftier-dynamic-range USB-C displays that utilise the HDR10 standard. Y'all can switch between SDR and HDR modes by going to Settings > Display & Brightness and selecting your connected display. Your iPad matches the frame rate and dynamic range of currently playing content when you plow on Permit Brandish Mode Changes.

Some USB-C displays can also charge your iPad while it's connected.

1. iPad Pro 11-inch (1st and 2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.ix-inch (tertiary and 4th generation), and iPad Air (fifth generation) support the 2019 LG UltraFine 5K Display at 4K resolution with video, audio, data, and power. These iPad models don't support Thunderbolt displays such as the 2016 LG UltraFine 5K Display.

2. The Apple Thunderbolt three (USB-C) Cable has a Thunderbolt symbolThunderbolt icon to distinguish information technology from a USB-C cable.

HDMI displays or TVs

You can connect your iPad to an HDMI brandish or TV with a USB-C to HDMI adapter. Adapters that support HDMI ii.0 tin can output video from iPad Pro and iPad Air (5th generation) at 4K resolution and 60Hz, while iPad Air (fourth generation) and iPad mini (sixth generation) can output video at 4K resolution and 30Hz.

The Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter is also compatible with iPad. This adapter can output video from iPad Pro and iPad Air (5th generation) up to 4K resolution and 60Hz,* while iPad Air (quaternary generation) and iPad mini (6th generation) can output video up to 4K resolution and 30Hz.

Your iPad tin can output Dolby Digital Plus audio streams via HDMI, but not Dolby Atmos. Also note that your iPad will play HDR10 or Dolby Vision content via HDMI when HDMI 2.0 adapters that support these formats become available.

* When yous use the Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter with your iPad, its Home Screen and apps appear on HDMI displays at 1080p and 60Hz. When you begin playing video content, the resolution switches to match the content, upward to 4K at 60Hz. Turn on the Friction match Content option on your iPad in Settings > Displays.

Play audio

To play sound on your iPad, yous can apply its built-in speakers, connect to AirPods or other Bluetooth devices, or use AirPlay. Y'all can also use the USB-C port to connect to USB-C docks, displays, audio interfaces, or wired headphones that have a USB-C connector.

If y'all demand to play sound through the USB-C port to other speakers or headphones, connect using the Apple USB-C to 3.v mm Headphone Jack Adapter (sold separately).

Connect to other devices

The USB-C port on your iPad allows connections to a variety of devices.* For example, you can connect a digital camera or the Apple USB-C to SD Carte du jour Reader to import photos. Other USB devices that you lot can connect to your iPad include these:

  • External storage devices
  • Hubs and docks
  • Keyboards
  • Sound interfaces and MIDI devices
  • USB to Ethernet adapters

Apply an adapter

Depending on the device, y'all might need an adapter. Here are some mutual connections:

  • If the device that y'all're connecting to has a USB-C port, all yous need is a cable with USB-C connectors on each stop, such every bit the cable that came with your iPad.
  • If the device has a USB-C connector, you tin can plug it direct into the iPad Pro USB-C port.
  • If the device has a USB-A connector, you can plug it into the Apple USB-C to USB adapter, so plug the adapter intothe USB-C port of your iPad.

Thunderbolt and USB 4

iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) also support a broad ecosystem of high-functioning Thunderbolt and USB 4 accessories. Some accessories can request higher power from your iPad, which might affect battery life. To extend battery life, remember to disconnect these accessories from iPad Pro when y'all aren't using them. Refer to your accessory manufacturer'southward specifications for more information.

Use your iPad to charge other devices

Away from a power outlet and need to charge your iPhone, other iPad, Apple tree Scout, or third-political party USB device? Merely connect the right cable or adapter to your iPad to share its long-lasting battery with your other devices:

  • To charge your iPhone or earlier-model iPad that has a Lightning port, connect it to your iPad using the Apple USB-C to Lightning Cable. If you lot accept a Lightning to USB cablevision, y'all tin can combine information technology with the Apple USB-C to USB Adapter, then connect the adapter to your iPad.
  • If you lot accept two iPad models with USB-C ports, you can connect them direct with a USB-C cable. I iPad will draw ability from the other. If you want to change which iPad charges, unplug the USB-C cablevision and then reconnect them.
  • Charge your Apple Watch by connecting its Magnetic Charging Cablevision to your iPad via the Apple USB-C to USB Adapter. If you take an Apple tree Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable, you can connect it direct to your iPad.

* Data transmission speed varies depending on the model of your iPad and whether it's connected to a computer or to another device.

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