What operating system should I use to connect my iPad with iTunes?

Question

What operating system should I use in the Raspberry to install iTunes and connect my iPad to sync? Can the Windows 10 loT accept the latest version of iTunes? Or, is there any other program like iTunes or file maneger program that will read the file system of the iPad?

clem57 · Answer

Since iTunes is written for Intel and the source is not available, it is not possible to run on RPi since it it ARM based. But there are alternatives looking at 10 Alternatives to iTunes for managing your iPod - Simple Help . These run on on Windows(full not IOT), open source, or Linux. Give one or two a whirl.

Clem

the-dubster · Answer

Unfortunately I have been unable to find ANY that do what you want. Anapod Explorer used to do it, you could essentially use your iPod like an external drive (or at least access the file structure) but Apple get a little twitchy about things like that.

There may be options I have not tried, a good 'googling' may turn something up.

(As for iTunes being written for Intel - I was going to comment that I was using it on my Mac - then I remembered that my Mac runs an Intel i5 Processor! oops)!

Former Member · Answer

Im not sure exactly what you want to do with it but the following webpage suggests a way to use filezilla to read and transfer files over a wifi connection https://dottech.org/18890/four-ways-to-access-your-idevices-iphoneipadipod-touch-file-system-from-your-computer/