How to play local media files on an iPhone or iPad
How to play local media files on an iPhone or iPad on iOS When starting your iPhone or iPad for the first time you cannot play local video or audio files after you transferred them from another computer. I just figured that out myself on a factory reset iPad Air 2, and a subsequent web search how to get local files over to the iOS device. Although many search results mention to use iTunes or other cloud solutions, others recommend third party media players. Often their own, from which they can generate revenue if installed. Thus it might not even really matter, if you use Apple's iTunes or a third party player, bugged with ads or in-store purchases. But why does Apple pose these limits on their customers? Apple restricts you to take money from you The reason you cannot directly and convenient play local files transferred to your iOS seems to be that Apple devices are from Apple, as banal as it might sound. Apple wants you to pay for their iTunes service. If you could directly
