The list of drives in the below table have been tested by LaCie with iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C devices. If your drive is not listed below, it should work with iPad USB-C or iPhone USB-C but has not been tested.
For a list of what functions are supported, see the following article: Features Supported by LaCie External Drives on iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C.
Note on exFAT format via Windows: When formatting a drive as exFAT on a Windows PC, set the allocation size between 128K to 1024K. Allocation sizes larger than 1024K can lead to detection and write issues on an iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C. This is only true when formatting on a Windows PC.
Connecting Storage to Compatible iPads and iPhones:- iPads running iPadOS 16 or later
- iPhones running iOS 17 and later
- iPad Pro third generation and later
- iPad Air fourth generation and later
- iPad mini sixth generation and later
- iPad tenth generation and later*
- iPhone 15/15 Plus and later*
- iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max and later
*Note: The USB-C port on the 10th generation iPad and the iPhone 15 /iPhone 15 Plus use USB 2.0 and are not compatible with Thunderbolt devices.
Current Supported Products | ||||
Product | iPad USB-C | iPhone USB-C | Software | Seagate Secure |
Rugged Mini | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Rugged Mini SSD | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Rugged USB-C | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Rugged Secure | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Rugged SSD | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Mobile Drive | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Mobile Drive Secure | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Mobile SSD | Yes | Not tested | No | N/A |
Mobile SSD Secure | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Portable SSD (v2) | Yes | Yes | No | N/A |
Rugged SSD | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Rugged SSD Pro | Yes^ | No | No | N/A |
Rugged SSD Pro5 | Yes*^ | No | No | N/A |
1big Dock | Yes^ | Yes^^ | No | N/A |
2big Dock | Yes^ | Yes^^ | No | N/A |
D2 Professional | Yes | Not tested | No | N/A |
1big Dock SSD Pro | Yes*^ | Yes | No | N/A |
Rugged RAID Pro | Yes** | Not tested | No | N/A |
Rugged RAID Shuttle | Yes** | Yes** | No | No |
*Note: 1big Dock SSD Pro and Rugged SSD Pro5 work with iPad Pro 2021 Thunderbolt/USB4 (5th generation) or later.
**Note: Rugged RAID Pro and Rugged RAID Shuttle require the use of the included external power supply when used with an iPad or iPhone USB-C.
⌃Note: 10th Generation iPad and iPhone 15/iPhone 15 Plus use USB 2.0 and are not compatible with Thunderbolt devices.
^^Note: Works with iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro, iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
