XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-10 01:41, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >> Since I'm not the only one who tests all three ecosystems at home daily,   
   >> I'm sure many others use all three ecosystems so they run into the same   
   >> symptoms-missing folders, incomplete DCIM listings, or inconsistent USB   
   >> transfers that Chris described on the iPhone newsgroups last week.   
   >>   
   >> Hence, to leverage the knowledge to everyone concerned, below I'm posting   
   >> the full analysis verbatim so everyone can benefit from the same   
   >> technical   
   >> background and workarounds that the iOS newsgroup recently benefited   
   >> from.   
   >   
   > To follow up on the issues for Windows users who wish to read and write to   
   > the iOS and Android file systems, it's important to clarify exactly what   
   > iOS & Android actually expose to Windows when we connect over USB or WiFi.   
   > Since Windows users mainly care about what can be read and written from   
   > File Explorer, below is a simple clarification of the filesys differences.   
   >   
   > Q: What filesys can Windows users access on Android?   
   >   
   > Modern Android devices use MTP over USB, but they still expose a vast   
   > normal-looking storage area that Windows can browse for read/write access.   
   "normal-looking"?   
      
   Let's contrast that with what you said...   
      
   ...just yesterday:   
      
   "It's important to keep in mind that the iPhone does NOT expose its real   
   filesystem, as that would be what every other common consumer operating   
   system does"   
      
   I don't think anything more really needs to be said...   
      
   ...does it?   
      
   :-)   
      
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