That was news to me until I pulled up that support article to add to my post, but looks like it! Looks like there are two different USB adapters Apple sells, a

That was news to me until I pulled up that support article to add to my post, but looks like it! Looks like there are two different USB adapters Apple sells, and the product page for this[1] one mentions it can be used for quite a few USB devices, including "USB peripherals like hubs, Ethernet adapters, audio/MIDI interfaces, and card readers for CompactFlash, SD, microSD, and more." Biggest issue for both external HDDs and other devices appears to be power delivery, which can be alleviated by using a drive with external power or leveraging a powered USB hub between the phone/tablet and the USB device. [1] https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0W2AM/A/lightning-to-usb-3-camera-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0W2AM/A/lightning-to-us...