# PQI iConnect

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1040399599](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1040399599)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1040399599`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Power Quotient International
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-21
- **First published:** 2015-11-13
- **Size:** 53 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pqi-iconnect/id1040399599)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.pqigroup.com/page\_view.aspx?mnuid=1391&modid=234](http://www.pqigroup.com/page_view.aspx?mnuid=1391&modid=234)

## Description

PQI iConnect is an extended storage for your iPhone/iPad. 
The app is designed specifically to access the data from the lightning attached USB flash drive.

With PQI iConnect, you may easily backup your photos/videos from camera roll, and also enjoy the convenience of storing your data without sacrificing the internal storage of your iPhone/iPad. 

Features:

- Backup photos
        With just one clicking, you may backup all your photos in your camera roll, and save them in the external flash Drive.
	
- Backup videos
        With just one clicking, you may backup all your videos in your camera roll, and save them in the external flash Drive.

- Camera
        You may using the built-in camera function in the app, taking photos, and save them directly in the external flash drive.

- Photo Viewer
	Browse/transfer image files saved in external flash drive and camera roll.

- Music Player
	Browse/transfer/playback all audio files saved in external flash drive and app storage.
        Supported formats: AAC/AIF/M4A/MP3, and some other popular formats.

- Video Player
	Browse/transfer/playback all video files saved in external flash drive and app storage.
        Supported formats: MP4/M4V/MOV, and some other popular formats.

- File Management
	Browse/transfer all files saved in external flash drive and app storage.
        Search files saved in external flash drive and app storage.
	Open-in allows user to open certain file type in another App
        Supported formats: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, .key, .numbers and some other popular formats.

## Rankings

- #503,571 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like the PQI iConnect for fast file transfers and importing files to iPad, with Arabic language support noted. However, experiences are dominated by stability and connectivity problems: crashes on iOS 13, PiP-related crashes, post-update failures, and complete initialization issues; the drive/app often won’t connect or load. Video playback is basic and unreliable, with scrubbing desync and missing features like subtitles or multiple audio tracks. Functionality gaps include no easy way to copy from the drive to iPad Files or other file managers and weak open-in/export integration. Overall, it works for basic backups but is unreliable.

### Pros

- Fast file transfers between Mac/PC and the iConnect drive.
- Useful for transferring files and supports Arabic language.
- Can import files into the iPad and offers slide-to-open-in dialog.
- Good for quick backups and general file transfer tasks.

### Cons

- Crashes and instability across iOS versions and updates (iOS 13 crashes, PiP crashes, post-update failures, initialization issues).
- Connectivity problems: the drive/app won’t connect to iPhone or load.
- Video playback is basic and unreliable, with scrubbing causing desync and missing features like subtitles or multiple audio tracks.
- Missing open-in/export integration: cannot copy from the drive to iPad Files or other apps.
- No WEBM support and limited media format compatibility.

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