I got the Anker 514 Lightning to USB-C cable (for camera) today [this is the cable recommended by Canon]. Plugged it into the Canon R6 M2 USB plug, lightning into the iPad. Turned on the camera and opened Helicon Remote ... instant camera recognition. Works great. Just for information, in the very ...

I had a Lightning to USB-male A. I have a USB-female OTG to USB C adapter. The hope was that this would allow me to go USB C into camera, then Lightning into iPhone or iPad.

Thank you Catherine. Yes, I have tried disabling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the camera without success. Your question "Does iOS itself detect it?" led me to hooking up to my iPhone and try the Canon Camera Connect app. That also did not work. Reading the Troubleshooting info on the Canon Connect app ...

The instructions are clear that for iOS devices (iPhones or iPads), you cannot use a hardwire tether. However, on my old camera body (Canon 6D), I was able to do just that using a mini USB OTG to Lightning cable. At the time I hadn't read all the tethering instructions, I was just trying out stuff ...