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I connected an iPhone via USB port, and it is paired and detected. I have opened two different GNOME file managers, expecting I should be able to explore files within the device the same as with any system-recognized storage drive. However, nothing relating to the iPhone is appearing in either file manager. Presumably some additional step is required?

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idevicepair pair
ERROR: Please accept the trust dialog on the screen of device cde2e6ccxxxxxxfa, then attempt to pair again.
[user@localhost ~]$ idevicepair pair
SUCCESS: Paired with device cde2e6ccxxxxxxfa

You should get an popup on your Iphone which asks you to give access to the data. If you don't confirm this, your device won't show up in any file manager.
As i'm not using Gnome i don't really know how it looks like there. But under Plasma you have to connect your Iphone to the computer and in your taskbar the icon for removable devices shows up. You have to click on this icon and chose "open with file manger". Only after you have done this step, the confirmation popup will show on your Iphone.

You may additionally need to install ifuse. See also https://www.maketecheasier.com/easily-mount-your-iphone-as-an-external-drive-in-ubuntu/
Under Plasma i don't need ifuse. But Gnome is completely different and lacks many features and settings which i love from Plasma. (i always start crying immediately if i start Gnome for testing purposes in a Virtualbox )

While in the terminal doing idevicepair etc., I get the iPhone popup message, Trust/Don't Trust This Computer-Your settings and data will be accessible from this computer when connected. Of course I respond, Trust.

I don't know but expect that somebody will confirm that iFuse is bundled somewhere in the Mageia libimobiledevice and lib64usbmuxd set of packages.

I noticed these instructions in that Ubuntu webpage link you provided. Is there a corresponding protocol in Mageia?

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Once your device is paired, type the following to mount your iPhone:

sudo mkdir /media/iphone
ifuse /media/iphone

Replace the “/media/iphone” directory with another directory of your choice. This is where your iPhone files and folders will be seen on your device.

Once mounted, you should then be able to see your iPhone file system in your chosen file manager. You can then remove or add files to the iPhone as an external drive.

If you mounted your device manually and want to safely unmount it, open your terminal again and type:

ifuse -u /media/iphone

This will safely unmount your iPhone storage. Once done, you can then unplug it from your Ubuntu PC or laptop.

You need to install ifuse via MCC. It is not bundled with other packages.

Well, of course you were right: iFuse is a package which had to be installed on my system. I missed it during an earlier search action, then located it in MCC after your reply.

Installed iFuse. Then I restarted the computer. Next, I opened up a terminal to pair an iPhone with the 'idevice pair pair' command. "Trust/Don't Trust This Computer" prompt appears on the phone. I respond accordingly. Mageia responds with-

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SUCCESS: Paired with device cde2e6ccxxxxxxfa

I then open the File Manager, and see no evidence of an iPhone there.

So, I unplug that phone from the USB port, and I repeat all of the above steps with a different iPhone. Return to the File Manager, and again, there is no evidence of an iPhone there.

Apparently I've missed something in the System-Libraries packages to recognize an iOS device. Any further suggestions would be appreciated!

You didn't follow the steps described in the article which i pointed you to (and which you also quoted yourself). After you have paired your phone you need to create a mountpoint and mount your iphone:
(If you create the mountpoint in your home directory you don't need root rights for it. If you create the mountpoint as example under /mnt/your/iphone you will need root right for the next command)

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mkdir /your/file/path/here

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ifuse /your/file/path/here

Yes, that works! Thank you for the time spent patiently guiding me through this process.

You are welcome

Is kdeconnect available for iphone? And does kdeconnect work with gnome? I would think it would work, with a few libraries installed...

It is a pretty handy way to integrate the phone with the desktop.

jiml8 wrote:Is kdeconnect available for iphone?

It is a separate project: https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-ios.

jiml8 wrote:And does kdeconnect work with gnome? I would think it would work, with a few libraries installed...

It pulls a lot of Plasma deps into Gnome. So why should anybody want this? There are native Gnome shell extensions like GSConnect available which are kdeconnect implementations for Gnome.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/