[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"howto:arrow:ios:en":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"os":10,"osLabel":11,"quickSolution":12,"stepByStep":13,"recommendedSoftware":15,"alternativeMethods":16,"commonIssues":17,"securityNote":42,"extensionPath":43,"extensionLabel":44,"breadcrumbs":45,"metaDescription":55},false,"arrow","Apache Arrow IPC File (Feather V2)","data","Data","2026-06-12T08:35:30.517Z","ios","iOS","To open .ARROW files on iOS, there is no common native iOS app for Arrow IPC files; transfer the .arrow file to a desktop and open it with PyArrow (Python) or the Arrow R package.",[14],"There is no common native iOS app for Arrow IPC files; transfer the .arrow file to a desktop and open it with PyArrow (Python) or the Arrow R package.",[],[],[18,24,30,36],{"title":19,"description":20,"steps":21},"Tried the streaming reader, but the file won’t open","Arrow has both an IPC file format and an IPC streaming format. If you use a streaming reader on an IPC file (or the other way around), you may get errors or truncated reads.",[22,23],"In your tool/library, choose the IPC “file” reader for .arrow files (not the “stream” reader).","If you’re unsure how it was produced, try both the file and stream readers provided by your Arrow library.",{"title":25,"description":26,"steps":27},"The file looks like “garbage” in a text editor",".arrow files are binary IPC data, not text; opening them in Notepad/TextEdit will not show meaningful content.",[28,29],"Open the file with an Arrow-capable tool (e.g., PyArrow or the Arrow R package) rather than a text editor.","Convert the loaded table to a human-readable format (for example, print a head/preview in your analysis environment).",{"title":31,"description":32,"steps":33},"“Not an Arrow file” / magic string or footer errors","The Arrow IPC file format includes a specific file signature and footer. If the download/copy is incomplete or the file is actually a different format renamed to .arrow, readers may report signature/footer problems.",[34,35],"Re-download or re-copy the file to ensure it isn’t truncated.","Confirm the producer actually wrote the Arrow IPC file format (and not the IPC streaming format or another container).",{"title":37,"description":38,"steps":39},"Schema/type mismatch when reading across languages","Arrow is cross-language, but data producers and consumers may disagree on schema details (field names, nullability, nested types), especially when a pipeline evolves.",[40,41],"Inspect the schema in your Arrow tool/library before processing the data.","Regenerate the .arrow file with an updated schema or add a compatibility step (e.g., cast/rename columns) after reading.",".arrow is a binary data format and typically does not carry executable code, but parsing untrusted binary data can still expose bugs in readers; prefer up-to-date Arrow libraries when opening files from unknown sources.","/file-extension/arrow",".ARROW",[46,49,52],{"label":47,"to":48},"Home","/",{"label":50,"to":51},"How To","/file-extension",{"label":53,"to":54},"Open .ARROW on iOS","/how-to/open-arrow-on-ios","Learn how to open .ARROW files on iOS with step-by-step instructions, recommended software, and troubleshooting tips."]