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You can enable non-AirPrint printers by sharing them through iTunes 10 (PC) or Mac OS X 10.6.5 (Mac).

glhaynes 16y ago
You could in earlier dev releases but not in the later ones (including, apparently, the public releases today). Apple hasn't made a public statement that I've seen saying whether that feature is coming back. On the plus side, some cheap 3rd party utilities have already sprung up to add that feature.
- mmorris 16y ago
  There seems to be some confusion on this, as the Engadget review of iOS 4.2 includes this: You are able to utilize printers connected to other machines on your network (in OS X 10.6.5 only), but it's a slightly clunkier way to get things done. But other reviews I've seen, including MacWorld's, seem to imply that printing to a shared printer isn't supported. I've built printing into my iOS app, so I'm a bit desperate to determine what the status is exactly. It's so frustrating because it works fine in iOS 4.2 beta, and the difference between AirPrint-compatible printers only and supporting any printer is HUGE (obviously).
  - BigZaphod 16y ago
    I believe the reason this has got so confused is that the earlier betas had a driver/OSX thingy you could install which enabled your printers to show up in AirPrint. However they decided (with no explanation that I know of) to pull this feature for release. What happens, though, is that people who installed that beta driver on OSX still have it and if they are attempting to review 4.2-release on the same machines, they might mistakenly be thinking it has that support with it because the old beta stuff is still installed on their system and so their iPad will happily see their printers and use them. I'm quite sure that Apple has stated that officially the only printers supported by AirPlay (now) are those few HP models listed in the press release. I've seen a few statements supposedly made by Apple people that always include the words "for now." I suspect what happened is the beta test either revealed that the setup process was "too weird" or they ran into a number of nasty bugs and decided to hold off until they could nail it all down. Whatever the real reason is, though, Apple doesn't seem to be talking about it.
- kemiller 16y ago
  Here is one: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/ http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/
jasonlotito 16y ago
You can? Great! Sorry, I would have tried this myself, but I'm not home yet to do so. That's good news though. Thanks for letting me know. =) Edit: After further reading, I've discovered that this is not the case. =( There are apparently means to fix this via third party apps, however.
halostatue 16y ago
Too late to edit it, but as others pointed out, I'm wrong. I hadn't checked things out since I had done something stupid with my Mac that required a re-install, so I simply assumed that the feature was still there. Mea culpa.

You could in earlier dev releases but not in the later ones (including, apparently, the public releases today). Apple hasn't made a public statement that I've seen saying whether that feature is coming back. On the plus side, some cheap 3rd party utilities have already sprung up to add that feature.

mmorris 16y ago
There seems to be some confusion on this, as the Engadget review of iOS 4.2 includes this: You are able to utilize printers connected to other machines on your network (in OS X 10.6.5 only), but it's a slightly clunkier way to get things done. But other reviews I've seen, including MacWorld's, seem to imply that printing to a shared printer isn't supported. I've built printing into my iOS app, so I'm a bit desperate to determine what the status is exactly. It's so frustrating because it works fine in iOS 4.2 beta, and the difference between AirPrint-compatible printers only and supporting any printer is HUGE (obviously).
- BigZaphod 16y ago
  I believe the reason this has got so confused is that the earlier betas had a driver/OSX thingy you could install which enabled your printers to show up in AirPrint. However they decided (with no explanation that I know of) to pull this feature for release. What happens, though, is that people who installed that beta driver on OSX still have it and if they are attempting to review 4.2-release on the same machines, they might mistakenly be thinking it has that support with it because the old beta stuff is still installed on their system and so their iPad will happily see their printers and use them. I'm quite sure that Apple has stated that officially the only printers supported by AirPlay (now) are those few HP models listed in the press release. I've seen a few statements supposedly made by Apple people that always include the words "for now." I suspect what happened is the beta test either revealed that the setup process was "too weird" or they ran into a number of nasty bugs and decided to hold off until they could nail it all down. Whatever the real reason is, though, Apple doesn't seem to be talking about it.
kemiller 16y ago
Here is one: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/ http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/

jasonlotito 16y ago

You can? Great! Sorry, I would have tried this myself, but I'm not home yet to do so. That's good news though. Thanks for letting me know. =) Edit: After further reading, I've discovered that this is not the case. =( There are apparently means to fix this via third party apps, however.

halostatue 16y ago

Too late to edit it, but as others pointed out, I'm wrong. I hadn't checked things out since I had done something stupid with my Mac that required a re-install, so I simply assumed that the feature was still there. Mea culpa.