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I for one am not going to miss this. It always struck me as a very poorly designed response to AirPrint that never worked right.
by cptskippy 7y ago
I for one am not going to miss this. It always struck me as a very poorly designed response to AirPrint that never worked right.
- scarface74 7y agoWhat’s the alternative for printing from Android devices?
- welly 7y agoTo your own printer? Bluetooth or Wifi. I've got a Canon TS9150 printer and I can connect to it from my phone via wifi, either directly - phone to printer - or if the printer is on your wifi network, that way. Canon have an app for android phones that help you connect to your printer which works quite well.
- scarface74 7y agoIs this really a better user experience? On a Mac or any iOS device you just connect to a network and all of the printers just show up. You don’t need an app. I have a newer iPad but even my old first generation iPad that hasn’t seen an operating system update since 2011 will print to any of my three AirPrint printers. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the last time I had an Android device in my house (my son’s) don’t you still have to install separate printer drivers for printers if they don’t support Google Cloud Print?
- giggles_giggles 7y agoI have an Android and have never, as far as I can remember, tried to print from it. For you, I opened a random web page and chose "print" and it somehow detected the HP printer on my home WiFi. No required apps, nothing special. It's just there.
- cptskippy 7y agoSearch the App Store for "Print Service Plugin". These are the printer drivers put out by all printer makers. They seem to install themselves automatically on your device when Android detects a manufacturer's printer. I have an HP LaserJet and a Canon photo printer, and both vendor's Service Plugins magically showed up on my phone.