How to print from Android. How to connect a printer to a phone via WiFi connection. Organization of connection via USB cable


The printer has become a useful office item that can now be found in many homes. It’s convenient and practical - you don’t need to go anywhere to print documents, and you don’t need to carry flash drives and other media with information, wait in line, etc. Technologies are developing and devices for printing have become one of the elements of the office ecosystem. Now many people know that it is possible to connect a phone to a printer, it is convenient, but few people use this function.

Via USB

One of the quickest ways to print from a smartphone or tablet is to set up a connection between devices via a USB cable. The method is popular, but not all smartphone models support this function. Android or iOS devices must have a special output - USB-HOST. Only this will not be enough and you will have to install additional drivers on your PC.

A huge disadvantage of this method is that few printers have special drivers for Android phones. In some cases, installing the program - USB connection Kit - helps. If you're lucky, you'll be able to print from your phone without any problems.

Among all manufacturers of printing equipment, HP stands out the most because it has taken a loyal approach to organizing connections with smartphones. They created a program called "ePrint" that helps you connect to all of the company's printers. With its help, you can transfer documents for printing from any device, be it a tablet PC or an Android smartphone.

Via Wi-Fi

It is much more convenient to transfer information for printing via Wi-Fi than via a USB cable. An important condition is to connect to a stable Wi-Fi on your mobile phone and printing equipment.

You can establish a connection with your Android gadget using Wi-Fi Direct technology. Open “Settings” - “Network and Internet” - “Wi-Fi” - “Wi-Fi Settings” - “Advanced” - “Wi-Fi Direct” or something similar in name, since the name may differ in some firmware . Through it you can dump documents for later printing. However, outdated printers are not always able to work with this technology.

Via WPS

To directly send tasks for printing from your phone, you need to check on your router whether it has WPS support. If yes, then all that remains is to activate the function. Some routers have a special key to enable WPS. It needs to be clamped. If not, follow the instructions.


To establish a wireless connection, you need to connect via WPS within two minutes. After this, you can print the material from your smartphone. If this method does not work, read the next one. It is more versatile and modern.

Printing using Google Cloud Print

You can set up printing from a mobile gadget using Google Cloud Print.

This way you can quickly print anything. Only the printer on which this will be done must be connected to a running computer, and not to a switched off one.

Via Dropbox

Dropbox is a virtual cloud storage. However, it can be used to print various materials.


These are all the main ways that will help you organize printing using a mobile phone or tablet running Android.

The more we use mobile devices to work with documents, read email or browse websites, the more often we need to print a file, email or web page directly from our smartphone.

The article tells how to implement the printing function from an Android smartphone to an existing printer connected to a local network for free (without purchasing additional programs), using the example of Honor 4C with Android 6 connected to the same network via Wi-Fi:

  • direct printing from smartphone to printer
  • printing from smartphone to printer via Google Cloud Print

Setting up Google Cloud Print

I install the Virtual Printer application on my phone - it can be installed either from the application store via the Virtual Printer link, or from the printing settings window ( Add service).

To save built-in memory, which is important for Honor 4C, this application can be transferred to a MicroSD card in the usual way in the application properties.

After installation in the settings ( Advanced settings / Seal) a new printing service appears, which is called a virtual printer.

The printer has appeared in this service, so you can print any document.

Printing documents from a smartphone

Most applications have a print function: Adobe Acrobat, BlueMail, Chrome, FireFox, GMail, Word, Excel, etc., just select it in the menu. Printing occurs with some delay, about half a minute (compared to local printing from a computer).

Test printing from various applications was successful, except for Gmail - all attempts ended in error:

In addition, Microsoft Office surprised me - before printing, it sends the document to some “Microsoft web service for preparation”:

Why Microsoft Office needs a web service when all other applications can print a document on their own is a rhetorical question.

At least Microsoft claims:

If you use Office for Android or Office Mobile for Windows 10 to print files, they must first be processed using a secure Microsoft online service. The processed file is immediately sent back to your device. File content is not stored on Microsoft online service servers. Once processed, the files are ready for printing and you will receive a printout with the highest possible quality and accuracy.

conclusions

It is preferable to use the option of direct printing from a smartphone to a local printer, this does not require a local computer, printing is faster, and documents are not transferred to the “big brother” cloud.

If your existing printer is not supported, you can try connecting through Google Cloud Print, but this requires a local computer as a print server, prints with a slight delay, and all documents are sent to Google.

Printing from a smartphone

In the era of wireless technology, it is important to know how to connect a printer to your phone via WiFi. There are many platforms that are popular among users. Therefore, the connection methods are different. Let's look at the most common operating systems on mobile phones and the technology for connecting MFPs via a wireless network to each of them.

How to properly connect an MFP to an Android phone

The platform occupies a leading position in the world of gadgets. Therefore, we should talk about how to connect a printer to Android via WiFi first of all.

To begin with, it’s worth mentioning that pairing is only possible with a device equipped with a wireless adapter and connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your smartphone.

The connection procedure is as follows:

  1. Download the PrinterShare program. It is recommended to buy a licensed version.
  2. Let's launch the application.
  3. The main menu will offer printing options. We choose the appropriate one.
  4. After this, the available connection types will appear on the phone screen. We choose the appropriate option.
  5. We look for a document in the phone memory or on a flash drive, select print options and click on the “Print” button.

How to connect a printer to an Android tablet via WiFi? The solution is exactly the same as in the case of the telephone.

It is also worth noting that many modern smartphones have built-in wireless printing capabilities.

But no one has canceled the more classical printing methods. You can always print everything from it.

Pairing with iOS

Connecting with iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is simple. Apple gadgets have a special AirPrint technology that will help solve the issue of how to connect a printer to an iPhone via WiFi. The program is supported for most currently existing devices.

Once you have managed to connect the printer to your iPad via WiFi, you can print the required file. This is done as follows:

  1. Open the page or file you want to print.
  2. Select the print function. To do this, just click on the “share” sign.
  3. Click on the print icon and select the MFP. The important thing to note here is “AirPrint-enabled printer.”

If you want to print a document or photo from your phone, you do not need to transfer these files to your computer. Transfer them directly to the printer via cloud storage, Google services, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can also use a USB cable if your devices support such a connection.

How to print a file from a smartphone.

If you have an Android smartphone, Google services will help you. For initial setup you need a PC. Then you will print documents without it.

Some smartphones have this feature natively. It is often added to new models. To activate it:


AirPrint for iPhone

This feature is also available on the iPhone - AirPrint. It is configured automatically. One condition is that the mobile device with the printer must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Not all MFPs have Wi-Fi. AirPrint can also work over a local network. Connect the gadget to the LAN port of the PC. Try sending something to it from your iPhone. If the device is connected to USB, nothing will work. It must be on the same network as the iPhone.

IMPORTANT. Manufacturers don't often add this technology to their products. Check the specifications of your printing device to see if it works with AirPrint. The corresponding mark should be on its body. A list of supported models is on the Apple website.

If your gadget doesn’t fit, you can “cheat the system.” Use Printopia or AirPrint Activator. They are easy to understand: install, run, turn on. Unfortunately, these utilities only work on Mac OS.

Wireless connection

To print over Wi-Fi, your printer must support a wireless network. Each device has its own connection method. Details are in the instructions and on the manufacturer's website. But the router needs to be further configured:

  1. Connect it to your PC.
  2. Open your browser and write “192.168.0.1” or “192.168.1.1” in the address bar. IP may be different. This depends on the router model.
  3. Enter your login/password. By default it is admin/admin.
  4. Go to the wireless connection settings - WPS Setup.
  5. Find the Protection Setup security settings and activate protection.
  6. Disable MAC address filtering.
  7. There should be a WPS button in the Wi-Fi settings or on the router body. Click it. Or run the disk that came with the modem and find the wireless network settings on it.
  8. Press the WPS button on the printing device. Don't hesitate. If you do this after two minutes or later, the device will not connect.
  9. If it doesn't work, try again.

There must be a smartphone on the same network. Go to its settings, open the wireless connection settings and connect.

Wireless printing applications

To print from your phone, the same Cloud Print and AirPrint are suitable. But there are other applications. For example, PrintShare for Android.


PrintShare even works with Bluetooth and USB printers. But it has a drawback. The free version of the program has many limitations. To use it, you will have to buy Premium. Although there are many more similar utilities in the application store. HandyPrint and Printer Pro are suitable for iOS. They have the same operating principle. Manufacturers of printing devices produce their own programs for smartphones. For example, Canon Print or Epson Print.

USB

  1. Check if your phone has a USB Host port.
  2. Connect it to the MFP.
  3. Find drivers for it.
  4. Or install the USB connection Kit application.
  5. If it works, the smartphone will “see” the external USB device.

For models from HP there is a personal program - ePrint. You don't need to configure anything with it. Just connect the devices to each other. To print via your phone to a printer, install a special application or use the built-in functions. This way you won't need to turn on your computer to get the finished photo or document.

Mobile devices with Android OS, despite their enormous popularity, are becoming increasingly widespread among users due to their functionality. Today, from a smartphone you can not only access the Internet or watch videos from YouTube, play games, but also print documents, pictures, etc. Therefore, we will talk about how to connect a printer to Android.

You can print a web page, documents, SMS, photographs, etc. in several ways, which we will now discuss.

Via Google Cloud Print

To print anything to a printer from an Android tablet/smartphone using this method, we will need:

  • Installing Google Cloud Print.
  • Android application "Virtual Printer".
  • Home printer connected to a computer/laptop.
  • Google account.

We will install Google Virtual Print as follows. On the right, on the top panel of the browser, click the button “ Setting up and managing Google Chrome"(three parallel stripes). In the menu that opens, select “ Settings«:

Scroll the list to the end, and at the very bottom click “ Show advanced settings«:

We find the section “ Google Cloud Print", press the button " Tune"(if you wish, you can read the help information in the menu item " More details«):

On the page that opens " Devices» select « Add printers«:

In the window that appears, we will see the printers connected to our computer, check the box for the one from which we will start printing, then click the “Add printer” button:

Wait a few seconds, and a message will appear indicating that the registration procedure is complete, after which we activate the “ Printer management«:

Control buttons will appear on the top panel, and in this case we select “ Add a regular printer«:

And I have nothing more to add on this topic. Good luck!

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