iPhone 3.0 - Bluetooth Printers

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iPhone 3.0 - Bluetooth Printers

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With the new Bluetooth stuff (I admit, I have no idea about that sort of thing!), does this mean that sending pictures via Bluetooth is supported? I love the idea of the Pogo printer, but theres not much point in buying it if the iPhone can't send pictures to it!
Thanks!

iPhone 3G, iPhone OS 3.0

Posted on Jun 23, 2009 10:53 AM

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MacNoob

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Jun 28, 2009 10:29 AM in response to hayleyc

Apparently, it does not. I attempted to pair my Dell PZ310 (Wasabi) portable printer with my new iPhone 3GS, and it would not find it. I guess that Apple still hasn't provided the complete set of Bluetooth protocols that will allow Bluetooth printers to work.

This stinks, because my Samsung Instinct phone had no problem sending pictures to the Wasabi printer - what would have been so hard about including this with the iPhone?

Is this just a software update? Does it mean that Apple could include it in the future without waiting for a hardware revision?

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RussJP

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Jun 28, 2009 5:11 PM in response to hayleyc

Hayley
I don't know if this will help in your decision, but there is an app from HP, HP iPrint that lets you print via Wi-Fi to their printers. It's works great. Could be a wireless solution for you, as many HP printers these days have Wi-Fi built in, so you also wouldn't need a home network.
Russ

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coop42

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Jul 3, 2009 8:25 PM in response to MacNoob

The complete BT spec does provide for printing, among other things.

Apple has only implemented a small fraction of BT capabilities, and printing is not part of what they've implemented.

No reason why it couldn't be done, but at this point, it appears that Apple isn't all that interested in it.

coop

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