Printing from iPhone and iPad not working any more with IOS14.5

I can’t seem to print from my iPhone or iPad since upgrading to iOS 14.5 I know both my printers are working ok and connected to my wi fi network ok as I can still print from my Mac book pro working on MacOS Catalina 10.15.7.

I can only think the new iOS 14.5 is the problem. And I have done all the usual checks on my router and printers, power resets etc but still no result.


Does any one have any suggestions

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 3:25 AM

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Posted on Apr 28, 2021 3:28 AM

As described, your (W)LAN infrastructure may not be passing Apple Bonjour traffic on you local network - or your WiFi Router or Network Switch may be blocking this device discovery protocol.


The Apple Bonjour protocol uses mDNS (Multicast DNS) UDP port 5353.


You may find that restart of your network components will resolve the problem. You’ll need to restart your network devices in the correct order. Assuming that you WiFi Router provides DNS services for your network, restart devices in this order - allowing time for devices to fully boot/restart prior to restarting other devices:


  • WiFi Router
  • Upstream wired Network Switch(es)
  • WiFi Access Points / Network Extenders
  • Other fixed infrastructure devices - such as Printers
  • Client devices


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Apr 28, 2021 3:28 AM in response to earpod

As described, your (W)LAN infrastructure may not be passing Apple Bonjour traffic on you local network - or your WiFi Router or Network Switch may be blocking this device discovery protocol.


The Apple Bonjour protocol uses mDNS (Multicast DNS) UDP port 5353.


You may find that restart of your network components will resolve the problem. You’ll need to restart your network devices in the correct order. Assuming that you WiFi Router provides DNS services for your network, restart devices in this order - allowing time for devices to fully boot/restart prior to restarting other devices:


  • WiFi Router
  • Upstream wired Network Switch(es)
  • WiFi Access Points / Network Extenders
  • Other fixed infrastructure devices - such as Printers
  • Client devices


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