Adding brother MFC 885 CW how

jeroldo wrote:

Yes I agree I just thought that since the win10 laptop can find why not the phone?

iPhone prints via AirPrint, or potentially using a print-and-scan app from the printer vendor.

Printers with AirPrint support or the related IPP/IPPS printing are preferred generally, as that gets everybody out of the mess that is needing and installing and updating printer drivers. With AirPrint and IPP/IPPS, the printer drivers are loaded directly from the printer. At most, that means loading the latest printer firmware, for those printers that have upgradable firmware. No more drivers.

With iPhone and iPad, printing with AirPrint (or with a vendor-provided printing app) is the only way to print. Apple decided not to re-create the “fun” that is the usual mess with printer drivers.

Brother does have such an app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brother-iprint-scan/id382775642

Some background on the selection of a printer: Which Printer Should I Buy? - Apple Community

Hi,

The Brother MFC-885CW is an older model, and not AirPrint-enabled.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfc885cw_all

The MFC-885CW does not appear to support the Brother iPrint&Scan app either:

https://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfc885cw_all&ftype3=2020&faqid=faq00100066_003

https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/os/ips.html

There were some applications (for example, https://uk.pcmag.com/ipad-apps/1093/fingerprint-2) that would allow a Windows computer to act as a server for printing from an iPhone. However, many of these apps seem to be difficult to find today.

One of the few remaining solutions in a case like this may be to use an OS X 10.9 or later Mac computer as a print server together with the Printopia application suggested by Lawrence Finch. This Mac must have a working printer driver (there are MFC-885CW drivers from Brother for OS X 10.9 and 10.10).

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfc885cw_all

Install the printer on the same Wi-Fi network as your phone and it should appear when you select Print from any app that supports printing, assuming it is AirPrint compatible. I did not find it here→About AirPrint - Apple Support

The closest I could find is Brother MFC-J885DW

jeroldo SaidL

"Adding a brother MFC 885 CW PRINTER for use with my iPhone 7?"

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You Can't. This is because your Printer is not AirPrint compatible. See here: About AirPrint - Apple Support

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jeroldo wrote:

Courious my laptop can find the printer why can’t the iPhone find it?

Because your laptop doesn’t use AirPrint. You can install an app on your laptop that can simulate AirPrint, such as Printopia.