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Can I connect my printer directly to my IPad Pro 12.9 with a cable?

Want to connect my HP printer via cable to my IPad Pro 12.9. Tried with a USB C connector but a no show on the Ipad with printer turned on.


Any successes out there and what did you use?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on Mar 10, 2023 9:40 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2023 1:00 AM

to communicate with a printer the printer have to

1 support apples wireless printing std. called airprint About AirPrint - Apple Support


or

2 get a printing app from app store, never heard about any printing app that supported wires printing though

most like hp and the likes usually only support wifi printing to printers on the network which do not support the airprint std.

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Mar 11, 2023 1:00 AM in response to J8008

to communicate with a printer the printer have to

1 support apples wireless printing std. called airprint About AirPrint - Apple Support


or

2 get a printing app from app store, never heard about any printing app that supported wires printing though

most like hp and the likes usually only support wifi printing to printers on the network which do not support the airprint std.

Can I connect my printer directly to my IPad Pro 12.9 with a cable?

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