iPad not printing color

When using AirPrint, the available print settings are “advertised” by the printer - and are subsequently displayed on your iPad for selection. If you can see Black & White or Greyscale options - and not Colour - this would suggest the the printer itself if not accepting colour print jobs.

Perhaps the printer is running low on colour ink/toner - or your printer’s own settings are set for monochrome printing.

the printer is good. can print color from my android's phone. but from ipad it wont print in color. please resolve this issue.

Same issue ….. from iPad black and white only, no colour.

send documents to my laptop, prints perfectly in colour so colour ink is not low.

This has only apparently happened since latest iPad software update ??

This is definitely an iOS problem. If I switch to my laptop I can print in color. I originally thought it was app specific problem, but if that is the case, then I have multiple apps on my iPad and iPhone that don’t print in color!

jackdoh11 wrote:

no color print option on iphone mac ipad

Presumably your iPad, iPhone and Mac have all been updated to the current versions of iOS/iPadOS and macOS.

If so, your printer may be using a much older version of AirPrint that has been deprecated in recent OS updates. Check to see if a firmware update is available for your printer from the printer manufacturer.

My IPad OS is updated to the latest version. My printer driver and firmware are up to date, but I cannot print in colour from my IPad, though I can do so from my laptop. Plenty of ink. Must be an Apple problem. I think it may be a bug imported by the last update of IOS

I worked out this one. It is as Lotus Pilot says above, but my printer was an old one, so HP stopped updating the firmware months ago. This means it no longer works properly with the IPad. By issuing the last update Apple are forcing us all to buy a new printer.

Did anyone find a way to fix this issue?

I just bought an iPad Pro and I’m unable to print in colour, it doesn’t matter if I try to print from the share button, hp smart or the critcut app, there is still no option to print it colour.

I can print in colour just fine from my PC and android phone but just not from my iPad (I tried on an iPad Air and it still wouldn’t work).

I have tried a whole bunch of different “solutions” but none seem to work at all.

Both my iPad and printer are up to date and have the latest firmware.

JasBen95 wrote:

Did anyone find a way to fix this issue?

I just bought an iPad Pro and I’m unable to print in colour, it doesn’t matter if I try to print from the share button, hp smart or the critcut app, there is still no option to print it colour.

I can print in colour just fine from my PC and android phone but just not from my iPad (I tried on an iPad Air and it still wouldn’t work).

I have tried a whole bunch of different “solutions” but none seem to work at all.

Both my iPad and printer are up to date and have the latest firmware.

Check the settings of the printer itself.

When using AirPrint, the available print settings are “advertised” by the printer - and are subsequently displayed on your iPad for selection. If you can see Black & White or Greyscale options - and not Colour - this would suggest the the printer itself if not accepting colour print jobs.

Perhaps the printer is running low on colour ink/toner - or your printer’s own settings are set for monochrome printing.

JasBen95 wrote:

As previously stated, I can print colour from my PC and Android phone so why can’t I on my iPad?

My printer has a full cartridge of ink.

Unlike your iPad, your PC and Android devices are not using AirPrint - but are instead using entirely different network printing protocols to communicate with your printer.

Your printer may also be using a much older version of AirPrint that has been deprecated in recent OS updates. Check to see if a firmware update is available for your printer from the printer manufacturer.

"Latest firmware" means nothing without context. The latest firmware update for your (unidentified printer) may have been (for example) five years ago - and may not of itself support the current version of AirPrint.

I too had an HP printer that was previously updated to its latest version - and similarly discovered that the available firmware version was simply too old. This very same printer would work flawlessly when connected by USB to a Windows PC - but was otherwise useless in not supporting recent versions of iPadOS.

ipad and iphone print function no longer has color option

no color print option on iphone mac ipad

As previously stated, I can print colour from my PC and Android phone so why can’t I on my iPad?

My printer has a full cartridge of ink.

As previously stated, my printer has the latest firmware and is up to date.