Printing from iPad Air 3rd Generation IOS 18.1.1

Can anyone help me with printing from the above iPad? It has been fine till about a week ago. I don't know whether this coincided with an update....


Thanks so much,


Annie

iPad Air 3, iPadOS 18

Posted on Dec 11, 2024 5:41 AM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2024 6:56 AM

gometra wrote:

Can anyone help me with printing from the above iPad? It has been fine till about a week ago. I don't know whether this coincided with an update....

Thanks so much,

Annie



Do you have any security Apps (such as Norton) or VPN installed on your iPad? If so, these may be interfering with your iPad's internal routing table - and may interfere with AirPrint/AirPlay/WiFi Hotspot or other Apple services. If present, it may be necessary to temporarily remove such Apps from your iPad - and then perform a forced-restart.


  • On an iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.




  • On an iPad with Face ID: Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.




If you continue to have difficulties, check to see if your iPad is using the new WiFi Private Address feature. This feature is intended to provide additional privacy and security when using “public” (untrusted) WiFi networks.

Settings > WiFi > [Your WiFi Network / SSID] - tap the “i” icon - Private Address


The Private Address feature is largely unnecessary for your home WiFi network; if enabled, Private Addressing can interfere with anticipated operation of other devices, such as AirPrint/Airplay. In such circumstances, you may need to disable this feature - and can be enabled or disabled for each individual network.


Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 - Apple Support

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Dec 11, 2024 6:56 AM in response to gometra

gometra wrote:

Can anyone help me with printing from the above iPad? It has been fine till about a week ago. I don't know whether this coincided with an update....

Thanks so much,

Annie



Do you have any security Apps (such as Norton) or VPN installed on your iPad? If so, these may be interfering with your iPad's internal routing table - and may interfere with AirPrint/AirPlay/WiFi Hotspot or other Apple services. If present, it may be necessary to temporarily remove such Apps from your iPad - and then perform a forced-restart.


  • On an iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.




  • On an iPad with Face ID: Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the top button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.




If you continue to have difficulties, check to see if your iPad is using the new WiFi Private Address feature. This feature is intended to provide additional privacy and security when using “public” (untrusted) WiFi networks.

Settings > WiFi > [Your WiFi Network / SSID] - tap the “i” icon - Private Address


The Private Address feature is largely unnecessary for your home WiFi network; if enabled, Private Addressing can interfere with anticipated operation of other devices, such as AirPrint/Airplay. In such circumstances, you may need to disable this feature - and can be enabled or disabled for each individual network.


Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 - Apple Support

Dec 11, 2024 6:51 AM in response to Millermann

Millermann wrote:

Print Centre does not seem to work with ipad os 18


For iPadOS18, the Print Centre is now accessed from the Control Centre - although you will likely need to add the associated control. The Control Centre is exposed with a downward-swipe from the top-right corner of the screen:




Customisation of the Control Centre, including adding and arranging control icons, is fully described within the iPad User Guide:

Use and customize Control Center on iPad - Apple Support

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