AirPrint does not work on iPhone

AirPrint doesn’t work on iPhone but works on iPad and MacBook. Have spent hours on the phone with Apple tech support and they even made a case and are not giving me any updates. Who else is having this issue? It started for me in a late version of iOS 18 and has continued through iOS 26.1. Very frustrating. I can print in my Epson app on the iPhone but can’t use the native AirPrint to be able to print photos, emails, notes, etc. it simply does not work.

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Nov 9, 2025 2:04 PM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2025 2:26 PM

Perhaps a long shot:


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN, then restart your device. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.


After that here is more general guidance for troubleshooting AirPrint: AirPrint Troubleshooting - Apple Community

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Nov 9, 2025 2:26 PM in response to brentgrab

Perhaps a long shot:


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN, then restart your device. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.


After that here is more general guidance for troubleshooting AirPrint: AirPrint Troubleshooting - Apple Community

Nov 9, 2025 2:26 PM in response to brentgrab

"AirPrint does not work on iPhone: AirPrint doesn’t work on iPhone but works on iPad and MacBook. Have spent hours on the phone with Apple tech support and they even made a case and are not giving me any updates. Who else is having this issue? It started for me in a late version of iOS 18 and has continued through iOS 26.1. Very frustrating. I can print in my Epson app on the iPhone but can’t use the native AirPrint to be able to print photos, emails, notes, etc. it simply does not work."

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Thank you for the screenshot.


EPSON WF 4830:


Contact EPSON, Directly: https://epson.custhelp.com/app/ask/p_model_name/Epson%20WorkForce%20Pro%20WF-4830


EPSON.COM

Not certain if this will help, but here's what's provided by Epson Support in their FAQs: Can I use "EPSON WF-4830" on an iPhone with AirPrint?








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