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How do I delete printer from iPhone?

I want to delete my printer from my iPhone because it defaults to the Printer instead of my Wifi.

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Aug 31, 2014 1:13 PM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2014 1:16 PM

What do you mean it defaults to your printer instead of your Wi-Fi? Are you trying to connect your phone to the printer or the Wi-Fi? Your statement does not make sense. The only time the iPhone sees the printer is if you are trying to print and the phone is connected to the same Wi-Fi. Trying to connect the phone to Wi-Fi should have no bearing on the printer or vice versa.

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Aug 31, 2014 1:16 PM in response to Diane523

What do you mean it defaults to your printer instead of your Wi-Fi? Are you trying to connect your phone to the printer or the Wi-Fi? Your statement does not make sense. The only time the iPhone sees the printer is if you are trying to print and the phone is connected to the same Wi-Fi. Trying to connect the phone to Wi-Fi should have no bearing on the printer or vice versa.

Aug 31, 2014 1:28 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

When I go into my WiFi settings, my WiFi Linksys is listed and so is my HP printer. I have only printed from my phone once just as a test a few days ago. When I go into settings my printer has a check mark and not Linksys. I change it back to Linksys and the next day the check is back on the printer. Do you know how to delete the printer? That will solve my problem. The same thing is happening on my husbands iPad.

Aug 31, 2014 2:34 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

I'm looking at my printer's manual to see if I can find WiFi broadcasting. If I can't find it, can you tell me how to delete the printer on my phone?


I could not find the info on the printer. I went to setting on my phone and chose the printer and then chose "forget this network". Hopefully this has fixed the problem. Thanks so much for your help.

Aug 31, 2014 1:34 PM in response to Diane523

It appears that you have your printer set up to broadcast Wi-Fi. You need to configure that on the printer. The only way that your phone would see the printer in the Wi-Fi settings is if it is broadcasting its own Wi-Fi. Check the manual for the printer and turn off Wi-Fi broadcasting. If you need it to be broadcasting, then when you are connected to the printer via Wi-Fi in Settings, then tap on the ℹ next to the printer name and click on Forget this Network. That should remove the network from the phone and do the same on the iPad.

How do I delete printer from iPhone?

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