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Q: how do you find a print on iPhone 6 plus

I would like to know how to find my E Printer in settings so I can set if up. It works fine on my iMac and MacBook Air and old MacBook. O can find the printer thur setting on those but not my iPhone.

thanks for any help

M

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 8:40 AM

by Ralph9430,Solvedanswer
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A:

There is no need to set up a printer on your iPhone.

First your printer must support AirPrint. Just because a printer can be used from a Mac over Wi-Fi does not mean the printer supports AirPrint. The following link has a list of all printers that support AirPrint. If your printer is listed and is on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone just select the print command in the you want to print from. The Print command is often in the Sharing icon. That is the icon of an small box with upward pointing arrow.

About AirPrint - Apple Support

 

If your printer is not listed, it probably does not support AirPrint. Check the App Store app to see if the manufacturer of your printer has an app to allow printing.

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 9:00 AM

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Q: how do you find a print on iPhone 6 plus

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  • by Matt Clifton,

    Matt Clifton Matt Clifton Feb 7, 2015 8:42 AM in response to mpitts
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    Feb 7, 2015 8:42 AM in response to mpitts

    What printer do you have? (Make and model.) Not all wifi printers are Airprint-compatible. If it is not, there is an application called Printopia which you can purchase which gets installed on the iMac (since that will likely stay turned on) to enable Airprint.

     

    http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/

     

    Matt

  • by mpitts,

    mpitts mpitts Feb 7, 2015 8:48 AM in response to Matt Clifton
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    Feb 7, 2015 8:48 AM in response to Matt Clifton

    Thanks Matt for the reply I have a HP officiate pro 8600A and It is a E Printer but drops the printer from my IPhone and my Mac's

    When I unplug the Printer and let it reboot it will work on my Mac's button the IPhone 6 plus.

  • by Matt Clifton,

    Matt Clifton Matt Clifton Feb 7, 2015 8:53 AM in response to mpitts
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    Feb 7, 2015 8:53 AM in response to mpitts

    Yeah, that's not an Airprint-compatible printer. e-Print is not the same as Airprint. You can't print natively from an iOS device without the Printopia software I mentioned.

     

    About AirPrint - Apple Support

     

    Matt

  • by Ralph9430,Solvedanswer

    Ralph9430 Ralph9430 Feb 7, 2015 9:00 AM in response to mpitts
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    Feb 7, 2015 9:00 AM in response to mpitts

    There is no need to set up a printer on your iPhone.

    First your printer must support AirPrint. Just because a printer can be used from a Mac over Wi-Fi does not mean the printer supports AirPrint. The following link has a list of all printers that support AirPrint. If your printer is listed and is on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone just select the print command in the you want to print from. The Print command is often in the Sharing icon. That is the icon of an small box with upward pointing arrow.

    About AirPrint - Apple Support

     

    If your printer is not listed, it probably does not support AirPrint. Check the App Store app to see if the manufacturer of your printer has an app to allow printing.

  • by mpitts,

    mpitts mpitts Feb 7, 2015 9:16 AM in response to Ralph9430
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    Feb 7, 2015 9:16 AM in response to Ralph9430

    Thanks Ralph I see that my printer is not AirPrint supported, the problem is I have been printing from my IPhone 6 with the updated software  and now it is not working. It only works with my Mac's after cutting the power to the printer and letting it reset. I have downloaded the latest drivers from HP but it is only for the Mavericks OSX and I am using Yosemite OSX. I did buy a New AirPort Extreme and everything worked fine with my old Extreme. I would suppose if I hooked my printer up direct to the Extreme is would work with all my products.

    Any suggestions

    M

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Feb 7, 2015 6:38 PM in response to mpitts
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    Feb 7, 2015 6:38 PM in response to mpitts

    No, it will not work if you hook it up to your Airport Extreme directly. It will work if you use HPs app. It will work if you are using a 3rd party app such as Printopia. But you cannot make it an AirPrint printer and print directly.

  • by mpitts,

    mpitts mpitts Feb 8, 2015 7:13 AM in response to deggie
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    Feb 8, 2015 7:13 AM in response to deggie

    Thanks for the help. I did use to work and all my products, so when I downloaded the latest IPHONE update that is when  it stopped working on my Phone.

    Maybe IOS 8.2 will fix it.

    M