mpcharlotte

Q: Airprint

hhello,

 

if my printer is not listed on the list of printers for Apple AirPrint, does that mean I will need to buy another printer just to be able to use the AirPrint? I can't understand why it's not one of the ones listed as it is a Brother multi-function laser printer (a good one).

 

thanks in advance for any response/advance offered.

iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 29, 2016 9:07 AM

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Mar 29, 2016 9:37 AM in response to mpcharlotte
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    Mar 29, 2016 9:37 AM in response to mpcharlotte

    many printer manufactures have printing apps for their printers for free in app stores

    there are also paid apps which support a wide range of printers

    and at last netgear genie running on a computer on the same network as the ios device

    make all printers connected to the computer AirPrint enabled printers as long as the computer is on

     

    AirPrint is a generic printing interface which apple made if printers support it they can be printed to without third party software

    it has nothing to do with if the printer is a good one

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Mar 29, 2016 10:27 AM in response to mpcharlotte
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    Mar 29, 2016 10:27 AM in response to mpcharlotte

    I have two older printers at home that don’t support AirPrint but I saw no reason to buy new printers. Instead a purchased a program called Printopia which runs on my Mac. No special software is required for the iPad and when I print I select the printer (which includes printing as a PDF to the computer) and Printopia takes care of the rest. For what it does and how often I use it the price is reasonable.

  • by mpcharlotte,

    mpcharlotte mpcharlotte Mar 29, 2016 10:41 AM in response to dwb
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    Mar 29, 2016 10:41 AM in response to dwb

    TThanks for your response. Brother does have an iprint app and I have this on my iPad. However, it doesn't work.