Does anyone know of a printer that is portable enough to fit in a backpack, can be used with an android device through Bluetooth, but can also be kept at home and used with Google Cloud Print to make prints from a different location?
My idea is that i may need to occasionally make prints at college or where ever i may be. For that reason, i can use something like a nexus 7 to write up documents on the fly or be it wherever i am and print them on the spot. Say i don't decide to bring it with me though, i still want the option to print through the Google Cloud Print app and have some papers waiting for me when i get home.
I've literally looked for the past half hour and found no printer that could do both. It was either bluetooth only (and few supported android devices) or it only supported google cloud print, in which case all of them i saw were full sized printers.
If anyone could find a printer that could be portable, Bluetooth enabled, and Google Cloud Print ready, i would owe you so many thanks!
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So how does printing work? Anyone able to rec an app?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pauloslf.cloudprint
I've not tried this yet personally, I've got too many other things to try at the moment, but it looks like it might work nicely. It uses googles cloud printing service. Report back if it's any use please.
Well I setup the cloud printing app and it works a treat. But then I have a HP wifi printer with eprint capability so it was very easy to get working.
Print share working fine as well to my network printer
does the printer got to be with wireless capable to print out from transformer?
ipulaski said:
does the printer got to be with wireless capable to print out from transformer?
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you can print with a networked printer by setting up google cloud print, but i think that computer has to always be on.
I use Printer Share. It rocks! Well worth the money, and you can print to a bluetooth or widow enabled printer. Easy to configure and decent results. Toil be able to print almost anything, i.g., photos, pdf, browser, etc...
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My vote for Google Cloud Print. Works great on the Chrome like browser of the Asus.
js042507 said:
I use Printer Share. It rocks! Well worth the money, and you can print to a bluetooth or widow enabled printer. Easy to configure and decent results. Toil be able to print almost anything, i.g., photos, pdf, browser, etc...
Sent from the most "Epic" phone in the world! ...Using XDA Premium app
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I noticed a reviewer said that app charges to print. After you buy the app then you have to pay either per page or for a subscription. Is that false? Either way 13 bones seems pretty high for an app that simply allows me to print.
And while Google Cloud Print seems pretty cool, I'm looking for a solution that doesn't require my PC to be on. It's been off more often than not since I got my Xfrmr.
ad1980 said:
And while Google Cloud Print seems pretty cool, I'm looking for a solution that doesn't require my PC to be on. It's been off more often than not since I got my Xfrmr.
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You would have to get a WiFi ready printer.
+ 1 for google cloud print. I use it on my droid x and TF.
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You would have to get a WiFi ready printer.
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Got it. It's just not one that supports e-print. It doesn't seem like printing to a wireless printer should be very difficult which is why I'm surprised the only app I can find that does this costs $13 (and possibly more).
I am still looking for a print solution. I don't need to print from remote locations, but it would sure be nice to print to my network enabled Epson color laser directly from my TF. If Google is serious about the business user or taking over the netbook market print services are an essential part of this.
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+ 1 for google cloud print. I use it on my droid x and TF.
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Another vote for Google Cloud Print! I just set it up after reading this thread...its awesome!
Print Spooler Has Stopped
" Print spooler has stopped.'
Is the message I get when I try to use Google Cloud Print .
I have cleared cashe , uninstalled then reinstalled , and it's still the same thing.
I can print the test page on the Google Cloud Print page on my computer but every time I try to use it from my
phone that's what I get.
Any answers or fixes ?
Using Samsung SGH-i337Z with Skyfalll ROM.
Thanks,
ronfiveo
Can anyone please recommend an app that offers the ability to print docs to a wifi printer? Preferably direct to a printer configured to an IP address (I'm using a Belkin wifi print server)
An equivalent app on IOS would be Print Central..
http://mobile.eurosmartz.com/products/printcentral.html
Cloud Print Beta Not totally direct but does a decent job.
Yeah I saw that... tempted... I guess the issue is that in iOS they have allowed for the whole "Open In" feature in the API to allow devs to offer this feature in their apps.. which is why you can get a doc in the browser and "Open In.." print central to print it - that app also comes with "Generic drivers" for HP and Epsom devices which means direct WiFi printing is possible in most cases without some companion server-app having to be installed on a PC connected to the printer
Was kind of hoping with Android's "open-ness" this would be less of an issue but the options seem quite limited at the moment
(Which is strangely ironic when you think of Apple's closed-ness)
Had a closer look at Cloud Print.. I guess it'd do what I want IF I buy a new HP "E-Print Enabled" printer and switch to K9 (no real need to yet but may need to for encrypting/decrypting mails with APG plugin)..
Other than that.. as I've not got a PC plugged into a printer (i use that belkin printer server), let alone have one thats on all the time.. having to install a server app to get it working isn't really an option
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Have just seen this... could work.. There's a free version, but for full functionality its gonna cost about £7 (a couple of quid more than I paid for Print Central on the iPad)
Printer Share
I think that app lets you print out a test page before buying.
I'm using Printershare, which works well with my HP DJ8000N connected to my network. The initial client allowing you to test print is free, but I had to pay for an extra pack to get the full working package. It seems to integrate well into any app that has a "share" option.
The current app is not optimised for tablets, so the button and "print preview" are all squished up in a corner, but it doesn't appear to affect functionality.
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I'm using Printershare, which works well with my HP DJ8000N connected to my network. The initial client allowing you to test print is free, but I had to pay for an extra pack to get the full working package. It seems to integrate well into any app that has a "share" option.
The current app is not optimised for tablets, so the button and "print preview" are all squished up in a corner, but it doesn't appear to affect functionality.
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Thanks for that, tried the free app.. it scans for compatible printers on my network but can't see my belkin printer server on xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Although the HP printer connected to that print server is on their compatibility list, it isn't a "WiFi" printer in and of itself.. so I've pinged them an email to ask if they're going to add the option to manually configure IP based printer ports.
IF it offered that feature, I think it'd be the closest thing to Print Central on Android but currently.. no
I stand corrected.. Discovered 'Print Bot'.. similar free version to try it out, before having to buy a license to use it properly.. looks a lot more configurable.. can print emails directly from K9 and forgive my earlier ignorance of Android, but there does appear to be the equivalent of the ios 'open in..' if its been coded for (as with ios)
So here's hoping.. will report back if I get it working
**EDIT** Yep, it works a treat! 'just a driver' effectively, rather than a file viewer app like Print Central was.. but in many waysi think that's better.. can print files directly from a file manager too, which is cool.. Android oh how thee continues to impress me!!
Right, i'm off to buy a printbot license
Hey everyone,
I was just wondering since we have the awesome ability of the OTG cable to plug stuff into the Xoom, is there anyway to get printer support working so I can for example print a coupon I found online, or a receipt from a purchase?
Thank you in advance for everyone's time.
Personally I use PrinterShare, its only a couple bucks in the market place and works extremely well if you have a Wifi Printer.
Haven't tried an OTG connection but my guess is no.
Ok I will definitely give that one a try. So would there be anyway to use printershare to print off of another computer in my home network if my printer is not wifi? This would allow me the printing capablities, but would kinda defeat the purpose since I want to be able to print without a computer around, but this would be a start for now. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
If you have Chrome browser on the PC connected to the printer you could use Google Cloud printing using Printshare app.
My big question is. I own a Brother QL-570 label printer that i use for printing off the Circuit Schedules for electrical panels, looks much nicer than my printing can be some times. and i am wondering if there is any drivers or software that will allow me to print to this device from my Asus Transformer. It is usb only and i do have the keyboard. Not a big deal but would be nice to be able to take my tablet and print them on site rather than taking the list home and printing them on my pc. the Brother i scan and print software is for wireless and not for label printers. just wondering if there is anything out there that i could use for this usb device. Thanks
well i do know that zebra label printers have an app for interfacing with their printers. as far as i can tell thats the only app that can do that as of now.
google cloud print. Agent runs on PC pretty simple to set up
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google cloud print. Agent runs on PC pretty simple to set up
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but that means that the printer is stuck at home :/
Is there any way I can print
from the 10.1to a wireless printer?
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Is there any way I can print
from the 10.1to a wireless printer?
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There are two ways you can do it, the first method requires you to have a pc with chrome browser installed and an app that needs to be downloaded from Google play. The way it works is, you set up using the chrome browser and use the tablet to print by using the print share app. I cannot remember the exact details however if you search this forum, there are instructions on how to do this. The downside to this method as far as I know is that you have to have a pc connected and switched on. Not sure if an app that I brought from Google play will allow you to print directly. Also I have noticed on the market that there are Epson and HP apps that connect to wireless printers so what I have said above may be linked to printers that are not wireless but connected to the wireless network via a cable connection.
The second option, the one I use is that you purchase a mobile printer. I have brought the HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer, this printer is very portable and connects to my tablet via Bluetooth and has worked flawlessly for me until now. It has a rechargeable battery that last for a good few hundred prints. The print quality is also very good. The downside is unless you will be doing a lot of printing in different locations, it is an expensive option, I bought it about a week ago for approximately £178 in the UK.
Wow, i had no idea about the portable printers with rechargeable battery. That is insane!
Alabamba, look up cloudprint from google play store. And printershare. And search for your manufacturer's printer in the play store.
I have a canon mp560 - i use canons printer app to print pictures. For word documents i use printershare and for pdfs that i need to use duplex with i use cloudprint.
Some of the newer printers in last year or so do can just be wirelessly hooked up to a router (or through usb->hub to router) ; no need for computer to be on with chrome setup. But the list is few so far for these. Older printers can be used with cloudprint just like HasC stated through hookup with chrome, but the computer needs to be on to use cloudprint with these older printers.
If you have an HP printer there is an app called HP ePrint Home&Biz. It gives you the ability to print to a wireless printer if your tablet sees the printer but also allows you to create an an email address that you can send the thing you want to print to that will automatically forward it to the printer (if the printer is turned on) from any device.