How to Print Photos and Documents From iPhone

Paper is passé and printouts are old hat, but sometimes you just have to have a hard copy of something. You can view websites and read books on your iPhone – particularly on the huge screen of the iPhone 6S Plus – and you can share all kinds of files with colleagues and friends; but if you're delivering a presentation, for example, you might also want to hand out notes on paper, or you might want to print out a poster to put on the wall.

HP Photosmart 7510 e-All-in-One Printer - C311a, How to Printing from an iPad

If you want to print from your iPad to an HP ePrint-enabled printer, HP has a mobile printing solution to fit your needs. You can use HP ePrint, the HP ePrint mobile app, or Apple's AirPrint. This document provides steps to print with these mobile printing solutions.

What are the differences between HP ePrint, the HP ePrint mobile app, and Apple's AirPrint?

If you have an ePrint-enabled printer, you might be asking which mobile printing solution is right for you.Click here to compare mobile printing solutions to learn more.

The HP ePrint mobile app is an update to HP ePrint Home & Biz for Apple mobile devices. HP still supports HP ePrint Home & Biz for Android mobile devices. HP recommends that you upgrade to the HP ePrint mobile app on your Apple mobile device.

What kind of files can I print?

Getting Started with HP ePrint Mobile Apps

This document describes how to get started with the HP ePrint mobile app and HP ePrint Home & Biz . 

The HP ePrint mobile app is an update to HP ePrint Home & Biz for Apple mobile devices. HP still supports HP ePrint Home & Biz for Android mobile devices. HP recommends that you upgrade to the HP ePrint mobile app on your Apple mobile device.

What is the HP ePrint mobile app?

The HP ePrint mobile app is the essential app to support all your HP mobile printing needs. The HP ePrint mobile app is available for Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, running iOS 4.2 or later. You can easily print your digital content wirelessly to supported HP printers on a local Wi-Fi network. Also, if a supported HP ePrint-enabled printer is registered with ePrintCenter, print via the Cloud at home, the office, or on-the-go, whenever the printer is connected to the Internet. Additionally, print to thousands of HP ePrint Public Print Locations worldwide.

The HP ePrint mobile app is available for free in the Apple App Store or as an update to HP ePrint Home & Biz.

Compare Mobile Printing: What are the Differences Between the HP ePrint Mobile App, HP ePrint Home and Biz, HP ePrint, and Apple's AirPrint?

If you have an ePrint-enabled printer, you might be asking which mobile printing solution is right for you: HP ePrint mobile app, HP ePrint Home & Biz, HP ePrint, or Apple's AirPrint? The following reference guide explains the differences between the three printing solutions.

HP mobile printing solutions

	HP ePrint mobile	HP ePrint Home & Biz		HP ePrint		AirPrint
Overview	Print wirelessly to any HP web-enabled product that is on the same local Wi-Fi network as your Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.	Print to any supported HP products in a local Wi-Fi network. Free downloadable software. See ePrint Home & Biz FAQs for more details.		Print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world. No special app or software required. Go to HP ePrintCenter for more details.		Print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer on your local 802.11 wireless network using Apple's new iOS 4.2 or higher. No special app or download required. (Some printers might require a firmware update.) See How to use Apple's Airprint for more details.

Lantronix xPrintServer Wireless iOS Print Server for iPhone and iPad Printing

The Lantronix xPrintServer wireless iOS print server allows you to print from your iPhone and iPad wirelessly. Just plug the xPrintServer into your network and your network printer will be compatible with your iPads, iPhones and iOS 4 or iOS 5 devices.

Print from all your iOS devices to virtually any printer!

xPrintServer enables wireless printing for iOS devices such as iPads® and iPhones® using their native print menu. It eliminates the need to print through apps, install software, or email yourself documents for printing. And more importantly, you don't need to buy a new printer because xPrintServer works with more than 4,000 top brand USB and network printers.

Getting Around Apple’s AirPrint Restrictions

New iPad ads show users effortlessly printing with the tap of a finger. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the ads: AirPrint, introduced in iOS 4.2, only works with 16 printers, all from HP. If you don’t have one of these higher-end printers, you’re out of luck. Or you would be, if it weren’t for third-party solutions.

Enabling More Printers for AirPrint With Printopia

For those user who’ve upgraded to iOS 4.2, Ecamm Network provides an effective and reliable solution with Printopia. For $9.95, Printopia enables AirPrint on any printer your Mac can connect to and works with both Leopard and Snow Leopard (great for those still using PowerPC-based Macs). Not only does it allow printing, but it will also convert files to PDF or JPG for storage on your local Mac or on Dropbox.

Printopia has three key requirements: your iPad must be on the same network as your Mac, you must be running iOS 4.2 or higher, and the application you’re using must support AirPrint. If you don’t meet all those requirements, other options exist and I detail them below.

HP Photosmart 7510 All-in-One with eFax Printer Reviews

HP Photosmart 7510 All-in-One with eFax Printer

HP PhotoSmart 7510 e-All-in-One with eFax Printer is a multifunction printer (MFP) geared primarily to home use, though its automatic document feeder (ADF) and paper capacity give it some home-office chops. It does print beautiful photos, and has a large touch screen and can take advantage of HP’s ePrint and Web app services.

HP Photosmart 7510 All-in-One measures 17.9 x 8.7 x 17.7 inches and weighs 18.5 pounds. A 4.3-inch tilt-up touch LCD lies to the left of the It can print, copy, and scan (as well as fax wirelessly through eFax); work as a standalone Web-enabled device; print from and scan to a memory card (slots are limited to SD/Multimedia Card and Memory Stick Duo), but it lacks a port for a USB thumb drive.

It has a 125-sheet main paper tray and a 25-sheet photo-paper tray, plus an automatic duplexer for printing on both sides of a sheet of paper. A 25-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) lets you copy, scan, and fax multi-page documents.