HP brings printing to the iPhone

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Third party functionality keeps adding more and more features to the iPhone.  HP has just introduced (Store Link) a new app that lets you print your pictures to an HP printer.

From HP:

HP iPrint Photo is a free downloadable software application that allows you to quickly and easily print 4" x 6" photos. Images stored on your iPhone or iPod touch can print on most HP networked ink jet printers connected to a local WiFi network. Wireless printing is a fun extension of the iPhone / iPod touch's easy photo capture and viewing experience.

It will be interesting to see if Apple releases some universal printing standards or if Printer manufacturers will have to each produce their iPhone application.

 

 


Download instructions

The HP iPrint Photo application is available as a free download from Apple's "App Store" which is easily accessible from your iPhone, iPod touch or iTunes on your computer. You can download HP iPrint Photo in just a few moments directly to your iPhone or iPod touch or to your computer, then manually sync to your handheld device.

In order to install HP iPrint Photo to your device via a computer, Apple iTunes application must be installed and in use, and your handheld device firmware must be version 2.0 or higher. To access the latest version of iTunes, visit the download site at:

www.apple.com/itunes/download

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How to use HP iPrint Photo

Once you have loaded HP iPrint Photo to your handheld device-you are ready to go. It's only a few simple clicks to print your photos from anywhere within the range of your wireless network.

1) Click on the HP iPrint icon


1. Click on the HP iPrint icon

2) Choose the photo album where your picture is stored

2. Choose the photo album where your picture is stored
3) Select the photo


3. Select the photo

4) Select the "Print" option in the lower portion of the screen

4. Select the "Print" option in the lower portion of the screen

You should now be printing a 4" x 6" or 10 x 15 cm photo from your HP Inkjet printer*.


Note: If this is the first time printing to a specific printer, select the desired printer from the list of available printers. You will not be required to complete this step again in order to print additional photos on the same printer.

You should now be printing a 4" x 6" or 10 x 15 cm photo from your HP Inkjet printer*.

Supported Network Environments:

HP iPrint Photo leverages Apple's Bonjour technology to automatically identify HP wireless printers or other supported HP printers available on your network. HP iPrint supports industry standard WiFi environments (including Apple Airport, Linksys, D-Link, Netgear...).

HP iPrint Photo Support:

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support for HP iPrint Photo

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*HP iPrint Photo defaults to print borderless 4" x 6" (American standard) and 10 x 15 cm (European standard) photos. If your printer has a separate photo tray, it will be automatically selected. Otherwise the default will be the printer's main paper tray.

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Comments (6)

So just WiFi or can I use bluetooth too?

Did you even read the article? Second sentence:

"Images stored on your iPhone or iPod touch can print on most HP networked ink jet printers connected to a local WiFi network."

Obviously, I read the article chief. I asked the question more hoping that it would work than actually expecting it to since I print via bluetooth to my HP printer and not WiFi. It was more of a suggestion that I think would make the app even better (that happened to be posed in question form).

I guess the fact that bluetooth can only be used for handsfree is another problem with that idea. Maybe a brilliant anonymous internet superstar (such as yourself) can figure out a way around that? (suggestion posed in question form again)

Maybe all the brilliant, anonymous Internet superstars could just shut up and think for a second?

Article doesn't mention Bluetooth.
Bluetooth on iPhone is non-existent for anything other than headsets.

Let's think...

You have never been able to use bluetooth for anything barr handsfree, what makes you think this would be an exception?

can anybody tell me if this works over bluetooth?

(tee hee - i had to)