Printing from Android phone

khampson

hi I am wanting to buy a printer that will let me print directly from my mobile phone. I dont have an internet connection but my phone does have a wireless hotspot that acts like a kind of wifi but I am unsure if I can use this type of connection for printing. I dont know if printers offer bluetooth as a form of connecting phones for use with printers. What are my options?

Keith

sillygoose

The main limitation is that apps in general don't have a print function.

I can print pictures and documents to my Epson printer using wifi and a free Epson app, the phone talks directly to the printer as long as its in range. It works with any Epson model that has wifi built in.

There are similar apps for other brands of printer too I understand that do a similar thing.

winnywood

Buy a wireless printer and use a app called printer share. Available from the play store.
You are going to have to connect to the internet to download the app. You can use a pc to download the app and then transfer the apk file to your phone.

khampson

I do have a internet connection on my phone via 3g but dont have internet via a phone line.

[Deleted User]

What phone do you have?

harleq1962

im using a htc phone and an brother laser printer, i downloaded an ap for the phone that is compatible with brother printers, i have also downloaded the ap to a samsung pad and printed from this.

khampson

I have a samsung galaxy note and an android tablet

khampson

From what i have read epson do the best app allowing you to select paper type and quality but I personally think canon do the best printers but Im unsure if there is an app that will give me control of the printer. I use my phone as a wireless hotspot so Im unsure if my phone will talk to my printer using this

Keith

[Deleted User]

I wonder if you can connect one using a usb otg adaptor