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Manage printers on Android tablets

We have a number of Android tablets at my workplace for access to an internal web application. We would like to print from this application from the tablets and have a number of compatible printers on ...
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Printing long pic from screen capture

I used android13 screen capture to scroll down so I have a very long pic now. How can I print this pic across multiple pages, each page having a zoomed in portion of the overall pic, since the only ...
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Economy printing in Canon PIXMA GM2070 series from my Android

How to print in economy mode from my Android phone in my Canon PIXMA GM2070 model (ink tank printer - MONOCHROME)? I can print in economy mode from my PC but I couldn't do that in my Android as the ...
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Make android device to be a print server

I want to connect a bluetooh printer to an android device to share it via LAN. Does anyone know that an app can make an Android device a print server, or how can I make an Android device a print ...
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How do I print background colors on webpages in Android?

I'm trying to print a page from my work web app, and table cell colors are pretty critical. I know it's not available on Chrome or Android's native WebView app component (at least not in my work app). ...
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Change default print settings

I'm printing from my Samsung Galaxy Note10+ to a Xerox VersaLink C405 and the default print settings are not what I want: (Ignore the number of pages; this is just to serve as an example.) I want to ...
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How to force background graphics printing on Chrome for Android?

I am using Android 11. I could not get the version of Chrome I am using. I am using an OTG connector with a USB cable to connect my Android phone to my printer Ricoh Aficio SP C320DN. I'm also using ...
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how to print on a remote printer

I need to print a file, from my android device, to a remote printer online on the university network. The printer has a static IP and a hostname visible on internet. Tried: on the "settings" ...
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Printer server set up through router

I've got an Epson L220 series printer and connected it to my Huawei EG8145V5 router using my printer's usb, I can print wirelessly from my laptop without any problem, but when it's different in ...
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Printing from android device using a usb printer without using third party print server

I would like to use a Brother HL-L2300D printer (USB printer) to print from my phone and tablet in my home network for convenience without the document going through a third party server or first ...
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How do I print using my phone?

I own a Redmi Note 5 Pro. Before the last update (a few months ago). I could print using my phone after connecting it to my printer with a cable. After the recent upgrade, I'm unable to do so, because ...
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Onyx Boox Max 3 - how save a web page as a pdf (chrome, default)

My Onyx Boox Max 3 ebook reader uses Android 9. There is no print option from the share menu though. I've installed a couple of web to pdf apps and can't get those to work either. Any ideas?
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Driver not in list and official plugin unhelpful - how to print plain text to HP from Android?

I have a phone with Android Pie (LineageOS 16) and the HP Print Service plugin, and an HP OfficeJet X476 printer. (Which isn't an old model, under 3 years old office model). I often need to print text ...
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Can't print or stop print job

I use a Huawei Mate 10 Pro. I am unable to print, so I tried to cancel the printing job, but it just stays there forever and nothing happens. I was unable to print a single page since I own this ...
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Are printer drivers technically possible?

It seems that printer manufacturers like Canon provide a printing app for Android devices, from which you can print documents and images stored on your Android device, but not printer drivers. So you ...
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Android: the print quality is bad

we have a problem with Android printing. The print qualitity is bad. The font has podium on the edge "Gaps" in the font inside broken lines We have the following printers: Samsung Xpress M2026W ...
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Print Spooler is crashing in 480 dpi screen

Please understand this question before marking this as duplicate. In my phone, the Print Spooler app is working perfectly fine when the screen density is set to less than 400 dp. But, when I set the ...
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How to set up LAN Printer with IP address

On a Moto G (5) Plus running Android 8.1.0, API 27, I have Default Print Service under Settings > Connected devices > Printing. When I click on Default Print Service it starts searching for ...
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How to print files using the Android's Default Print Service?

I'm on Android Oreo which is version 8. This has introduced a way to no longer need any services outside of the Android OS and instead use its "Default Printing Service" for printing with an ...
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PDF Print Preview Failure on Android 7

An Android phone with Android 7, trying to use the HP Print Service Plugin (Android 8 was the version that brought in the default print service that makes this obsolete). Certain PDF files (all from ...
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Other apps can't see PDF printed by Chrome

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy J3 with Android 7. Here's what I did to print the PDF from Chrome: Open Google Chrome app and go to a website I want to save Go to : Menu, Share ..., Print. (It defaults ...
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How to add a Brother printer manually?

I switched printers (from Samsung to Brother), both are WiFi enabled and connected to a network 10.0.0.0/24. My Android phone (Samsung 9+) is on another network within the same LAN (10.1.0.0/24). It ...
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How to print from a browser in an android device

So, here is the situation: We are a SaaS company, our contractor haves multiple Zebra phones and Zebra printers, they want their salesman to be able to go to the place where they sell their stuff (...
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google cloud print registered printers from my device

I have a printer (HP laser Jet 1020) plugged to my computer via usb. I've also added the printer to my google cloud print successfully by following this. My goal is to be able to print using my ...
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Disable Save As Pdf Option In Print Dialog

I would like to disable or remove the Save as PDF option on the following print screen, is it possible in anyway? A solution with MDM capabilities or programmatically is acceptable. What i tried so ...
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Printing from phone [duplicate]

I do not have a computer, just a printer. I have a .docx file saved on my Samasung Galaxy Tab 2, and need to print it ASAP. How do I do it?
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How can I print a conversation on Samsung S7?

I need to print a conversation that contains over 200 messages, can it be done?
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How can you print a picture on part of page?

I know it sounds stupid, but I can't figure out how to print a picture on part of a page with Android. The default printing dialog only allows printing on the full page, as far as I can tell. I also ...
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USB thermal printer apps works when tested, but can't find a way to print a PDF, any help?

I have a thermal printer (epson tm-t70) it works fine with Windows, but am trying to get it to work with my Android device. I downloaded all of the first results apps after a "pos printer usb" ...
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"Print" option not showing up in share menu

For quite a while now the print option does not show up under the share menu, as if the share action seems to be missing its share action. After a while of searching with my google-fu, I have been ...
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How to View System Apps in 4.2.2

How are the System Apps viewed in 4.2.2? There is not a More, or Show System Apps that I can see, I'm answering questions for a Samsung support person (Print spooler Version?) about Samsung Print ...
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How to print out all notes and calendar events on ColorNote?

I have the ColorNote app installed on Android. How do I go about printing the notes and the calendar events? I am able to "view" all the data from the last backup. I am able to send an email ...
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Use an usb printer from an Android device

I have an old usb printer and I'm wondering if it's possible to use it to print from an Android device. I'm thinking a micro-usb-to-usb adapter and then just plug it in... Will it work? If not out of ...
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Android Printing

We have two smartphones and two tablets (variously LG, Asus, Samsung, all Android KitKat) and an HP wireless printer (3059a). Using HP's ePrint app we can print from all devices but it's not ...
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How do I delete a cloud printer?

I have 2 Google accounts. When I was first hooking up cloud printing, I connected my printer with account A and then shared it with B. I then realized that I preferred to have cloud printing go ...
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Paper Sizes on Android 5.0

On the Android print screen, I only see American paper sizes (Letter, Legal etc.). Is there a way to add or switch to ISO sizes (A4, A5 etc.)?
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print jobs on kindle fire hd

I have a kindle fire hd and I printed some papers but they had errors on them which are now fixed but the print jobs are still on my kindle and I can't clear all to erase them.
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Can't reach internet via wifi when wifi-direct printer is connected

Maybe I didn't understand at all the concept of wifi-direct, but, can an android be connected in the same time to a wifi for internet and a printer via wifidirect ? When i'm connected to my printer, ...
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Share USB Printer from Android Device to Network

Is there any form of printer sharing FROM an Android device (In my case, a generic AMLogic Android Box, 4.2 or 4.4, full sized host USB ports) to a network? Specific method doesn't matter, CUPS, IPP, ...
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Is it possible to print from an Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3) via mini-USB to USB adapter?

I know you can hook up your printer to the wireless router and connect and print from the Android device via HP ePrint software. But is there a way to simply connect a device directly to the printer ...
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Missing Fedex cloud print on OnePlus w/ Androind 4.4.4 / T-Mobile

On my moto x 1st gen on T-Mobile I had an option when printing to print to a FedEx office. I'd get emailed a retrieval code to use at the store. On my oneplus I only have a save as PDF option in the ...
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Saving Gmail mail items to PDF results in html type files

I want to save an actual email from Gmail as a off to Drive, directly from my mobile phone (lg g2). For example I may save a receipt from play store as a PDF. However the resultant file turns out to ...
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Android chrome print, how is it set up?

I'm looking to replace a mobile laptop with an Android tablet. I noticed on my Android 4 phone, in Chrome, there is an option Menu>Print, which lets me generate a PDF, or select a printer. When I ...
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How do I print from Android through my LAN?

I have a HP f380 printer, which doesn't have wifi connectivity. I managed to share the printer through a computer used as printer server and print to it from different computers. Now how do I print to ...
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Print via ad-hoc network to wireless printer?

Is there a way to print from an android device to a wireless printer connected to the ad-hoc network being broadcast by the android device?
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conversion printing app from landscape to portrait mode

I often work just with the smartphone (Galaxy Note 3, Android Kitkat 4.4, no root) without any computer. After opening a landscape powerpoint-presentation with the smartphone, I want to print it in ...
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Printing documents from secure online system w/ controlled page breaks?

We use an online system where you can log in with a username and password and gain access to printable documents. The online system uses CSS rules, so that if you are viewing it on the screen it has ...
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printing solution on android which prints to a dotmatrix POS printer through **USB**

am newbie for android. I was looking for a printing solution on android which prints to a dotmatrix POS printer through USB. I'm able to print some non readable symbols from android tablet (through ...
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Printing data from Android phones to the printer via computer

I can transfer data (images, string) from android to computer via bluetooth. This computer is connected to the printer (Brother MFC- 7360) by USB port. How do I do for the printer to print received ...
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QR code printer/reader? [closed]

I run a small business repairing computers. Sometimes I have very similar looking computers, and shenanigans ensue if the customer labels fall off or the serial numbers I record become detached from ...
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