print wirelessly?

[thentertaina]

it is possible for the g1 to print wirelessly right?
is there a program out there that i dont know about that lets you do this? , because i've been looking but found nothing.
I guess it hasn't been created yet.......?

 

[xavier6303]

I would love this functionality as well since my printer is wireless. Would be great but I dont know if it will happen.

 

[lbcoder]

It is most definitely possible, but has not been implemented.

What you need in order to print;
install CUPS,
add application support.

If you have debian installed, you most certainly will already have the ability to print.
Note that even if CUPS was installed, you would not be able to print from ANY existing android application since they lack this functionality.

 

[add3421]

wouldnt you need to create a specific driver for the android phone for each printer?

 

[beartard]

CUPS is the common unix printing system (developed by Apple). In Windows, when you buy a printer, you trust that, either the manufacturer has given you a working driver to install from a CD, or that Windows' endless array of popups will find it for you.

On unix-alikes, you toss the CD and trust that CUPS and its dependencies will have a serviceable driver already.

So no, you shouldn't have to make specific devices for each printer. They should already exist if CUPS supports them.

 

[innerspace]

reviving old thread

with the ability to view PDFs and office docs as well as view and edit google docs via the browser it would be great to be able to discover networked printers and spool print jobs to them, any chance of this functionality coming around sometime soon?

 

[supremeteam256]

with the ability to view PDFs and office docs as well as view and edit google docs via the browser it would be great to be able to discover networked printers and spool print jobs to them, any chance of this functionality coming around sometime soon?

I found an app awhile back that will let you print wirelessly the only thing you have to do is download a file onto the pc.

 

[innerspace]

thats printershare

which is an ok solution i suppose, but does require a print server app to be installed on the host pc. I'd rather have the ability to browse the network from android and choose an existing printer as a target then use cups or try to install the driver via the web. Big issue with android apps not supporting this though, probably not going to happen. bummer really.

 

[Paging Dr B]

yeah i tried out the app and installed it on my g1 and file server. after i launched the app it showed its major flaw. If security permissions are not set on the host pc your printer shows online for everyone who is running the app. i saw printers from all over the country. i thought about sending a print job but didnt

 

[innerspace]

^^lol^^

I thought the same thing. Plus it just didn't work. too funny.

 

[lbcoder]

Until there is a solution that uses IPP and not somebody's proprietary crud, there is no network printing solution for 'droid.