“Apple on Wednesday released Mac OS X 10.6.5, the latest security and maintenance update for its Snow Leopard operating system, but documentation accompanying the release made no mention of AirPrint,” AppleInsider reports.
“Apple’s official documentation on Mac OS X 10.6.5 mentions a number of fixes and improvements,” AppleInsider reports. “But the latest version of Snow Leopard was also supposed to enable wireless printer sharing with devices running iOS 4.2.”
AppleInsider reports, “Rumors cropped up this week that Apple could delay that support. It was also expected to arrive for PC users with the forthcoming release of iTunes 10.1.”
Full article here.
Dan Moren reports for Macworld, “One of the most significant and anticipated additions to iOS 4.2 (due this month) is AirPrint, a feature that enables wireless printing by iOS devices. But it’s starting to look like some aspects of AirPrint may not be operational when iOS 4.2 arrives.”
“Some reports suggest that Apple may have scaled back the capabilities of AirPrint, removing the ability for Macs and PCs to share their local printers with iOS devices,” Moren reports. “(Nobody is questioning the status of AirPrint’s ability to print directly to a limited number of HP printers, which apparently remains solid.)”
Moren reports, “Originally, Apple said that not only would the AirPrint feature allow users to print directly to compatible wireless printers to be offered from HP, but users would also be able to print to shared printers available on their Macs and PCs.”
Full article here.
I bought one of those printing apps, but never had any urge to print anything, so I’m not too concerned about it’s absence.
not that big of a deal to me either but it would be a nice added feature.
Didn’t Me In LA say he was able to use printer sharing already? Printer sharing is already in OS X, seems to me that the iOS update could be all that’s needed? Or maybe an iTunes update, specifically since it will be required for Winblows machines to share?
Comments from Me in LA……..????
I have my HP printer connected to time machine at home from a long time but I hardly used it, I’m also not concerned if air print willnbe available or not not. Just anything will do.
My mother-in-law is holding off on getting an iPad because she wants to be able to print emails from it, and my husband and I were planning to get her a wireless printer/copier for Christmas. Looks like we may want to hold off a bit…or I’ll see if I can talk her into a MacBook Air instead…
What would 10.6.5 have anything to do with airprint? This is an iOS issue only. As long as you can share a printer on the network you will be able to print to it. People just want to start stupid rumors because they have nothing better to do.
I guess you can believe everything you read!
It’s on teh interwebs’ tubes, so it must be so!
is microsoft system type thinking.
Can people freak the fsck out more over the shit apple does or does not do?
@thisrighthere,
I’m freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well then, how am I going to read my email using my iPad if I can’t print it out?
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Daniel Eran Dilger is suggesting that a patent issue may be holding back printing via shared local network printers:
http://mobile.twitter.com/DanielEran/status/2436287810244608
As I understood, they just cut the feature set on this Air Print PLUS, you need iTunes around …. seriously, this bugs me, bc I only carry my iPad with me.
Digged around the App Store a bit and found this:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cortado-workplace/id318124129?mt=8
Called Cortado Workplace. Somehow, it offers printing without installing sw on the computer. Its free so I give it a shot … and it gives me 1GB online storage which is pretty neat!
My iMac, Mac mini, 2004 iBook, and 2002 Quick Silver are all connected to my Canon ink jet by way of my 2009 Airport Extreme, and all print via WiFi. I assume that the new Mac Book Air has WiFi capability? If you have a printer with WiFi of Bluetooth you should be able to use the printer without a router, if not I don’t understand how software world help?
I see no issue. Wireless printer sharing has been a core system feature for some time now in Mac OS X. I have been using it for years. AirPrint only extends it to the iPad. This should not require any core OS X mods, only iOS mods.
Apologies to AAPLguy, Skyjockey & Proud Puppy. I posted without reading comments. I suppose that just adds strength to our argument.
as I said I can run remote applescript from my iphone so I already had air print
0_o
i’m thinking about setting up remote applescript over ichat
it would be allot faster
The feature works, but was pulled due to a patent troll. Here are the instructions to activate Airprint:
http://ijafri.com/2010/11/11/activate-enable-airprint-on-mac-os-x-10-6-5-snow-leopard-guide/
Nov 10, 10 – 05:28 pmComment from: breeze
Nov 10, 10 – 12:55 pmComment from: Bongo
Great job, Apple. Just like those cool white iPhones…
breeze says don’t panic guys, he knows what he’s talking about.
To quote yourself: Boing! Run home to mommy now
I’m running iOS 4.2 GM, iTunes 10.1 beta and just installed 10.6.5 OS update…
I have shared printers hanging off this Mac and the iPhone cannot see them…and, no, none are HP.
so…yeah, the printers are restricted. A bit disappointed we can’t print to any shared printer…yet.