“When Apple released the first beta of iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, they also officially announced AirPrint, the wireless printing system that would work with specific HP printers and shared printers on Macs and PCs,” Federico Viticci reports for MacStories.
“We have been told from a few Mac developers that a few days ago Apple removed all the references to printing via OS X 10.6.5 and PCs both from Readme files and other online documentation posted in the iOS developer center. It seems like all that’s now mentioned in the release notes are the aforementioned HP networked printers, as if the shared printing option never existed,” Viticci reports. “A developer writes that he contacted Apple’s Tech Support, and they confirmed that the feature has been ‘cancelled.’ So, here is the reply from Apple Tech Support when contacted: ‘Support for AirPrint on Windows and Mac has been cancelled. We will be in contact with you if another opportunity arises in the future.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: We’ll all know for sure as soon as Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iOS 4.2 are released. Apple’s online blurb for AirPrint currently states, “Print mail, photos, web pages, and more directly to a printer on a wireless network.”
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
This can’t be true; AirPrint would be pointless if it only worked on five printer models. Maybe there’s some copyright issue on “AirPrint,” and they have to rename it, like Rendezvous.
If true, that’s disappointing!
I do have an HP all in one that my MacBooks connect to via WiFi. I’m still hopeful I’ll be able to print from my iPad to that printer.
Whale Poo!
Don’t Panic
Just plug the printer into your airport extreme..
Maybe Apple figured they could charge HP more for a license if they knew every iPad user had to run out and buy a new printer, instead of just printing through their desktop computer.
The issue isn’t the printer, it’s the desktop.
I’v always been able to print from my iphone to my mac using apple mail and apple script
I have my email set up so if I send myself an email with a certain subject my mac will run the script contained in the body of the message
I have scripts I use allot stored in the notes app with the first line containing the subject (commented out of course so I don’t get an error)
I don’t need air print and I never understood the big deal every one was making about it. I want applescript not printer support
“Support for AirPrint on Windows and Mac has been cancelled” does not mention the status of AirPrint on iOS.
@Stephen
Wow.
Nifty.
How long did it take you to figure that out? And how long extra does it take to print each time, copying/pasting two different things from a note?
Not for everyone. I’m afraid, you are your own worst argument.
Gut feel says iOS 4.3 will have it back in after the glitches are coded over the gullies.
So, Apple didn’t pull it, but it looks like only the following printers are supported:
HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-All-in-One Printer series – C410
HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One Printer series – C310
HP Photosmart Plus e-All-in-One Printer Series – B210
These are only the first to support AirPrint
@Fredo
I can run a script in just two taps
Tap 1: push mail button on the bottom of the note
Tap 2: push send button in new email view
To print something I just copy it into a special variable at the beginning of the note
Since I don’t print stuff every 5 minutes ( it’s expensive) this is fine
It’s still there. It works in Macs, can’t say anything about PC’s.
Any printer shared over your Mac you can print to. Not just those above.
@Stephen,
@Fredo,
Wow, hat sounds super!
Can you send the AppleScript that you created? That would be helpful to print my docs. Thanks.
– Doga Doga
THE SKY IS FALLING!
actually, this is quite bad form if this turns out to be true
yes you can send apple scripts you create on your iPhone (that’s what I’v been using)
if you post your email address I’ll email it to you ( I’m on my iPhone right now)
@Stephen
I did something similar, but just created a small AppleScript rule in Mail. If a message with the right subject comes along, the rule grabs whatever attachment is in the email and tells it to print. That causes whatever app “owns” the file (iWork, Preview (for PDF), etc.) to open the file and print it. Not the greatest solution, but it works for the occasional document.
This shit better work on Epson workforce 40 printers. HP sucks and their wireless setups are convoluted and difficult. It better work on all wireless printers or put that sharable option back in.
@mdn
“know” for sure…..
funny magic word was english…lol
@Justanother Developer – you missed the point. Up until recently iOS developers could use AirPrint on iOS 4.2 to print to printers connected to Macs running a beta of Mac OS X 10.6.5, or Windows machines running a beta version of iTunes. Any printer. Not just a tiny list of HP printers.
Removing this feature isn’t just poor, it’s fundamentally lousy.
This is a total LIE. It is NOT true. Read the original article and go to the links listed and you will find that they are completely wrong.
It will be a real aggravation if the only way to print directly from an iPad is to an HP printer. HP earned the same standing in my system as Microsoft a few years back, by failing to keep drivers for their hardware current with OS X updates. I don’t use them any more.
I do have a very nice Canon printer with BlueTooth that works like a champ with my MacBooks. I vote for BlueTooth.
Great job, Apple. Just like those cool white iPhones…
breeze says don’t panic guys, he knows what he’s talking about.
That kind of fucks it for me, I am not prepared to buy an HP printer and service consumables cause apple pulls the plug on the only thing that the ipad seriously needs. Without it the fucken things a toy.