How do I simplify printing with AirPrint?

How do you make printing easier? Because AirPrint is not easy at all! It is beyond frustrating that i need so many apps and subscriptions just to print a document! Not a happy customer.



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Original Title: Frustrated with AirPrint

iPhone X, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 15, 2025 11:46 AM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2025 12:08 PM

You don't need ANY apps or subscriptions or cables to print using AirPrint. All you need is a printer that supports AirPrint (most newer printers already do) connected to the same WiFi network as your Apple device and away you go. Nothing to install, no app to download, and no subscription to pay for.


So what on earth are you talking about?


Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Connect an AirPrint printer to a Wi-Fi network - Apple Support


If your printer is not AirPrint enabled then that’s a whole different t ballgame.





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Dec 15, 2025 12:08 PM in response to Galaxy-star

You don't need ANY apps or subscriptions or cables to print using AirPrint. All you need is a printer that supports AirPrint (most newer printers already do) connected to the same WiFi network as your Apple device and away you go. Nothing to install, no app to download, and no subscription to pay for.


So what on earth are you talking about?


Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Connect an AirPrint printer to a Wi-Fi network - Apple Support


If your printer is not AirPrint enabled then that’s a whole different t ballgame.





Dec 15, 2025 12:07 PM in response to Galaxy-star

Galaxy-star wrote:

How do I simplify printing with AirPrint?

What could be simpler?

Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


If this doesn’t solve your issue, tell us the exact steps you have taken, what you tried, what you saw, what worked, what failed, error message content, your printer type and model, some assurance it’s on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPad, some description of that network (e.g., no VPN, no anti-virus), etc.



How do I simplify printing with AirPrint?

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