AirPrint not working after iOS 18.0.1 update

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AirPrint not working after iOS 18.0.1 update

After updating my iPhone 14 Pro from iOS 17.x.x to iOS 18.0.1 the AirPrint apps is not working with my Canon i-Sensys MF217w still reported to be supported by the new iOS version.

This printer works correctly if I print:

from my MACBook with MacOS Monterey 12.7.6
from another iPhone 11 running iOS 17

After trying to print a simple Note (with title "Modèle" for example containing a "grid"), I cannot see the AirPrint list and the printing never comes out or suddenly a new error message appears suggesting Retry or Open printing list . If I select "Open printing list" (see screen capture) in spite of observing my page in the printing list, printing never occurs.

Il have also tried to reboot:

my router
my printer
my iPhone 14 Pro

More details: ( the firmware of my Canon printer says : Main controller Ver 04.15 ; Boot Rom Ver 04.01; DCON Ver 00.09

I have no possibility to update this firmware because Canon does not provide a firmware update for MacOS Monterey 12.7.6 64 bits). And remember that everything worked fine with iOS 17 and from other devices not running iOS18.

Do you expect a new Update of iOS 18 to solve this problem or is this specific to my hardware configuration, not so obsolete after all ?

I hear from Reddit and also Apple community that other users experienced a similar problem.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 6, 2024 9:40 AM

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Answer 1

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lordburke81

Level 1

9 points

Nov 18, 2024 7:12 PM in response to Musicam

I have the exact same printer MF217w and cannot print with any of the three phones used in our household (2 iPhone 11's and a 13). These devices are either 18.0.1 or 18.1

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PTChris

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8 points

Oct 14, 2024 3:07 PM in response to Musicam

Same problem with iPhone 13 3 and

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Answer 3

Oct 28, 2024 7:47 AM in response to Musicam

iOS 18 AirPrint no longer works on my Canon MF216N printer for 2 iPhone 13Pro, 1 iPhone 13, and 1 iPhone ProMax.

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Jeff Donald

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26,043 points

Nov 24, 2024 4:54 PM in response to yrrd

If it’s going to happen it probably would have. Current iOS is 18.1.1. Look on the printer manufacturers website and when is the last time they updated drivers for the printer?

At some point printers go out of date because the manufacturer will no longer update drivers to to support new hardware. That may be the case with your printer.

Have you talked to your printer’s manufacturer support team?

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Qwert1zo

Level 1

8 points

Nov 24, 2024 8:39 AM in response to Musicam

I have the same problem with 18.1.1

I called Apple who said they would come out with an update to hopefully resolve the issue but he obviously didn’t know when

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Ezzi84

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14 points

Nov 28, 2024 6:04 AM in response to Musicam

I have canon mf217w everything was working fine before the upgrade as well now nothing is working at all stuck on print order not going anywhere its one of the cons of the new updates for real

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Jeff Donald

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26,043 points

Nov 24, 2024 9:07 AM in response to Qwert1zo

If the printer manufacturer releases new drivers, Apple will include them in an update and the problem will be resolved. If new drivers are not released, then your printer may be End of Life, in regard AirPrint.

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Musicam Author

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Nov 28, 2024 7:50 AM in response to Musicam

SOLUTION: Printing on Canon MF217w from iOS 18.xxx

One month and a half after posting this request for help regarding the impossibly to print to my CANON MF217w laser printer from iOS 18.xxx (iPhone XIV) but still working on macOS, I now have have a provisionnal acceptable solution as follow:

1/ be aware that the traditional Canon Print app (old drivers) is now obsolete and replaced by an updated Canon Print app with modified logo.

This new app should be urgently downloaded from App Store.

Remove the old one. It seems that the Canon engineers have discovered an incompatibility with the old version.

2/ having downloaded the new Canon Print version it seems that the Apple Airprint app (despite Apple claims of so called MF217w supported, which is still not the case !) still doesn’t work ; you may now print from iOS 18.xxx using the following procedure:

— start the printing process as usual as if you were using AirPrint

— do not OK the printing

— instead, share with another app (by selecting the small square icon with upper arrow) namely the newly updated Canon Print app as a destination

— use then Canon Print to print your document by confirming “Follow” (“Suivant” en français) after having selected your MF217w printer .

The printing is very fast and this procedure request only two more steps.

Let’s hope that the Apple engineers will soon modify Airprint (MF217w supported ?) to take care of the new Canon drivers.

Hope this helps ! Best ….

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Musicam Author

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Nov 28, 2024 7:57 AM in response to Jeff Donald

You are right.

There is a new Canon Print app (With modified logo) which now takes care of my MF217w laser printer. But it seems that these updated drivers are still not included in iOS 18.1.1. AirPrint.

I have proposed here above (see today’s Reply to my original post) a provisional solution which works satisfactorily.

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yrrd

Level 1

8 points

Nov 24, 2024 4:10 PM in response to Qwert1zo

So should we just wait for a patch to fix the printing issues with iOS 18.0.1? No quick fix? It worked so well before I was so proud of my Apple product, now my printing production is dead.

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