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What are the Differences between the HP ePrint Mobile App, HP Printer Control Mobile App, HP ePrint, Apple's AirPrint, and HP's Built-in Print Solution for Android?

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If you have an HP ePrint-enabled or HP wireless-direct-enabled printer, you might be asking which mobile printing solution is right for you: HP ePrint mobile app, HP Printer Control mobile app, HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, or HP's built-in print solution for Android. The following reference guide explains the differences between the printing solutions.
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Print wirelessly to any supported HP printer that is on the same local wireless network as your Apple or Android mobile device.

Print to any HP e-Print-enabled printer from anywhere in the world.1

Print to thousands of Public Print Locations that support HP ePrint.

Free downloadable software.

See HP ePrint Mobile Apps FAQs for more details.		Print and scan wirelessly both to and from any supported HP web-enabled printer that is on the same local wireless network as your Apple or Android mobile device.2

Print to any HP e-Print-enabled printer from anywhere in the world.1,3

Free downloadable software.

See HP Printer Control Mobile App FAQs for more details.		Print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world.1

No special app or software required.

See HP ePrintCenter for more details.		Print to any AirPrint-supported HP printer that is on the same local wireless network as your Apple mobile device.

No special app or download required.4

See How to use Apple's Airprint for more details.		Print wirelessly to any supported HP printer on the same local wireless network as your Android device.

No special app or software required.4

See How to Use HP's Built-in Print Solution for Android for more details.
1 This feature requires HP ePrint activation. See HP ePrint Mobile Apps FAQs for more details.
2 The Android version of the HP Printer Control mobile app does not support in-app printing.
3 This feature applies to Apple devices only.
4 Some printers require a firmware update.
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Apple : Print from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch (iOS 4.2 or later).

Android : Print from a smartphone or tablet (OS 2.2 or later).		Apple : Print and scan from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch (iOS 4.3 or later).

Android : Print from or scan to a smartphone or tablet (OS 2.2 or later).		Print from any email-capable device.Print and scan from an Apple iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod touch (iOS 4.2 or later).Print from Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) mobile devices such as the HP Slate 7 tablet and the Samsung Galaxy S4.
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Select Print from within the application on your mobile device, and then send to any supported HP printer on the same local wireless network as your mobile device.Apple : Select Print from within the application on your mobile device, and then send to any supported HP printer on the same local wireless network as your mobile device.

Android : Select Print from within the application on your mobile device. The app opens the HP ePrint mobile app, if available.		Attach photos or documents to an email message and send them to the HP ePrint-enabled printer's email address.Select Print from within the AirPrint-enabled application on your Apple mobile device and send to any AirPrint-supported HP printer within wireless range.Select Print from within the application on your mobile device, and then send to any supported HP printer on the same local wireless network.
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Photos, PDFs, text (TXT) files, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint, including those received as email attachments and webpages.Apple : Photos, PDFs, text (TXT) files, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint, including those received as email attachments and webpages.5

Android : Print photos or PDFs. Save scanned images or documents as JPGs or PDFs and upload to popular Cloud Storage services like Dropbox.		Photos, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, HTML, PDFs, and email.Photos, PDFs, email, and webpages.Photos, email, webpages, text (TXT) files, and PDFs.
5 To print Microsoft Office files and webpages, users must register with the HP ePrint service, and the mobile device might require Internet access. If you skipped the registration step when opening the app for the first time, open the app, tap Settings , tap Register With HP ePrint , and then follow the on-screen instructions.
For a complete list of compatible printers, see HP Printers and Supported Mobile Device Printing Solutions .
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Any supported HP printer on your local wireless network.Any supported HP printer on your local wireless network.Any HP ePrint-enabled printer.Any AirPrint-supported HP printer.6Any supported HP printer on your local wireless network.6
6 Some printers require a firmware update.

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