printing to bluetooth printer?

[Padcatt]

we have an HP OfficeJet Pro 8725, with bluetooth. with this printer on and BT enabled on both devices I can't see the printer on this ipad. is something else required?

thank you

 

[LannyC]

Yes, the printer must support AirPrint. Since yours apparently doesn't, you'll need to print via an app. One of the HP apps in the App Store should work for you.

 

[giradman]

we have an HP OfficeJet Pro 8725, with bluetooth. with this printer on and BT enabled on both devices I can't see the printer on this ipad. is something else required?

Hello Padcatt - here is a link to an HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 (8725 is not listed, possibly being a non-USA model offered elsewhere?) - first, to print wirelessly, you have to setup the printer on a Wi-Fi network (Bluetooth is not what is needed for this purpose); second, from the specs in the link, the HP printer seems to be AirPrint compatible (see pic below) - also, you can get help from HP in setting up the printer if still having problems. Dave
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[Wing rider]

Also, and this is apparently not the case here, the wireless router must support AirPrint via Apple Bonjour service. Our Xfinity router doesn’t support Bonjour so when I want to print from this iPad Air 2 or my iPhone 7+, I have to manually turn on the printer first then send the job to the printer which is AirPrint compliant.

 

[scifan57]

Is a new router out of the question?

 

[Wing rider]

Well, no. I’ve only had this router and Xfinity for a year and I don’t know for a fact that their new ones, if they even have a new one, are any different. Most of the printing is done by my wife and her Windows 10 Laptop prints perfectly via Bluetooth as does my Ubuntu desktop. When I need to print from this iPad Air 2 I just get up and bring the printer out of standby then send it the print job. Could be worse.

 

[Padcatt]

I got a little more familiar with airprint, and the ipad does see the hp...my stepdaughter printed to the same printer from her iphone without issue, so I think it’s just me needing to learn more about how things are done in iOS.

thank you!