Palo Alto, CA—HP partnered on a new print offering built within select Samsung devices to provide users an easy way to print directly to nearly 200 HP network printer models across the HP inkjet and LaserJet portfolios.
“Customers continue to look for ways to print from their smartphones and tablets,” said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Inkjet and Printing Solutions and Graphics Solutions Business, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP. “This partnership with Samsung is the latest example of how HP is making it easy to print what you want from wherever you are.”
The new embedded solution from HP and Samsung requires no setup, tools, drivers or network configurations to adjust on the smartphone, making mobile printing more convenient. In addition, the print solution offers printer settings and options that include duplex printing, color, orientation and paper type.
Print functionality will be supported with the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and will be available later this year as a firmware upgrade to the Galaxy S III and Note II, enabling built-in, wireless printing compatibility.
Users can print in two ways: by automatically connecting their Samsung mobile device and HP printer on the same local network via Wi-Fi, or by using HP technology via wireless direct print. The built-in print solution works in three simple steps: users choose a document, photo or web page; select a printer (either on Wi-Fi or directly); and hit print. The embedded solution also offers additional print options, including number of copies, paper size, orientation, paper type, color mode, double-sided printing and job completion status.
A built-in print button will be available on many applications of the Samsung mobile devices, including E-mail Client, Android Browser, Photo Gallery, Contacts, S Note and Polaris Office. hp.com and samsung.com
