Wireless printing from SAMSUNG Tab 4 Tablet to HP printer

Question

Hello! I have bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1 tablet as a gift to someone who has never owned a computer.They will soon have a wi-fi internet connection installed at home. As they would like to be able to print wirelessly from the tablet DIRECTLY to a printer from time to time I recommendedan HP printer (since I own one and am very happy with it). However I need to know which models I can recommend to them and which app they can download from PlaynStore on their tablet so it is as straightforward as possible as they have absolutely no prior IT knowledge and I am geographically too far away to help them personally with this. Amongst the models which may be suitable and are available locally to them are:  HP Envy 4500 All-in-One Printer (wireless) HP 2540 All-in-One Printer (wireless) HP Deskjet 3630 All-in-One Printer (AUTO wireless connect) Any other suggestions welcome of course. What is the difference between wireless and auto wireless connect? Can you help please? Thank you very muchAriane

Answer 1

Hello ,  Welcome to the HP Support Forum.  I see that you have some questions about three different HP printer models' functionality. I would like to help.   As the Androift tablet and HP printer giftee has specific technical and network-oriented needs I do have some recommendations that may help you decide which unit's a better fit.  Firstly, I advise you to cross the HP DeskJet 3630 All-in-One Printer off your list.  Its wireless feature (aka auto wireless connect) can only be activated via the printer software on a Mac or PC. This printer's great for use with those devices and only good on an Android if it's already setup by way of Mac or PC.  It is certainly possible to use the HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer with an Android tablet only. If you click here you can review the setup instructions I've penned in another thread.  That post also details how to print via Android (ePrint app only in this case). The setup's not exactly hard to execute, but for the novice user it's not the easiest setup method either. Note that this printer does not have the HP ePrint feature (meaning the giftee will not be able to print from the tablet outside the home by way of ePrint).  The HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One Printer can be connected to a wireless network without the help of another device (i.e. a Mac, PC, tablet, smart-phone). The user can touch the wireless button from the printer's front panel and run the Wireless Setup Wizard to connect to their network. Further, this printer is more Android-friendly than the others. It can print via the Android OS built-in print solution, via ePrint, and also via the HP ePrint app.  The added benefit of it being an ePrinter means that the giftee can send it print jobs from any-web connected device by emailing print jobs to its unique ePrint address (as detailed in the ePrint link above). The giftee could also control certain printer features and scan to the Galaxy (Android device) with the HP All-in-One Printer remote.  Thus, two out of the three printers you've listed are compatible with the giftee's Android tablet. Since printing via Android is considered a Cloud service, the user can always call our Cloud Services at 855-785-2777. If they live outside the US/Canada Region, they can click the link below to get the support number for your region. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html In other words, how-to advice, troubleshooting, and questions are always supported by Cloud Services technicians at no cost to the end-user.  Let me know if you have any other questions about these or other printers. If you liked this post, feel free to give me virtual props by clicking on the 'Thumbs Up' icon below and clicking to accept this solution. Thanks for posting in the HP Support Forum. Have a great day!