Google Pixel And Pixel XL WiFi Printing Guide
For those that have recently purchased a Google Pixel and Pixel XL you might have already discovered some great new features. For those that want to know how to make the Pixel and Pixel XL print documents like emails, images, PDF files to a wireless printer, we’ll explain below.
The Android software has already provided the foundation of the software required to wirelessly print on the Pixel and Pixel XL. All you need to do make the Pixel and Pixel XL wirelessly print is download the correct driver plugin on the Google Pixel and Pixel XL.
With that printing plugin downloaded, you can quickly and easily start printing with your Galaxy smartphone. Below is a guide on how to setup the Pixel and Pixel XL for WiFi printing, the following instructions will also work for the Pixel and Pixel XL as well.
Google Pixel and Pixel XL WiFi Printing Guide
For this guide on how to print wirelessly on the Pixel and Pixel XL, we’ll setup an Epson printer. But the same guide also works for other printers like a HP, Brother, Lexmark or another printer.
- Turn on the Pixel and Pixel XL
- Select “Apps”
- Select on “Settings”
- Browse for the “Connect and Share” section
- Select the “Printing button”
- Several printers are already installed, if you can’t find your printer select on the plus-symbol at the bottom of the screen
- The Google Play Store will open and you can select your printer brand
- Then go back to the “Printing” section in the Android Settings
- Select on “Epson Print Enabler” to connect Pixel and Pixel XL to a wireless printer (Make sure the printer is turned ON)
- When the printer is found, you can select your wireless printer.
After you have connected the Pixel and Pixel XL to a wireless printer, you can select on the printer and select the different settings used for the wireless printer for the smartphone:
- Print quality
- Layout
- 2-Sided printing
How to print Pixel and Pixel XL email wirelessly
Bring up the email that you want to send to a wireless printer on the Pixel and Pixel XL screen. In the top right corner of the screen, select the three-point icon, then select “Print”. If the settings are correct, the print can be started with the button at the bottom of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. You now know how to install a printer driver on your Google Pixel or Pixel XL for a wireless printer and how to use it.