You can print to a Canon printer from your Android smartphone or tablet by installing a printing plug-in.
Installing Printing Plug-in
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Installing Canon Print Service
Canon Print Service is a printing plug-in for Android 4.4.2 or later, and is available for free on Google Play. Install the plug-in and activate it.
If your Android device is running version 6.0 or earlier:
You need to activate the Canon Print Service for printing using it. The Canon Print Service is not activated immediately after installation. Activate it using one of the following methods.
- Tap the icon displayed in the notification area immediately after installation, and activate the service in the displayed settings screen.
- Tap [Settings] > [Printing] > [Canon Print Service], and activate the service in the displayed settings screen.
If your Android device is running version 7 or later, the service is automatically activated after installation.
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Installing Mopria Print Service
Mopria Print Service is a plug-in that allows printing to a Mopria authentication printer from Android 4.0 or later, and is available for free on Google Play. Install the plug-in and activate it.
See the Mopria homepage (https://mopria.org) for details.
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Printing Using Canon Print Service
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The operation may differ depending on your Android device or your application.
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Activate the plug-in after installing it to your Android device. The service is not enabled immediately after installing.
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You can print using Canon Print Service with wireless LAN.
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Make sure that the printer is turned on.
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Load paper.
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Perform the print operation on your application of your Android device.
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Select printer on your application of Android device.
Select the printer that is displayed with your printer's name and "Canon Print Service".
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Specify number of copies, paper size, etc. if necessary.
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Start printing.
When you execute printing, the printer prints according to the specified settings.
Printing Using Mopria Print Service
Important
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The operation may differ depending on your Android device or your application.
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Activate the plug-in after installing it to your Android device. The service is not enabled immediately after installing.
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You can print using Mopria Print Service with wireless LAN or with the printer's wireless direct.
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Make sure that the printer is turned on.
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Load paper.
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Perform the print operation on your application of your Android device.
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Select printer on your application of Android device.
Select the printer that is displayed with your printer's name and "Mopria Print Service".
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Specify number of copies, paper size, etc. if necessary.
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Start printing.
When you execute printing, the printer prints according to the specified settings.