Brother Print Service Plugin

You can print from Brother printers using the built-in menu of Android apps.

Brother Print Service Plugin

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By: Brother Industries, Ltd.

Users: 19,867,160

45.55K

Rating: 2.82

(69,404)

36 new ratings

Version: 1.15.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-21)

Creation date: 2015-03-31

Email: Fe*****@brother.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Other:

view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
draw over other apps

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# 6,286 ▼ 3

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App summary

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The Brother Print Service Plugin enables you to print directly from your Android devices (Android 5.0 or later), to your Brother printer through a Wi-Fi network. As this is a plugin application, you can print using the "Print" option of supported Android apps. Please see below for supported applications (as of March 2015):

- Chrome Browser
- Gmail
- Photos
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Docs
- Google Drive

The following print options are available (compatible options will depend on the selected device):

- Copies
- Paper Size
- Color/Mono
- Orientation
- Media Type
- Quality
- Layout
- 2-sided
- Borderless

After installing this application, you must activate it in one of the following ways:
- Tap the icon displayed in the notification area immediately after installation, and enable it in the displayed screen.
- Tap "Settings" on your Android device and tap "Printing", then select "Brother Print Service Plugin". Enable it in the displayed screen.
If you are using Android 12 or later and cannot connect via Bluetooth or Wireless Direct, go to your device settings and allow the Brother Print Service Plugin app access to nearby devices.

Please visit your local Brother website for supported models.

*To help us improve the application, send your feedback to [email protected]. Please note that we may not be able to respond to individual emails.

User reviews

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Pros

Allows direct printing without needing to download and use another app.
Works well when it functions properly.
Can simplify printing tasks when connected successfully.

Cons

Frequently fails to connect to printers or recognizes them as unavailable.
User experience varies significantly, with many users expressing frustration over inconsistent performance.
Poor customer support and lack of timely updates to address issues.

Most mentioned

App intermittently cannot find connected printers.
Grayed out printer status indicating it cannot be added.
App used to work well but has become unreliable after recent updates.

User reviews

Ok.... I don't know how this works. The "find WiFi direct machine" didn't do anything.... but somehow, this plug-in activated a connection between my phone & my printer that wasn't there before. Usually, to print, I'd have to download the item, then use the iprint&scan Brother app, select print document, find the saved doc & print. But this plug-in removes all that palaver. I can print off immediately. It asks if I want to use the plug-in to direct things to my printer... yes please!

R Todd, 2024-11-21

This app used to work well (send products to the printer successfully). Now it won't connect to my Brother laser printer. Was there a recent update to this app? So frustrating.

Scott Ferguson, 2024-11-16

Was working now completely refusing to talk to printer it knows is there. Brother online support absolutely useless, you need to be a tech genius to figure it out. Tremendously difficult to set up the first time, worked fine for months, even yesterday. Printer is effectively useless since we use it for phones and tablets. Edit; brother need to actually read the comments. I've already contact support, the issue is clearly your app!