Photon Controller
Control your 3D printer from your phone easily
Control Your 3D Printer with Photon Controller
"Photon Controller" is an Android app designed to simplify 3D printer management. With it, you can easily control your printer, send files, and monitor status directly from your phone or tablet. Compatible with printers like the Anycubic Photon, it allows you to start, pause, or stop prints, view real-time printing status, and move printer axes. Ensure your printer has network connectivity for optimal functionality. Access setup instructions at https://github.com/Photonsters/photon-ui-mods.
App stats
Rating: 2.33 
(43)
Creation date: 2020-02-20
Email: de*****@gmail.com
URLs: Privacy policy
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Other:
- view network connections
- full network access
- prevent device from sleeping
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App summary
The 3D printers are somewhat complex, but Photon Controller wants to make it easy for you. With Photon Controller, control, send files and check the status of your printer with CBD (Tested with an Anycubic Photon). Download Photon Controller, type the IP address of your 3D printer and easily control what you print without a computer, just your phone or tablet.
Among the functions of Photon Controller are:
Select the 3D file you want to print on your printer.
Start, pause or stop a printing process.
View the printing status in real time.
Move the axes of your 3D printer.
Check that your printer has an available ethernet or wifi port. Some printers such as the Anycubic Photon need some extra steps to connect to a network. You can find the necessary steps at this link https://github.com/Photonsters/photon-ui-mods
User reviews
Doesn't connect. I assume it can't actually send files from the phone either since the other apps can't. I don't think anycubic has that in their firmware yet.
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Justin Holmes, 2022-08-08
Justin Holmes, 2022-08-08Doesn't connect. I am looking forward to seeing this app working.
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Scott Stone (UnforgivenII), 2021-05-15
Scott Stone (UnforgivenII), 2021-05-15Doesn't work with the Anycubic Photon Mono SE. Put in IP address reported by the printer and just fails to connect.
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Justin Thomas, 2021-01-24
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