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I agree that being limited to the browser is not ideal nor the best user experience. It also means updating existing conditional access rules to permit Edge browser (if this is something you are currently blocking/controlling). More frisco pdr repair [link removed by admin] importantly though, this 5 jobs per user per month limitation is a real show-stopper (despite the ability to pool or buy add-ons). Hoping Microsoft reconsiders these limitations (similar to how it's changed other licenses as a result of dismal adoption). Cheers.
Universal Printing means "Universal", so much needed app on ios/android, and enrollement trough intune would be perfect!
Use cases where the release valves of the web UX and normal mobile printing don't work, even ignoring the obvious benefit of Universal Print being made truly universal:
MDM systems like InTune support and often are used for blocking features like printing from the work side of an Android device. I can't print work docs anywhere from my phone.
Similarly, it's not at all uncommon for printers at the office to be unavailable to mobile devices, either because their approach to zero trust network design methodologies lead them to block all lateral communication between endpoints or because the less trusted, often much less intrusively managed mobile devices wind up on a separate WiFi network or VLAN from conventional enterprise devices like laptops and printers.
In either scenario, the benefit to the enterprise complex enough to want to use Universal Print is clear and considerable if Microsoft either makes these services available directly from InTune for iOS and Android [and/or] presents a unified user experience for mobile by adding the same basic Print button found in the web UX to their mobile apps.
Mobile printing on mobile devices like iOS and Android allows you to print documents directly from your smartphone or tablet to a compatible printer.
Some printers might also offer their own mobile printing apps. Always refer to your printer's documentation or manufacturer's website [link removed by admin] for specific instructions related to mobile printing.
To print from your mobile or tablet using OneDrive in the Microsoft Edge app, you need to first install the Microsoft Edge app on your device. Then, open OneDrive and select the document you want to print. Tap on the Print option, and you will be able to choose any printer accessible through Universal Print without needing to install it on your device. This method has been verified on iOS [link removed by admin] and Mac devices, and it is expected to work similarly on Android and iPadOS.
Negating the benefit of Universal Print, keeping us in the state of being dependent on and trusting printer specific apps and services.
Btw, Google Cloud Print is deprecated, and competitors like PrinterLogic, PaperCut, and Lexmark's do offer more robust and generic "one app for all your printers" experiences.
If/When Microsoft does the lift to make those features a fully integrated part of InTune, that will allow them to make the sales pitch of Microsoft Universal Print being truly universal for anything they have their MDM hooks into.
In the meantime, though, enterprises that use Universal Print need a basic print button in the iOS and Android mobile apps to plug the gap between them and the mobile web user experience.
But yeah, the end goal should be true universality for Universal Print on all UEM-managed devices.
Check if your printer has built-in mobile printing capabilities or if it is compatible with mobile printing services like Google Cloud Print or Apple AirPrint. If not, you may need to explore alternative solutions such as third-party printing apps or wireless printing devices. Make sure your printer is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your mobile device. This step may involve configuring the Wi-Fi https://thefurniturevilla.co.uk/ on your printer, following the manufacturer's instructions. Depending on your printer's brand, there might be a dedicated mobile app available. Visit the respective app store for your device (App Store for iOS or Google Play Store for Android) and search for the printer manufacturer's app. Download and install it on your mobile device.
This is a big one, and its absence deeply undermines the "Universal Print" branding.
Ideally, any InTune-managed device should be able to leverage Universal Print on an OS level, to include Android and iOS/iPadOS. For Android, this would be one rare feature that you'd likely want to blur the lines between the personal and work sides of a device, too, allowing for a user to print just as freely from a PDF shared over WhatsApp by an external contact as they could a Word doc on the protected work side.
But acknowledging the complexity of all that, it's critically important that the iOS and Android app devs add print capabilities to all major mobile Office apps, most critically Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive.
Expecting users to be able to remember to and master any MFA complexities of giving up on those apps that lack this feature and instead reverting to the mobile web UX or some weird Edge workaround isn't realistic.
Live up to the name, and ensure that all product teams working on Office for mobile devices universally enable access to Universal Print.
I also would like to give an upvote for the ability to use Universal printing from the Office mobile apps.
This would be the perfect addition to Mobile management.
