Any Cloud Print API For ANDROID

Question

Does anyone know if there is a Cloud print API for Android? .To develop our own Cloud print Apk for Android device. Any tutorial or Sample code for this will be helpful

Answer 1

Check this for Google Cloud Print integration with Android.

https://developers.google.com/cloud-print/docs/android

Answer 2

There is an Google Cloud Print API available which I wrote a while back: http://cloudx.fun2code.de/en/api.html

JavaDoc and examples are also available.

For a more detailed example have a look at the blog entry: http://fun2code-blog.blogspot.de/2011/10/setting-up-cloud-print-printer-using.html

Hope that helps...

Answer 3

You didn't mention what you'd be printing so...

For normal printers and letter-sized documents, you should use Google Cloud Print as recommended previously. Google Cloud Print is the best and simplest solution out there for these printers.

Other alternatives are writing your own printer driver which is probably not even worth attempting because of how complex it is to implement perfect support or sending your print jobs through a 3rd party printing app that's already been made which probably will not provide the level of customization you want to provide.

For receipt printers, Star Micronics offers a well documented Android SDK package with lots of print samples here: http://www.starmicronics.com/support/SDKDocumentation.aspx

A printing API is included to handle status, open/close port, and basic communication. The SDK includes a sample app with a bunch of samples you can try out to get your receipt looking exactly how you want.

Answer 4

You can use iPrint sdk but it is paid for per user basis.

Link : http://www.iprintsdk.com/

Answer 5

Printing is not yet supported on Android. You have to use a 3rd party solution for that!!

You can add printing functionality to your Android application by integrating with Google Cloud Print