Some upcoming printers will have built-in support for mobile printing via email but with Dropbox, you get the same feature without requiring any new hardware.īefore we get into the details, watch the video above as it shows how printing from a mobile phone actually works through Dropbox (apologies for the bad audio quality). Your phone’s app store will have a few printing apps to let you wirelessly print files but if you want to save a few bucks, you can simply use Dropbox to print documents from your phone to any printer without requiring any additional software. While mobile phones have become a lot more capable in the past few years, the connection between the printer and your phone is still very weak.įor instance, if you are using a BlackBerry or an iPhone, how do you print any of the presentations or spreadsheets that you have as email attachments? Or if you are viewing driving directions on Google Maps using an iPad, how do you send that map to the printer? Wirelessly Print Anything from Anywhere, Anytime All you need is a printer connected to the computer (even your old wired printer will do) and a mobile device for sending print jobs – this could be a BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, Android or any other mobile phone. from a mobile phone and tablet to your printer. When users open PDFs in Safari they are given the choice to open in other apps as well, so there should be no reason that Safari can't do the same with MP3s.This trick will help you print documents, emails, photos, PDF files, etc. The Dropbox app as well as other cloud storage apps are registered in iOS to handle MP3s. What I'm looking for is some way to force mobile Safari to show the 'Open In.' menu (best solution) or at the very least, for Dropbox users, to show the 'Open in Dropbox' button that appears when Safari can't handle the file natively.

Not everyone uses Dropbox, and of those who do, most probably aren't inclined to log in via Safari when they already have the app. This is not only inconvenient (why bother havign native apps if Safari won't offer links to them?) but also frustrating for the end user. 'Direct Download' plays the MP3 within Safari, while 'Add to my Dropbox' opens a sign-in page.

The Download button in the center just opens the MP3 via QuickTime within Safari, while the button on the top right of the page opens another screen that offers 'Direct Download' and 'Add to my Dropbox'. In this case, a straight link on my website to the file opens the Dropbox mobile site with the file showing this: I have an MP3 in Dropbox that I am able to force browsers to download rather than handle natively, with the exception of Safari on iOS.

Www dropbox com mobile