First, check if your phone and printer are connected to the same WiFi. Then, reconnect again. If this doesn't work, turn off your phone and printer both for 15 seconds and turn them both on again.

How to Print Labels on Mobile Devices Using Brother Label Printers

Written by: BernauLena

July 15, 2024

Time to read 3 min

Smart phones are just like powerful computers you can carry with you everywhere. Using phones to print labels makes your printing process easier, quicker, and more convenient. So if you are not yet familiar with how to print labels on mobile devices, continue reading to find out!

Table of Content

Step 1 Put a Label Roll into Your Brother Label Printer Step 2 Download Brother IPrint&Label Step 3 Connect the Label Printer to your phone Step 4 Create Your Labels For Apple Users: For Android Users: Example: Print eBay Shipping Labels Conclusion Products Featured In This Blog Frequently Asked Questions Related Readings

Steps to Print Labels on Mobile Devices

Step 1 Put A Label Roll Into Your Brother Label Printer

This is very simple. If you have any problem with this, don’t worry. Just click here for detailed instruction. This is an article we wrote earlier about how to load and change Brother labels.

Step 2 Download Brother IPrint&Label

For android users, download IPrint&Label from your Google Play Store App (If this doesn’t work, try downloading “Brother Printer Plug-in”).

For apple users, download it from your App Store.

Click here to download the app.

Step 3 Connect the Label Printer to your phone

For android users, use USB, WiFi Direct, WiFi or bluetooth.

For apple users, use WiFi Direct, WiFi or Remote Print ( Google Cloud Print ).

Note:

To connect your phone and your label printer with WiFi, make sure these two devices are connected to the same WiFi.
Your Brother machine must support Wi-Fi Direct to use Wi-Fi Direct print.
To use Google Cloud Print, ensure that your Brother machine supports this feature. To check if your machine is compatible with Google Cloud Print, please refer to gcp_support_model.pdf (brother.com) .
If a different machine is selected or if Not connected/No Device Selected is displayed: For Android users, tap Settings - tap Printer - Select your label printer; For apple uses, tap a model name or No Device Selected - Select your device. If your machine is not in the list, you may be able to find it by tapping Set Manually, and then entering its IP address.

Step 4 Create Your Labels

For Apple Users

1) Open the document you need to print on your image or other applications

2) Tap the Share icon at the left corner

3) Scroll down to Print icon

4) Select printer

5) Select your printing preferences

6) Tap Print

Directly open IPrint&Label on your phone, select your label printer, and select a template or create a new label and change or adjust elements to needed ones.

For Android Users

1) Open IPrint&Label

2) Open the document you need to print.

3) Tap 3 dots at the right top

4) choose your Brother printer

5) Drop down and select the printing preferences. You can choose number of pages to print and one-sided or two-sided to print.

6) Tap the Print icon to print.

Directly open IPrint&Label on your phone, select your label printer, and select a template or create a new label and change or adjust elements to needed ones.

Example: Print eBay Shipping Labels

1) open your eBay and go to My eBay

2) choose not yet shipped items

3) print shipping label

4) choose your carrier &service

5) select package information - select Purchase

6) tap the printer options and choose your printer

7) tap Print

Conclusion

Learning how to print labels from your phone can significantly enhance your productivity and efficiency. Follow the steps outlined above to embark on your mobile printing journey and make label printing a breeze!

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to use my IPad to print labels on my Brother label printer?

The process is the same as using your IPhone, and so as to your iPod touch and iPad mini.

How to find the IP address of my Brother label printer?

Check the Communication Settings in the Printer Settings Tool or print the printer configuration report from the printer to view the IP address.

Why can’t my phone connect to my Brother printer?

First, check if your phone and printer are connected to the same WiFi.

Then, reconnect again.

If this doesn't work, turn off your phone and printer both for 15 seconds and turn them both on again. If this doesn't help, please go to Brother official team to seek for help. Good luck!