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Print from a private iOS/Android device

With Mobilityprint, you can print from your mobile devices and tablets. Setup for mobile and tablets is very similar, but may vary depending on the type of device and operating system you are using.

Simple printing: If you just need simple printing without installing anything, you can print from your browser using Web Print.

Guides:

Printing from iOS devices with Mobilityprint

  • Open Mobilityprint on the device you want to print from
    • Download the profile according to the instructions on the page.
  • Open Settings on the device and go to Profile Downloaded and tap Install, follow the instructions.

    • Image of a window saking for permission to install config progile. Has two options, "Ignore" or "Allow" Image of Settings in iPhone, with "Profile Downloaded" highlighted Image of a window called Install Profile, with several buttons. Including "Cancel", "Install" and "Remove Downloaded Profile". "Install" is highlighted

  • Print in the usual way (usually under the Share icon in the app you're using), and select UiO-Print as the printer.

    • Image of a window called "Print Options". Contains several settings, including "Printer", where "UiO-Print" is selected

UiO-Print is the name of the queue that sends the print job to the PaperCut system. You may have other queue names available, such as UiO Mobilprint. These are older/alternative printing systems at UiO that are no longer actively supported and will be discontinued in the future.

Printing from Android devices with Mobilityprint

  • Open the browser on your Android device and go to: Mobility Print- Android

    • Image of the "print.uio.no"-website for android, where the "Install or update"-button is highlighted

  • Choose Install or Update to download the Mobility Print app from Google Play

    • Image of "Mobility Print" in "Google Play", where the "Install" button is highlighted

  • Choose Install and then Open:

    • Image of "Mobility Print" in "Google Play", where the "Open" button is highlighted

  • Now a dialog box will open to check if print services are turned on
    • App notifications must be on so that you will be asked for username and password when printing:

    • Image of the "Mobility print" app, with two large buttons, one to check if Mobilityprint is on in the background, and one to check if notifications are on

    • Both print services and app notifications should all be on:

    • Image of the "Printing" and "app notifications" settings. In printing, printing-services is hightlighted

  • Open, for example, Chrome to test printing, and select settings in the top right corner

    • Image of Chrome, with a red arrow pointing to the button with three dots in the top right corner

    • Then select Share

    • Image of Chrome, with a red arrow pointing "Share" after clicking the button with three dots in the top right corner

  • Swipe to the bottom right, select Print and choose the printer UiO-print:

    • Image of a window with several icons, including a button that is pointed to by a red arrow, of a printer with "Print" under.

    • On the printer "UiO-Print" you can choose color, single or double-sided, paper size, etc.
  • Choose the yellow button to print

    • Image of UiO print settings, with a yellow button with a printer on. This button is being pointed on by a red arrow.

    • You will now be prompted to log in

    • Image of a notification asking for authentication

  • Log in with your username and password at UiO
    • Username should be in the form username@uio.no

    • Image of a window with two text boxes, one for UiO username and one for UiO password. Also has a button to print out

  • Finally, a confirmation that the job has been printed
    • You can check that the print job is in the queue at print.uio.no

    • Image of a notification saying that the job was submitted sucessfully

Frequently Asked Questions:

I have changed my password, why can't I print?

If you are unable to print after changing your password, you may need to reauthenticate. Therefore, you may need to set up MobilityPrint again on your device.

Which printer should I choose when I want to print?

You should send the print job to the printer queue UiO-Print.

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Published Nov. 1, 2023 - Last modified Sep. 13, 2024
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