HP Print for Chrome
Easy printing on your HP printers
What is HP Print for Chrome?
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Summary
Today more than ever, companies need to support cloud-based printing services to help workers stay productive wherever they are, protect document confidentiality, and reduce print waste and costs. Users need a more secure, flexible, and easy to set up printing solution. Introducing the HP Print for Chrome extension. While basic local printing is supported natively in Chrome OS. The HP Print for Chrome extension is adding the ability for users to easily send print jobs to one of two HP cloud printing destinations: Print Anywhere (a premium solution that allows users to remotely print to their own printer) or HP Roam for Business (a for fee business oriented solution that provide users with the capability to release print jobs at any HP Roam-enabled office printer). Documents sent to Print Anywhere or HP Roam for Business are securely printed after the user authenticates and chooses to print them from their mobile device. Using the HP Print for Chrome extension gives administrators a simple tool to manage printing policies for user groups and individual printers. Controlling printer usage can lower costs for ink or toner and paper. When effective printing policies are set, end users are automatically directed to print on the appropriate printer, using the right setting for their usage type. Many frustrating printing mistakes can be avoided, saving time and helping to reduce printing expenses. Individual home/SMB users can download and install the extension from the Chrome Web store. For users on managed accounts, an IT admin can push the extension to all users in their organization via the force-extension install feature found in the Google admin console.
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User reviews summary
Pros
- No problem setting up and worked great
- Instructions for loading an older version that may work
Cons
- Does not work for many users
- Lost support for various HP printers
- Inability to print in color from specific devices
- Difficulties with connecting to Wi-Fi
- Ineffective for troubleshooting
Most mentioned
- Print extension not working
- Problems since Google Cloud Print ended
- Issues with printing from Chromebooks
- Compatibility issues with HP LaserJet P1102w and other printers
- Confusion about the need for a browser extension to print locally
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Safety
Risk impact
HP Print for Chrome is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install HP Print for Chrome if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
HP Print for Chrome has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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