# HP Advance

> Quickly print to a printer via HP Mobile Connector.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hp.mobileconnector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hp.mobileconnector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hp.mobileconnector`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HP Inc.
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 2,214,430
- **Rating:** 3.56 / 5 (2,172 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.15
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-15
- **First published:** 2020-06-03
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 176 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.mobileconnector)
- **Website:** [https://www8.hp.com/us/en/home.html](https://www8.hp.com/us/en/home.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hp.com/us-en/privacy/ww-privacy.html](https://www.hp.com/us-en/privacy/ww-privacy.html)

## Description

HP Advance is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to enhance your printing experience through HP Mobile Connector. It streamlines document and web page printing by allowing quick selection of authorized printers, supporting multiple copies, and enabling efficient print job releases without the need for a configured mail client. With intuitive search features, users can easily find printers by name or location, making HP Advance an essential tool for seamless, hassle-free printing tasks.

## Rankings

- #42,347 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `com.hp.mobileconnector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Many reviews express frustration with HP Advance, focusing on printing failures and connectivity/setup problems. The app is broadly perceived as low quality or unreliable, with multiple mentions of it not working or not printing. Pixel device compatibility issues are noted (Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 10). A smaller share describe occasional positive experiences (e.g.,

### Pros

- Excellent
- Gets the job done
- Very good
- great job

### Cons

- Cannot print / printing fails or won’t print, frequent printing issues
- Overall garbage app with poor reliability
- Connectivity and setup problems (can't connect, long loading times)
- Device compatibility problems on Pixel phones (Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 10)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hp.mobileconnector)