1840446 - In Browser Printing [Android V118]

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Content, task)

Description

[JR Johnson]

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Firefox for Android

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Minor update to existing feature/functionality

##What product version number does this change align with? [REQUIRED]
Firefox V116
##What is the anticipated release date? [REQUIRED]
August 1st, 2023
##What is the proposed deadline for the content to be published? [REQUIRED]
August 1st, 2023

Please include any related JIRA/Github/Bugzilla tickets, documentation, demos or practical use cases. [REQUIRED]

https://mozilla-hub.atlassian.net/browse/FXMUX-476
https://www.figma.com/file/8fsCvtnweBkWGZ9NfL907l/M%26T-Redesign?type=design&node-id=2586-70610&mode=design&t=hO3f8bRNOx7ohMn8-0
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nsvXy0gIfIiZHXLmnrxnKget2LAvPxq6PLi8w1-pjI/edit#heading=h.jncb69832xva

Please add instructions for testing or links to any design assets or visuals. [REQUIRED]

https://www.figma.com/file/8fsCvtnweBkWGZ9NfL907l/M%26T-Redesign?type=design&node-id=2586-70610&mode=design&t=hO3f8bRNOx7ohMn8-0

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No

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no

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no

Comment 1

[Olivia Hall [:olivia]]

Hi Lucas,

I'm the engineer that worked on the printing feature, please let me know if you need any additional info or details!

Here are my notes with some additional general information about the print feature on Android:

• Access is through:
  • Option 1: Three dot menu -> scroll down -> print
  • Option 2: Three dot menu -> share -> print
  • There is no difference in how these options work, just different access points.
• Printing is supported on regular web content and PDFs.
• When the print preview opens up, the user is directed into the Android Print Spooler. This is a default system print dialog for Android. I couldn't find a support page by Google for this, but here the user can change print settings.
• Android Print Spooler settings:
  • Pick an installed printer to print to or "Save as PDF" pseudo printer or add a new printer.
  • Number of copies
  • Color
  • Two-sided
  • Paper size
  • Orientation
  • Pages to print
• The Android Print Spooler will provide a warning error if a printer cannot be detected.
• Firefox will provide a warning error if the content cannot be printed.
• A bigger page will take longer to render in the print preview, but the UI will indicating it is loading.
• The user can exit print preview via the Android back button or pulling the page left-to-right to unwind back into Firefox.

Comment 2

[Lucas Siebert]

Draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fOP3nAE9dJd1cWRovWmg4kQOA7DvMkY03h6d5gyqK_M/edit#heading=h.o06re28d7xwk

Comment 3

[Lucas Siebert]

SUMO article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-browser-print-function-firefox-android