HP Smart

HP Smart is the official printer app for HP printers. It lets you connect to your printer from a mobile device and send jobs to the printer over a Wi-Fi connection.

The HP Smart interface is highly detailed and comprehensive. It includes a large menu of options that apply to various HP printer models. You can use HP Smart to send faxes and print text and images on a wide range of media. From CDs and mouse pads to standard photo paper, the types of media compatible with HP printers are extensive.

Interface

The main interface of HP Smart consists of a menu of features corresponding to various printer functions as well as global buttons associated with your home printer. Before you can start using this app, you'll need to link it with your home printer using the setup process. This process is very straightforward, and you can simply follow the onscreen instructions to connect your phone to your printer over a Wi-Fi network.

For your convenience, HP Smart includes many shortcuts for the features you use regularly. You can program HP Smart to send email messages with scanned attachments whenever you scan documents in the app. Whether you're printing, scanning or faxing, HP Smart makes the process easy and intuitive. Each screen logically follows from the last so that you can quickly print documents or upload scanned images to the cloud in a variety of formats.

User Experience

Most users report a positive experience of using HP Smart. The main complaint that some users have is a finicky Wi-Fi connection that sometimes prevents jobs from printing or scanning. Connecting to a printer over Wi-Fi requires a lot of data throughput, so weak Wi-Fi signals can create a problem.

Overall, HP Smart is an essential app for HP printer users who want the convenience of faxing, scanning and printing over a wireless network.