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Recently, Google announced the death of Google’s Cloud Printing (GCP). The service ends in 2020. Surprisingly, several people are disappointed in this decision. A few network managers are reliant on GCP at their worksite. I personally never had GCP work reliably on my devices.
At one time, GCP was needed for the Chromebook printing support. The early Chrome OS did not have access to the Android Apps from Brother, HP, Epson and other printer vendors. Using an Epson printer and Epson App, I can print locally from my Chromebook reliably. Yet my Brother laser jet could not connect and print from my Chromebook. I can understand the decision to kill GCP.
Not all printer vendors are in the Chromebook platform. I know HP and Epson are working well. Yet Brother is a dismal result. One solution being offered by Google is the Mopria Print Service app.
The Mopria Alliance is a non-profit that provides universal standards and solutions for scanning and printing. It is industry supported by the major technology names like Samsung, Epson, and Xiaomi.
Apparently the Mopria App is cross-platform on major printers and scanners.
I read the online reviews, and the app is pretty rock solid for newer printers. It connects to your wireless printer using your local private home router. The app has over 19,000 reviews and is produced by the corporate vendors; I doubt this app would be malicious. It appears Mopria works with only Android devices, Chromebooks, and the Windows OS.
The app will not work if you leave your local network. GCP would print over any network. The main gripe about the Mopria App is the local wifi printing only. Yet many users are fine with these limitations. I see this being a possible solution for enterprises that have onsite employees. Yet I am not a network manager, and my opinion is possibly clouded by ignorance.