iPhone 7plus and printers

[Shayward]

My printer has come to the end of its shelf life and I want to buy a new printer however my iPhone 7 Plus has a top iOS of 15. And the printers I have tried have to be iOS 16 or above.

 I don’t want to have to buy a newer iPhone so does anyone know if any printers currently can be connected with my iPhone 7+
please tell me in layman’s terms as if I am 60+ and not brilliant with all the terminology 

[Dragon-Fur]

@Shayward 

Welcome to the HP Community --

You are correct -- 

HP Smart - Mobile - requires iOS version 16 and above.

The minimum iOS version changes occasionally but never downward.

Perhaps check with other printer manufacturers.

We don't normally recommend that folks abandon HP --

Your situation -- older phone that cannot / will not be replaced -- warrants checking other options.

 HP printer setup (HP Smart app)

Read the FAQs

For example: 

What is the HP Smart app and its requirements?

And / or

What if my cloud printer is missing, offline, or unavailable in the HP Smart app?

And / or

Why can't I connect my wireless printer or print over the network?

At this writing:

HP Smart app requirements:

• An HP printer (HP Smart Advance requires an HP+ or eligible printer)

• An HP Smart account

• A computer or mobile device with:

  • Windows 10 Redstone 5 (version 1809) or later

  • macOS Big Sur (11.0) or later

  • Android (10.0) or later

  • Apple iOS, iPadOS 16 or later

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