Scanning to a Mac

[foo123456789]

Why o why is HP persisting in requiring their app - and logging into it! - in order to simply scan to my computer? I don't care what HP says about not keeping your information etc, that doesn't fly with corporate IT/Infosec. It means that my HP printer is useless for work.

It's one thing to have the app, I can see why that may be required (easier to engineer, especially when you consider the variety or drivers/software on machines). But requiring a login is silly and offputting.

If HP doesn't offer a workaround, I can imagine many people will be no longer buying their products.

[Kumar0307]

@foo123456789, Welcome to the HP Support Community! I’m here to help.

I understand your concern. Yes, the HP Smart app requires you to log in to use its feature. 

The workaround is to download and use the HP Easy Scan app from the App Store and check if that helps.

Alternatively, you may also use Apple's inbuilt feature - Apple Image Capture app.

Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes. 

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