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Once when we wanted to print or fax a document, we could only do so with a computer. But now, HP Smart connects to Hewlett Packard printers, allowing you to use your HP printer right from your mobile device. Simply connect your device to a networked HP printer and you’ll be able to initiate printing jobs from your mobile device.

On top of that, HP Smart also has many other powerful features. The HP Smart app’s scanning capabilities are far more powerful than the competitors, allowing users to easily scan documents with the device camera. What really makes the HP Smart app best-in-class is the addition of HP Shortcuts. This feature allows users to save unique workflows as on-touch buttons, so they can automate tasks. Another key advantage is its integration with HP+, a new printing system designed to speed up and improve users’ printing experience on any operating system.

On iOS AppStore, HP Smart’s rating is 4.8 out of 5.0, with 2,963,530 user reviews. On Google Play, its rating is 4.1 out of 5.0, with 631,519 user reviews and more than 100,000,000 installs.

HP is a well-known brand, so the market for the app dedicated to HP printers is also considerably large, as illustrated by the tens of millions of installs. The rating of HP Smart is fairly high on iOS AppStore, but it is not that high on Google Play, which means that it still has a lot of room for improvement if it aims at becoming one of the top brands on Google Play. But we should not ignore that its rating on Google Play is still above average level, which shows that it outperforms similar apps in terms of functionality and performance. What’s more, it is also important to note that it ranks No. 20 in Category-Productivity on iOS AppStore.

While the app is very powerful, the fact that it operates completely wirelessly causes the app to not work when users can’t connect to their printer with their mobile device - and that’s exactly the problem some users have given feedback about. The HP Smart team addresses a similar set of glitches by releasing frequent updates.

HP Smart makes it easy to print, scan, and share documents. Surprisingly, it also enables many features that are not possible with traditional printing methods, such as creating high-quality scans with the mobile device’s camera, then editing and enhancing photos by adding filters and text, cropping, and adjusting saturation, contrast, or brightness; printing, scanning, copying, and sharing files directly from the mobile device to friends, colleagues, or a linked cloud account; and using shortcuts to save time, etc. These features provide maximum flexibility and ease of use, especially during the epidemic, when many people must fax personal and business documents at home, and this app is just what they need. While all the apps provide a good feature set and are relatively easy to use, HP Smart takes it a step further with a more robust feature set and even better usability.

Pros

1. -  The user interface is clean.

2. -  Printer setup is simple and step-by-step.

3. -  It makes printing so easy, advanced and professional.

Cons

1. -  It only works with HP printers.