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Review on HP Sprocket Portable Photo Printer 2nd Edition (Noir) & Sprocket Photo Paper 20 sheets - Sticky-Backed Prints by Jonathan Abreu

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Packed with challenges

I bought this for myself based on research and reviews from personal friends. I was so excited to be able to print images to use in my art and have easy souvenirs from the photos I take with my phone. The fact that it was the camera itself was debatable - I wanted it to print from my own device via Bluetooth. But that didn't work. My phone recognized Sprocket. Bluetooth connected. But when I tried to print the status toggled and didn't do anything, toggled and told me something was wrong and I should try again, toggled and told me that Bluetooth is needed to connect (which connected after verifying ); It essentially refused to print anything other than photos taken using the camera feature on the device itself. (And they hit or miss in terms of quality.) And every time I tried to print while troubleshooting, Sprocket would freeze and force me to reset it with a paperclip so I could reload and try again . I've uninstalled the app, reinstalled it, used poorly managed in-app help options, all to no avail. Super disappointed. I suspect my phone is not "advanced" (read: expensive) enough to work with this unit (Motorola G6 Play) so I decided to return the money rather than try a replacement. I think I'll go back to the solid old photo printers with ink cartridges.

Pros
  • Always connected: Now with Bluetooth 5 and sleep mode, the HP Sprocket stays connected when not in use, so it's instantly ready to print without draining the battery
Cons
  • Not as thick as other options