Brother develops iPhone app for printing and scanning

Brother UK has developed an iPhone app that allows people to scan to and print documents and pictures wirelessly from their Apple mobile devices.

The free app works with of Brother’s latest inkjet multifunction printers introduced from 2009 that have a wireless interface. The company said that models with a network interface are also compatible when connecting to a wireless network.

Brother said the app was developed because of the growing popularity of smart phones and more advanced handheld devices such as the iPad.

But it doesn’t plan to limit itself to Apple devices and said it was developing similar versions of the app for other types of smart phone; including Google-based Android 1.6 handsets and above.

Phil Jones, sales and marketing director at Brother UK, says: “Smart phones are becoming an essential modern-day business tool and we are pleased to be able to offer even more convenient features for our customers.”

The iPhone app has been initially launched in English, with plans to introduce French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch versions by the end of 2010.