--- title: "Add a Bluetooth printer to the BizPrint Android app" description: "Find, pair and add a Bluetooth receipt or label printer in the BizPrint Android app, so your station can print to it." url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-bluetooth-printer/ section: "Set up" last_updated: 2026-11-12 --- # Add a Bluetooth printer to the BizPrint Android app Section: Set up > Find, pair and add a Bluetooth receipt or label printer in the BizPrint Android app, so your station can print to it. This page shows you how to add a Bluetooth receipt or label [printer](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer) to the [BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-android-app). It is for merchants and staff using an Android device as their [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station). If your printer is connected to your network instead, use [Add a network printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-network-printer/). The app prints receipts, invoices, packing slips, kitchen tickets and labels to Bluetooth printers, with your logo and layout. It works with receipt printers that use ESC/POS or StarPRNT and label printers that use ZPL or TSPL. These are [printer command sets](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-command-set), which the app calls the **Printer language**. The printer must use classic Bluetooth. Printers that only use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) are not supported. ## Before you start - Update the BizPrint Android app from Google Play to the latest version. - Install and connect the Android app. See [Install and connect the BizPrint Android app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-android-app/). - Turn the printer on and keep it close to the Android device. - If the printer is not paired with the device yet, put it in pairing mode. Your printer’s documentation explains how. - Turn on Bluetooth on the Android device. ## Allow BizPrint to use Bluetooth BizPrint needs Android’s **Nearby devices** permission to find and print to Bluetooth printers. You may have allowed it already in the setup assistant, where the **Bluetooth** row shows **Allowed**. If you did not, the **Add printer** screen shows **Bluetooth search is off**: 1. Tap **Allow** on the card. 2. Allow **Nearby devices** when Android asks. If the card shows **Open settings** instead of **Allow**, tap it, then allow **Nearby devices** in the Android settings for BizPrint. Other cards you may see: - **Bluetooth is off**: tap **Turn on**. - **Location is off**: tap **Open settings** and turn on Location. Some older Android versions need it to find Bluetooth printers. ## Add the printer from the search The app can pair a new printer for you, so you do not need to pair it in the Android settings first. If the printer is not paired yet, the app pairs it after you tap **Continue** and shows **Pairing with** and the printer’s name. If Android asks for a PIN, enter the one from your printer’s documentation. The app’s tip says it is usually 0000 or 1234. 1. Open the BizPrint app. 2. Tap **Add printer** under **Printers** on the main screen. The app searches for printers. 3. Tap your printer under **Found**. Bluetooth printers show **Bluetooth** in the line under their name. A printer that is not paired yet shows **Bluetooth · Not paired yet**. 4. Type a name in **Printer name**, for example “Counter”. BizPrint shows this name in the [BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-dashboard) and in WooCommerce, so choose one your staff will recognize. 5. Tap **Continue**. 6. Wait while the app shows **Checking the printer** and then prints a test page. The test page is not an order. 7. Look at the printer. 8. Tap **Yes** under **Did it print?** if the test page printed. The printer’s settings open. If you tap **No**, the app shows **The test page didn’t print.** Tap **Change language** and choose the language from your printer’s documentation, or tap **Try again**. If pairing fails, the app shows **Couldn’t pair with this printer.** Put the printer in pairing mode again, keep it close, and tap **Try again**. If your printer is not under **Found**, tap **Show** under **Other Bluetooth devices** and look for it there. ## Add a paired printer by hand Use this when the printer is already paired in the Android Bluetooth settings but the search does not show it. 1. Open the BizPrint app. 2. Tap **Add printer** under **Printers** on the main screen. 3. Tap **Choose a paired Bluetooth printer** under **Don’t see your printer?**. The **Add printer** form opens with **Bluetooth** selected under **How is it connected?**. 4. Type a name in **Name**, for example “Counter”. 5. Tap **Paired printer**. 6. Choose your printer from the list. 7. Tap **Printer language**. 8. Choose the language from your printer’s documentation: - **ESC/POS (Epson and most receipt printers)** - **StarPRNT (Star printers)** - **ZPL (Zebra and compatibles)** - **TSPL (TSC and most generic label printers)** 9. Tap **Add printer**. The printer’s settings open. 10. Tap **Test print**. The printer prints a test page, not an order. 11. Look at the printer. If the form shows **No paired printers. Pair it in Bluetooth settings first.**, tap **Bluetooth settings**, pair the printer in Android, then return to the BizPrint app. If it shows **Allow Bluetooth so BizPrint can see your paired printers.**, tap **Allow** and allow **Nearby devices**. ## Set the paper size New receipt printers start with **80 mm roll** as their paper. If you use a different paper, change it so receipts fit: 1. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen. The printer’s settings open. 2. Tap **Paper**. 3. Choose your paper, for example **58 mm roll**. 4. Tap **Test print** to check the result. For label printers, see [Print shipping labels on a label printer with the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-label-printer/). For all other settings, see [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/). > **Tip** > > Over Bluetooth, receipts print faster with the printer’s own fonts. On a receipt printer, open **Advanced** in the printer’s settings and set **HTML jobs** to **Print fast with printer fonts**. Pictures such as your logo still print. See [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/). ## Check that it worked 1. Open the BizPrint app. The printer is listed under **Printers** on the main screen. 2. Click **Stations** in the menu of the BizPrint dashboard. 3. Click your station. 4. Check that the printer appears in its **Printers** list with the name you chose. If the main screen later shows **Bluetooth permission needed**, Bluetooth printers cannot print until you allow it again. Tap **Allow** on the card. ## Use a different Bluetooth printer later To move this printer’s name and settings to another Bluetooth printer, for example a replacement: 1. Pair the new printer in the Android Bluetooth settings. 2. Open the BizPrint app. 3. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen. 4. Tap **Paired printer**. 5. Choose the new printer. 6. Tap **Test print** to check it. The printer keeps its name, so your WooCommerce printer locations keep working. If you delete the printer and add it again instead, BizPrint lists it as a new printer, and you must select it again in your printer location. ## Next step Follow [Set up a WooCommerce printer location for an Android station with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-printer-location/) to add the printer to a [printer location](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-location) in WooCommerce. ## Related pages - [Add a printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-add-printer/) - [Add a network printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-network-printer/) - [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/) - [Fix common problems with the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/troubleshooting/android-app/) Need help? Contact BizPrint support at .