--- title: "Print shipping labels on a label printer with the BizPrint Android app" description: "Add a ZPL or TSPL label printer to the BizPrint Android app, set the label size, gap, darkness and speed, and print WooCommerce shipping labels or label code you already have." url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-label-printer/ section: "Set up" last_updated: 2026-11-12 --- # Print shipping labels on a label printer with the BizPrint Android app Section: Set up > Add a ZPL or TSPL label printer to the BizPrint Android app, set the label size, gap, darkness and speed, and print WooCommerce shipping labels or label code you already have. This page shows you how to print shipping and address labels on a label [printer](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer) connected to the [BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-android-app). It is for merchants who use an Android phone or tablet as their BizPrint [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station) and print labels for WooCommerce orders. The app prints the label [templates](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#template) from the [BizPrint plugin for WooCommerce](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-plugin-for-woocommerce), such as **Dispatch Label**, PDF labels, and ZPL or TSPL label code you already have, on label printers that use the ZPL or TSPL [printer language](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#printer-command-set). ## Before you start - Update the BizPrint Android app from Google Play to the latest version. - Install and connect the app to your station. See [Install and connect the BizPrint Android app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/install-android-app/). - Load the printer with labels and turn it on. - Check which printer language your printer uses: ZPL or TSPL. The printer’s documentation tells you. Some printers call this emulation. - Find out the size of your labels (width and height), the gap between labels, and whether the labels have a black mark on the back. - Connect the printer in one of these ways: - **Wi-Fi or network**: the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi or network as the Android device. - **Bluetooth**: the printer must use classic Bluetooth. Printers that only use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) are not supported. - **USB**: plug the printer into the Android device with a USB cable before you start. ## Add the label printer After you tap **Continue**, follow the prompts that appear: - For a Bluetooth printer that is not paired yet, the app shows **Pairing with** and the printer’s name. Accept the pairing request. If Android asks for a PIN, it’s usually 0000 or 1234. - For a USB printer, the app shows **Allow BizPrint to use this USB printer.** Allow it when Android asks. You may need to allow it again each time the printer is plugged in. 1. Open the BizPrint app. 2. Tap **Add printer** under **Printers** on the main screen. The **Add printer** screen opens and starts looking for printers. 3. Tap your printer in the list. A network printer shows **Wi-Fi** in its second line, a Bluetooth printer shows **Bluetooth**, and a USB printer shows **USB · Plugged in**. 4. Type a name in **Printer name**, for example “Shipping labels”. 5. Tap **Continue**. 6. Wait while the app shows **Checking the printer** and then **Printing a test page**. The test page is not an order. 7. Check that the **Printer language** line says **ZPL** or **TSPL**. 8. Look at the printer. 9. Tap **Yes** under **Did it print?** if the test label printed. The printer page opens. If the **Printer language** line shows another language, tap **Change** and choose **ZPL (Zebra and compatibles)** or **TSPL (TSC and most generic label printers)**. If you tap **No**, the app shows **The test page didn’t print.** Tap **Change language** to choose a different printer language, or **Try again** to print it again. If your printer is not in the list, see [Add a printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-add-printer/). It explains each section of the **Add printer** screen, the **Don’t see your printer?** options, and USB devices listed under **Other USB devices**. ## Set the label size When a new printer is set to ZPL or TSPL, the app fills in common label settings: **Labels with gaps**, **4 inch roll (104 mm)**, a **Paper height (mm)** of 152.4 (6 inches), **No cut** and a 2 mm gap. Check each one against your labels. If your labels are not 4 inches wide, choose **Custom** in step 3, then tap **Custom paper width (mm)** and type the width of your labels before you go on. 1. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen of the app. 2. Tap **Paper** under **Paper and output**. 3. Choose **4 inch roll (104 mm)** for 4 inch wide labels, or **Custom** for another width. 4. Tap **Advanced**. 5. Tap **Media type**. 6. Choose **Labels with gaps** for labels with a gap between them, or **Labels with black marks** for labels with a black mark on the back. 7. Tap **Paper height (mm)**. 8. Type the height of one label in millimetres, for example 152.4 for a 6 inch label. 9. Tap **Gap between labels (mm)**, or **Black mark height (mm)** if you chose **Labels with black marks**. 10. Type the size from your label roll. The default is 2. 11. Tap **Resolution (dpi)**. 12. Choose the resolution in your printer’s documentation: **203**, **300** or **600**. ## Set darkness, speed and cut These settings are on the **Advanced** page of the printer: - **Darkness**: choose **Darker** or **Darkest** if the print is faint, or **Lighter** or **Lightest** if it is too heavy. **Printer default** keeps the printer’s own setting. - **Print speed**: choose a slower speed, such as **2 in/s** or **3 in/s**, if the print is not sharp. **Printer default** keeps the printer’s own setting. - **Cut after job**: keep **No cut** unless your printer has a cutter. **Partial cut** and **Full cut** need a cutter on the printer. After each change: 1. Tap the back arrow to return to the printer page. 2. Tap **Test print**. 3. Check that the test label is clear and fits the label. If labels drift or print across the gap, check **Media type**, **Paper height (mm)** and **Gap between labels (mm)** again. Some label printers also need to learn the label size with their own calibration, which the printer’s documentation describes. For every setting on these pages, see [Change paper, cut and layout settings for a printer in the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/android-printer-settings/). ## Set up a label printer location in WooCommerce 1. Go to **WooCommerce** > **Print Manager** in WordPress. 2. Open the **Printers** tab. 3. Click **Add new**, or click the name of an existing label location in the **Description** column. 4. Type a name such as Shipping labels in the **Description** box. 5. Choose the label printer in the **Printers** list. It is listed with your station name and the name you typed in the app. 6. Choose **Dispatch Label**, **Shipping Label** or **Address Labels** in the **Template** list. 7. Choose **HTML** in the [**Output Format**](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#output-format) list. **Shipping Label** and **Address Labels** also work with **Plain Text**. 8. Choose **Custom** in **Layout Size**. 9. Type your label width in **Custom Width (mm)**. 10. Type your label height in **Custom Height (mm)**. 11. Make sure [**Automatic Printing for Website Orders**](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#automatic-printing) is not ticked, unless you want a label for every new order. 12. Click **Save Changes**. The app prints on the label size you set in the app. It uses the location’s **Layout Size** and margins only when **Page size from job** on the printer’s **Advanced** page is set to **Use the job page size when sent**. Even then, the label is never wider than the printer’s **Paper** setting. For the label templates and their options, see [Print shipping and address labels from WooCommerce with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/labels/). For more about printer locations on an Android station, see [Set up a WooCommerce printer location for an Android station with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-printer-location/). ## Print label code you already have You may already have a label as ZPL or TSPL label code, the commands a label printer reads, for example from your shipping software. The app can send that code to the label printer as it is. The code reaches the app as a [print job](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job) sent with the BizPrint Print API, so a developer usually sets this up. See [Serve the document to print with the BizPrint Print API (print by URL)](https://docs.getbizprint.com/developers/print-by-url/). - **The printer language must be the same as the code.** ZPL code prints only on a printer whose **Printer language** is **ZPL**, and TSPL code only on a printer whose **Printer language** is **TSPL**. On any other printer, the job fails with **This job is ZPL label code. Send it to a ZPL label printer.** or **This job is TSPL label code. Send it to a TSPL label printer.** This includes receipt printers, full-page office printers and the built-in printer of a Sunmi device. - **The app sends the code unchanged.** It adds nothing to the code. The label settings in the app, such as **Paper**, **Media type**, **Paper height (mm)**, **Gap between labels (mm)**, **Resolution (dpi)**, **Darkness**, **Print speed** and **Cut after job**, do not change it. The label code and the printer’s own settings decide the label size, darkness and speed. - **Each copy sends the code once.** If the print job asks for 2 copies, the printer receives the label code twice. To check the printer language: 1. Tap the printer under **Printers** on the main screen of the app. 2. Look at the **Printer language** line under **Printer**. 3. Tap **Printer language** if it is not the language of your label code. 4. Choose **ZPL (Zebra and compatibles)** or **TSPL (TSC and most generic label printers)**, the same as your label code. 5. Tap **Test print**. 6. Check that the test label prints clearly. Choose only a language your printer understands. If your printer uses the other language, send the label code to a printer that uses its language, or print a PDF or template label instead. Every print job you send prints again. Before you send the same label again, do the checks in [Check before you print a label](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-label-printer/#check-before-you-print-a-label). ## Check before you print a label **Test print** on a printer location, and a label you print by hand, print a real order again. Do these checks first, so you do not print an order twice: 1. Look at the printer for the order’s label. If it already printed, a test print prints it again. 2. Check that the printer has labels, shows no error, and is not in the middle of a real order. 3. Check the [print job status](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job-status) of the latest [print jobs](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job) in the [BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-dashboard). See [View print jobs and their status in the BizPrint dashboard](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/print-jobs/). 4. Wait for the station to finish anything it is still printing, whatever status the job shows. 5. Go to **WooCommerce** > **Print Manager** in WordPress. 6. Click the **Support** tab. 7. Check **Queue Status** in [**Print Job Queue**](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#print-job-queue). 8. Wait for any pending or processing jobs to finish. Do not print while a job for that order is **pending**, **connecting-to-printer** or **processing**. Never place or re-create an order to get a label. Then follow [Send a test print from a BizPrint printer location in WooCommerce](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/test-print/) and check that the label fits and nothing is cut off. **Test print** on the printer page in the app prints the app’s own test label, not an order, so it needs none of these checks. ## Related pages - [Print shipping and address labels from WooCommerce with BizPrint](https://docs.getbizprint.com/print/labels/) - [Add a printer to the BizPrint Android app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/android-add-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 .