Hey folks.
I wasn't able to find a clean answer on this, is there or is there not a way to connect my iPhone to a bluetooth printer to execute some printing tasks? I'm developing the app myself, so what framework could possibly do this? i read that Apple's External Accessory Framework handles bluetooth communication, but is it possible to print using that framework?
Thanks!
From an Apple Technical Q&A:
The External Accessory framework is designed to allow iPhone OS applications to communicate only with hardware accessories that are developed under Apple's Made For iPod (MFi) and Works With iPhone licensee program. MFi compliant accessories can be implemented as wired devices, meaning they plug in to the iPhone or iPod touch's 30-pin connector, or as wireless devices, whereby they use Bluetooth as the communication channel. Either way, an application that uses the External Accessory framework will not be notified of an accessory's presence unless the accessory identifies itself as being MFi compliant, i.e., it was specifically designed to interface with an iPhone OS application.
More information about developing MFi accessories can be found here.