AirPrint is an Apple technology designed to enable printing from iOS and macOS devices without needing to install additional software if the printer supports AirPrint.
This message type was first described by Guillaume Celosia and Mathieu Cunche in Discontinued Privacy: Personal Data Leaks in Apple Bluetooth-Low-Energy Continuity Protocols.
| Field Name | Info | Example | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| btcommon.apple.airprint.addrtype | Address Type | 74 | 1 byte | Bytes | This may mean IPv4 vs IPv6 |
| btcommon.apple.airprint.resourcepathtype | Resource Path Type | 07 | 1 byte | Bytes | Not sure what this is |
| btcommon.apple.airprint.securitytype | Security Type | 6f | 1 byte | Bytes | Not sure what this is |
| btcommon.apple.airprint.qidport | QID or TCP Port | 55990 | 2 bytes | Decimal | |
| btcommon.apple.airprint.ipaddr | IPv4 or IPv6 Address | e52f:eee5:be15:1347:399:3500:1063:6fc5 | 16 bytes | IPv6 | |
| btcommon.apple.airprint.power | Measured Power | 6d | 1 byte | Bytes | Is this dbm, db? Sometimes it's optional |
The message fields, observed values and their meaning:
- Type: 1 byte, 0x03 -- indicates an AirPrint message
- Length: 1 byte, 0x16 -- number of bytes in the message payload
- Address Type: 1 byte
- Path Resource Type: 1 byte
- Security Type: 1 byte
- QID or TCP Port: 2 bytes
- IPv4/6 Address: 16 bytes
- Measured Power: 1 byte