Polaroid Zip

Let’s get the bad stuff out of the way, actual printing. When I print in landscape mode, the prints come out good as before. Portrait mode on the other hand is extremely pixelated. Yes the update corrected the screen pixelation but the print still comes out pixelated as if someone sent the printer a low resolution of the final result. This was verified by printing a few old pictures in portrait mode to compare with the same photo previously printed before the major update. Another minor issue that is missing from the previous iteration is actually able to move the photo while in print preview. What if I want to actually fill the whole paper and not have white borders or what if I wanted to purposely offset the photo for other artistic details? This is not as important as the pixelation but eventually I would like to have this feature back. Aside from those issues, the app looks much cleaner than before.

I had stopped using this printer last summer a couple months after buying it because they totally changed the entire app and I just hated the way the prints where coming out. Well I picked it back up a couple days ago. There was an app update. I was like here we go again an entire new app. To my surprise I like it. I love the edit settings. My pictures are a tad bit brighter with a little manipulation. I wish there was an explanation of each of the settings in the app and unfortunately I can’t use the collage setting because every time I go into it and start choosing photos the app shuts off, oh well. I just make my collages with a different app then print the entire photo with the printer, I know a shame I have to do all that but I’m not big on a lot of unnecessary complaining. Overall the app is nice, it could really be great with a little attention and fine tuning well here’s to wishing. Thanks for the changes I look forward to even greater future changes. I’m gonna hang in there, keep up the good work guys.

Update: I called Polaroid customer service and they were helpful. I updated my iOS, then deleted this app, and reinstalled it. The firmware update worked fine and my printer is working again. I will change my rating. I need to be able to use this again. When I try, I’m told I need to update the firmware which will take 20 minutes. I don’t need the feature it’s promoting, but I can’t get past it- so fine. I hit update. It sat at 100% without finishing for over an hour. Finally I closed it out and reopened it. I was back to the beginning- need to update firmware. So I did it again. It sat at 100% for over an hour again, never finished. Finally I just deleted the app and reinstalled it. Today I tried again to print and guess what? Need to update firmware. I either need to be able to use my printer, or I need a refund for it. I loved it up to this point, now it’s useless.

Updating my review!! I am SO excited! I wrote before that I had used it for 6 months and absolutely loved it but all the sudden it would not update after trying 5+ times. Not sure what happened but today I summoned the courage to try again and it worked immediately!! No clue why, but I am not complaining! So that said, it’s the most reasonably priced portable printer and I think most of the negative reviews on here are forgetting that. The app is basic, but it works perfectly fine and gets the job done. I think the colors are great, the pictures are clear and print fast, and I love that they are peel and stick. It’s obviously not going to give you magazine quality photos, but that’s not what it was designed for. I find it perfect for daily journaling and it’s so much more convenient than rushing out to Walgreens every time you need a picture. 10/10 would recommend!

While I wait for update to this app. I’ll let u know that u can print from ur PC. I print from my MacBook. Pair the printer. Then u can send photos to device. Edit your photo so it’s not exactly 3:2. A bit wider. It crops it automatically, I think from both sides. Make sure it doesnt crop your head off. I’ll edit this review with better instructions. App is barely ok. Idk. I want to love it, but the app is annoying to use and pictures come out dark/ warm. Thanks for the response! Message to devs. Although I don’t think it’s a deal breaker personally because it is just a fun portable printer for personal use. But, photos come out with a yellow tint. Even black and white photos have this tint. Is the tint a software thing or a hardware issue? I hear other similar printer have similar issue but colors come out a little more true.