Users have reported degraded print quality with third-party ink Firmware updates are blamed, but Brother denies all allegations HP previously admitted to updates that affected third-party ink ...

In her video, the TikToker says she’s had a specific Brother printer for about 6 years ... message saying that she needed to replace the toner cartridge. While she tried to continue printing ...

Louis Rossmann, RepairTuber and right-to-repair advocate, recently voiced his disappointment over Brother's shift toward restrictive policies, particularly regarding third-party toner use.

Some printer firms outright block third-party toner and ink, despite customer blowback and lawsuits. Brother’s laser printers have historically worked fine with non-Brother accessories.

Brother argued that variations in third-party toner quality could be responsible for print quality issues: “Brother printers do not intentionally degrade print quality based on whether a Brother ...