How to print from an Android phone or tablet

How to print from an Android phone or tablet : Printers might be in transit out given the ascent of advanced document sharing; however, they’re probably not going to disappear any time soon. Fortunately, you need not bother with a PC to print documents. Rather, you can do it directly from your mobile devices. This is why we have designed this guide for you to learn how to print from an android or tablet in the easiest possible way.

Google Cloud Print

Google has developed a cloud printing application that synchronizes well with your printer that is connected with your PC either wirelessly or via USB, independent of whether you are connected to the same network as that of the printer or not. Google Cloud Print services are in-built in Android devices and setting it up on PC is a super slick process. Here is how to set up Google Cloud Print inside Google Chrome browser on your PC and print from your Android phone or tablet.

How to add a printer to Google Cloud Print

To begin the cloud printing setup, please follow the steps below:

1. Open Google Chrome browser on your computer.
2. Click on the menu in the top-right corner of your browsers. It will look like a hamburger with three horizontal lines stacked upon each other.
3. Click Settings, then go to Advanced.
4. Scroll down and navigate to Printing-> Google Cloud Print.
5. Click Manage Cloud Print Services. Then click on Register next to the corresponding printer that you want to add to the Google cloud printing services.
6. Once set up, click Confirm.
7. If you have a classic or legacy printer that can still take advantage of Google Cloud printing services, then go to Manage Cloud Print Services -> Classic Printers and select Add printers. If your printer is displayed in that panel, click on Add printer(s) button to add the printer.

How to add Google Cloud Print to your Android smartphone or tablet

After setting up Google Cloud Print services on your PC/ Computer, you have to set up the same for the Android smartphone. This will allow you to print from an Android phone or tablet.

1. Launch Google Play Store and tap on the search bar above.
2. Type Cloud print and tap on the search icon to the right.
3. Look for the Cloud Print app by Google Inc. and install it by tapping the green Install button.
4. Once the installation is complete, you will be able to see the printer that you have added in your Google account from your computer. Make sure that both the computer’s Google Account and the Google Account signed in from your phone are the same.

If you are not signed in from the same Google Account, then you may add the Google Account to your Android phone by following the steps below:

1. Launch Settings through the app drawer, notification window or from your Home menu.
2. Swipe down and tap on the Accounts option in the Settings menu.
3. Tap on Add Account.
4. Tap on Google.
5. Enter the email address and password of your Google account. Tap Next to continue.
6. Google will ask you to agree to their Terms of Services and may also ask you for granting certain permissions.
7. Once set up, the Google Account is ready to synchronize with Google Cloud Print services on your phone.

How to print a file from your phone or tablet using Google Cloud Print

1. Open the file that you wish to print from your smartphone or tablet.
2. Tap the Menu icon in the top-right of the display (indicated by three stacked dots).
3. Tap Print.
4. In the new window, tap the dropdown arrow and confirm the printer. If there are multiple printers associated with your account, select your desired printer from the list.
5. Tap the Print button. It is a circular button with a printer icon inside it.

How to print from your browser on your phone or tablet

1. Tap the Menu icon in the top-right corner of your browser page.
2. Tap on Share.
3. From the Sharing list, select Print under Chrome.
4. Tap the printer you would like to use for printing.
5. Tap on the Print button to start printing.

You may also further customize the quality and other settings of the print from the Google Cloud Print menu.

I hope this article helped you in learning how to print from an Android phone or tablet. To explore more tutorials, please feel free to navigate through the various How-To resources on our website.