How to easily print photos from your phone

Are you an aspiring Android or iPhone photographer? Android OS 15 and iOS 18 both bring professional photography capabilities to their new smartphones, making progress on AI-assisted photo processing and top-of-the-line digital camera sensors in top-tier smartphones.

Even if you don’t like taking photos directly from your smartphone, most cameras now allow you to instantly transfer photos from the camera to your smartphone via Bluetooth.

You can also print high-quality images from your phone, and it’s really easy. Here are a few different ways to print photos from your smartphone.

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Use a Wi-Fi enabled printer

Many of today’s most popular printers are Wi-Fi capable, and if you have a Wi-Fi-enabled printer, you can print photos directly from your phone. Most modern photo printers are completely wireless, allowing you to easily print photos directly from your Android or iOS smartphone. View my preferred printers here. Here’s how to print from a wireless printer on Android and iOS:

Available for iPhone:

• Make sure your printer supports over-the-air printing and connected to your phone Wi-Fi.
• Open photo app,choose photo If you want to print, please click share iconand select print.
• Choose your printer and Adjust any printing settings.
• Click print in the upper right corner of the screen.

for android:

SSettings may vary depending on your Android phone manufacturer.

• Connect your printer to Same Wi-Fi network as your phone.
• Go to settings > Connecting device > Connection preferences > print.
• choose Default printing service or a Third-party printing service plug-in.
• Open photo If you want to print in the gallery app, please click share iconthen select print.

Using a portable photo printer

Portable photo printers make printing on the go convenient. They usually connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and come with apps for easy printing. If you want a compact photo printer that’s suitable for traveling, a portable photo printer is a great idea. Many portable printers are small enough to fit in a travel bag and are battery powered, eliminating the need for a wired setup. Check out my picks for the best portable printers here.

Portable photo printer in use. (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutson)

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Use online photo printing services

You can also use an app or website, e.g. shutter or snapfish Photo printing service available. Upload your photos, select printing options, and have them delivered to your home or picked up at a local store. Your local print shop or even a big box store may offer a similar service, e.g. Staplesalso provides high-quality poster and image printing. It can be a good idea to use printing services and shops to process your photos because you can rest assured that your photos will be printed on high-quality prints by a quality printer.

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Transfer photos to your computer

You can transfer photos to your computer and print them from there using a home printer. This is a good option if you have an older printer or an old photo printer that doesn’t support Wi-Fi. this is a list Our printer recommendations. I recommend checking out our highlighted color printer options. We made this list with something for everyone, so we made sure to include printers that make it easy to print beautiful photos. Here’s how to go from iPhone to computer:

• use a USB cable Connect iPhone to computer.
• Make sure your iPhone or Android device is Unlocked.
• If prompted, click “Trust this computer” on your iPhone or Android device.
• On a Mac, open Photo app.
• On a Windows PC, open photo app or File Explorer.
• On a Mac, click “import” In the Photos app, then select the photos you want to transfer.
• On a Windows PC, click “import” In the Photos app, or copy and paste Photo from Archivist.

Print photos

• Make sure your printer is Connect to your computer (via USB or network).
• Open photo You want to print from your computer.
• On a Mac, go todocument” > “print” In the Photos app.
• On a Windows computer, Right click on the photo and select “print” or use Printing options In the Photos app.
• Select your printer and configure print settings (size, quality, etc.).
• Click “print” Start printing your photos.

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A man transfers photos from his phone to his computer for printing. (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutson)

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Kurt’s key takeaways

It’s exciting to see the advancements Android and iPhone are making in the world of action photography. With all the cool AI features and state-of-the-art camera technology, taking stunning photos is a breeze. Plus, printing those memories is now easy, whether you’re using a Wi-Fi printer, a portable printer, or an online service.

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