How to Print Text Messages from your Phone

Oluwatobi Oni

3 years ago

How to Print Text Messages from your Phone

Technology has evolved and although SMS are still in use today, internet messaging has taken over. While it isn’t feasible to print messages directly from the SMS app on Android or iOS, with some workarounds, it is possible. Whether you want to keep some memories or for documentation purposes, this article will help you print text messages from your Android or iOS device.

How to Print Text Messages Directly From Android

It is possible to print directly from an Android device to a printer but, there has to be some conditions that have to be met. They are:

1. Your printer must be Wi-Fi enabled or able to connect to a local network. Without a Wi-Fi enabled printer, you can’t print directly from your Android.

2. You phone must have been made to connect to a printer. This has to do with manufacturers. Not all manufacturers put the function for their Android device to connect directly to printers. Here’s how to check if your Android phone has this capability:

Open the Settings app on your Android device.
Type in Print in the search bar and Search for it.
If the search results bring up Printing Services, or Printing, then printing can be done directly from your phone.

3. Your Android phone has to be connected to your printer on the same WiFi network.

After all this requirements have been met, you will be capable of printing from your Android device. Follow the steps below to a achieve this:

1. Screenshot the screen of the message you want to print. Android doesn’t have a functionality for printing out messages from the Message app. Screenshot the message by holding down the power and volume button simultaneously.

2. Navigate to your file manager and locate the device’s screenshot folder.

3. Select the image that contains the text message you want printed, and tap it. This should take you to a app that opens photos. If you’re prompted to select an app to open the screenshot, the default Photos app would do.

4. Tap Share which is usually represented by three connected circles icon.

5. After this, some options will appear, tap Print.

6. Choose from the several printing options that Android will bring up. After you’re through with specifying your preferences, tap the drop-down arrow located at the upper right corner. From here, select the name of your printer.

6. The next page will offer you options to adjust printer options once again. After you’ve done all, tap the Print button.

7. As far as your printer is turned on and connected, the printing should begin.

How to Print Text Messages Directly From iPhone

iOS also allows users to print directly to a printer. This can be done via the steps below:

1. Your printer should be Wi-Fi ready and share the same network that your iPhone is connected to.

2. Get to the text message page.

Open the text message; Source: alphr.com

3. Screenshot the text message screen by pressing down the Power and Home button at the same time. This is how it is done for Android and it is same for iOS because iOS doesn’t have an built-in function to print messages directly.