How to Print Text Messages From Android (2024)

How to Print Text Messages From Android

You might think that printing text messages from an Android device would be simple. But it's not that straightforward because there is no print function on Android.

There are a few workarounds for the absence of a print function in the standard messaging apps for Android or other platforms.

Here are some of your options:

  1. quickly take a screenshot of the conversation you want to print,
  2. use a third-party app,
  3. or connect to your Windows computer and print the messages from there.

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Print Text Messages With a Screenshot

Using screenshots is probably the simplest method because no other apps or connections to other devices are required.

If Google Cloud Print is configured, you can print directly from your phone.

Print Text Messages With a Screenshot

  1. Find the SMS conversation you want to print.
  2. Take a screenshot of the conversation on your Android device. If the conversation spans more than one screen, simply scroll and keep taking screenshots or if your device offers it, take a long scrolling screenshot.
  3. Use the Share icon found at the bottom of the screenshot you saved. Search for the cloud printer you've configured and click on the app.
  4. The cloud printer will open, allowing you to send screenshots of SMS conversations.

Alternatively, you can send the screenshot to your email address

  1. Choose email from the share screen if you don't have cloud printing configured on your Android device.
  2. Send the screenshot to your email address, then open and print it from your computer or from any other location with a printer.

Alternatively, you could use a cloud storage platform like Google Drive or OneDrive to download the screenshot to your computer.

Print Text Messages With Super Backup

Print Text Messages With Super Backup

You can also use third-party apps to print text messages from Android.

One of the top apps for this is SuperBackup & Restore.

On your phone, first install the app, and open it. Only a few easy steps are needed to print SMS messages using this app.

  1. Select SMS from the main screen. This will display a number of options for managing SMS messages that are saved on your phone.
  2. Click the Backup Conversations button located on that screen.
  3. Tick the box to the right of the SMS conversation you want to print.

If you want to print several conversations, you can select multiple checkboxes, and those selections can also be saved.

Now that the SMS screen has returned, you can choose any of the saved SMS conversations to print.

  1. Go back to the SMS screen and click View Backups.
  2. Choose the file that you backed up to print the text messages.
  3. Tap the printer icon that appears in the window's top right corner.
  4. Follow the instructions for each cloud print option to send the printout to your printer.

Printing to PDF is an alternative if Cloud Print is not configured. The PDF file will then either be sent to your email account or transferred to your computer using Google Drive.

Print Text Messages With Your Phone

There's another option that might be more effective for you if you typically have trouble printing anything from your phone. You can easily access and print your text messages from your computer.

If you have a PC running Windows 10, that is one of the simplest ways to do this. You can use the app Phone Link. Android users can install Link to Windows.

You must also install the app on your computer.

Note : Although the iPhone doesn't have an equivalent app, you can print your messages on your PC by using the SMS Export app on iTunes.

You can start printing text messages from your Android once the apps are set up on both your Windows computer and smartphone.

  1. To sync your phone with your Windows computer, open both apps simultaneously. To sync the two devices, adhere to any instructions.
  2. Select the Messages link on the home page.
  3. Locate the text message exchange you want to print using your browser and select it.
  4. The right pane will display the text messages from your Android. The messages can now be printed by taking a screenshot of them.

You'll need to scroll to the next section of the longer conversations and keep taking screenshots until you have the entire conversation captured, just like when taking screenshots to print text messages from your Android device.

These screenshots can be printed in the same way as any other image you have stored on your computer.

Wrapping Up

Unfortunately, there is no simple method for printing SMS messages directly from your Android messaging app. But as you can see above, there are lots of helpful workarounds.

If you had a crucial conversation with someone that you don't want to forget, printing text messages from your Android device can be very helpful.

Because screenshots frequently consume a large amount of storage space on mobile devices, you might want to archive them on cloud storage or on your computer to free up space.

Print Text Messages From Android FAQs

How can I print Android messages from my PC?

Select the messages you want to print, click the "Export" button, and then select TEXT, CSV, or XML as the output format for printing. All of the selected messages will be saved to your computer in a matter of seconds. You can then use your PC to print Messages from the exported Android Messages.

Is it possible to print an entire text conversation?

Yes, you can print an entire conversation if you use Google Cloud Print or AirPrint. You can print out your text message conversations directly from your device if your printer is compatible with Apple's AirPrint or Google Cloud Print on Android.

How do I use Super backup to print text messages?

Click SMS on the home screen of your phone. This will bring up a selection of options for managing SMS messages that are saved. On that screen, click the Backup Conversations button. Tick the box to the right of the SMS exchange you want to print.

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