Text messaging is one of the most popular methods of communication used by the majority of people in the world. After all, it’s instantaneous communication, which is why so many people use it for work, school, or any other purpose to communicate with other people, regardless of where they are in the world.
However, a need may arise to print the text messages, whether it be to keep a record of the text messages or for some other reason. However, if you’re an Android user then you might struggle to do this. There is no native option built into Android to print text messages directly, but there is a workaround that can be used to print them quickly and easily.
How to Print Text Messages From an Android Phone
Google Messages, which is the native app on most popular Android phones, does not have a built-in feature that allows users to print text messages directly from within the app. Fortunately, there’s a quick workaround for this, and all you’ll have to do is take a screenshot of the message and print an image of that screenshot.
Here’s a step-by-step explanation of how you can print text messages from an Android phone:
- Open the messaging app.
- Find the message or messages you would like to print from the particular conversation that has them.
- Press the volume up and power buttons at the same time to take a screenshot.
- If the text messages you want to print don’t fit on your screen, tap the Scroll option that pops on your screen. Then, drag the edges of the capture box to select the content you wish to screenshot.
- Tap on the Share button.
- Scroll down and tap the “Print” icon.
- Choose the printer you want to use to print a picture of the message and then finalize the process by tapping the “print” button in the end.
How to Print Text Messages From the Google Messages Web Application
If you aren’t able to print the message directly from your phone, then we have an alternate method you can use by utilizing the Google Messages application on a web browser. Here’s what you need to do to get started:
- First, open Google Messages on a web browser
- If this is your first time using Google Messages on your computer, then you’ll have to connect it to your Android.
- Find the message thread you’d like to print messages from.
There are now two options you can use to print messages, and both of them are pretty straightforward.
The first option is to click the three dots on the right top corner of the page. In the menu popup, click the “print” option. A print menu will pop up on your browser that will allow you to choose a printer and required printing options before finally printing your messages.
Alternatively, you can also take screenshots of your conversation, similar to how you would on your Android phone. Once you take the screenshot, go to your files, find the screenshot, right-click on it, and then select “print.” All you’ll have to do from here is follow the on-screen instructions and you’ll have yourself a print of the messages you wanted in no time.
Conclusion
This concludes two of the easiest methods of printing your text messages from an Android phone in 2024. Although there currently isn’t a way to directly print messages from the messaging app on Android devices, we’re hoping that the feature will be included in a future Android device. Who knows, maybe the Samsung Galaxy S25 will have it.
