Print from your iPhone with Google

Did you know that you have a choice of browsers for your iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)? You probably have never given it a second thought, but if you ever wanted to save a web page as a PDF or print from your phone (no new printer required), you might want to think about using Chrome.

I have used Google Cloud Print for awhile now as a convenient way to print to remote printers occasionally. However, it wasn’t until today that I fully appreciated the extent of its capabilities. I remembered this morning that I needed to renew my registration so I grabbed by phone and was able to easily complete the renewal online. Great! But… I needed to print the confirmation. I could just email it to myself, then print it from my computer. However, I recalled something about Chrome and printing, so I pulled up the menu (I use Chrome exclusively as my browser on my phone) and selected “Print…” and whadayaknow, I could print to any of my Google Cloud printers OR save it as a PDF to Google Drive. Right from my phone. Just by selecting “Print.” Yay!

Sure, you do need to set up your Google Cloud printers (it’s easy, don’t be afraid). If you are still just using Safari, download Chrome and give it a try. Not only can you print, but if you already have a Google account (Gmail) then you can do lots of other cool stuff like sync your bookmarks and open tabs that you are looking at on other devices.

 

What is your preferred phone/tablet browser? Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments.