How To Print From Android Phone To Canon Printer

Printing documents and photos from smartphones to canon printers is not a thing of the future anymore.  Because every Canon printer comes with AirPrint nowadays. But is it possible to print from an android smartphone? 

Yes, it’s possible. Like AirPrint, Canon also supports Google Drive Print which is an android equivalent of AirPrint. 

Now let’s have a look at How To Print From Android Phone To Canon Printer. 

How To Print From An Android Phone To A Canon Printer

For printing from your android, you’ll need the Canon Print Service App which works a driver rather than an app.  Moreover, it provides some extra benefits too. We’ll talk about them later. 

Let’s have a look at the requirements for printing first. 

Requirements 

1. The Canon printer must be a wireless compatible model.
2. Your printer model must be compatible with the Canon Print Service App. As some older models of canon printers are not compatible with it. 
3. Your printer and your smartphone must be connected to the same wifi network. 

Well, we are all set for printing via Canon Print Service App using our android smartphone. 

Print Via Canon Print Service App

• First, Go to the Google Play app and Install Canon Print Service App or click here to install. 
• Now open the app and set it up. 
• After that go to the Google Drive App. 
• Open the Document or Photo you want to print and click the three dots on the top left side.  

• Then tap on Share And Export. 

• Now you’ll find the print option. 

• Tap on Print and you will be taken to a print dialog.
• After that hit the drop-down menu and select your Canon printer. 

• Now hit the drop-down menu again for selecting your printing preferences. 

• Then tap on the Print Button you see on the left side. 

• Now hit ok and your document will be printed. 

Piece of cake, isn’t it? 

However, as mentioned above your document will go through one or more canon servers before printing. Though canon is a trusted company. But if you are printing a sensitive document or photo then using a canon printing service might not be the best idea. 

Because who wants their sensitive documents or photos to be mined by big corporations. Other than that, you can use the canon printing service app without worrying. 

Now, let’s have a look at some issues you might face and how to troubleshoot them. 

Troubleshooting

One common issue that most users face is not finding their printer using the canon printing service app. So, if that happens to you 

• At first tap all printers from the dropdown menu. It’ll search again for potential printers and it should find your printer.  
• If that does not work then try rebooting your printer. 
• In case rebooting does not work then check the wifi connection of your router or connect the printer to your wifi again. 
• If none of the above methods works then reinstall the app and try again. 

The above troubleshooting methods should solve the printer not found issue. Otherwise, contact the canon customer, their experts will guide you. 

Lastly, let’s look at some of the amazing features of the Canon Print Service App:

1. Canon Print Service App allows you to set up custom paper sizes. 
2. Web pages can be printed instantly on the Canon Print Service App. 
3. Canon Print Service App can print 20 photos or pages together. 
4. You can set up a username and password on the Canon Print Service App. 

Conclusion 

Printing professional documents and photos using your smartphone sounds amazing, right?

Well, with the help of our complete guideline on ‘How To Print From Android Phone To Canon Printer’, you can print on your android too. 

However, let us know in the comments if you face any issues.

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