Printing

Is it possible to print from your Android device? It is, in multiple ways.

Many of those apps want pretty excessive access to almost all personal data. In most cases, that's explainable by the app's description (print contacts, calendar, call logs) – but honestly: who prints call-logs? When needed, it might be better to export those data and print it selectively. Each on its own, those permissions are not "dangerous". But to access a printer, it requires a network. And who can tell whether data are only sent to the (selected) printer then? At least since the "big sniffing scandal" we know: only irrefutably known facts are ever admitted (and sometimes not even those)…

Direct printing

Vendor specific Printing apps

2019-04-14

HP Print Service Plugin (4.4@2,000,428) 11
Samsung Print Service Plugin (4.2@323,481) Ǥ 13
HP ePrint (4.1@126,254) Ǥ 17 / HP Smart (Printer Remote) (4.2@112,295) Ǥ 18 Video Demo 1/2014
Epson iPrint (4.1@118,548) 19 Test 11/2013; Vorstellung 11/2013
Epson Print Enabler (4.1@65,936) 3
e-BRIDGE Print & Capture Lite (4.1@193) Ǥ 19 / e-BRIDGE Print & Capture (3.9@409) Ǥ 19
Samsung Mobile Print (4@43,769) Ǥ 22 / Samsung Mobile Print Control (4.2@458) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-31 Intro 1/2011; Testbericht 10/2012; Video Demo 10/2012; explicit Linux/Mac support
Konica Minolta Print Service (4@2,128) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Canon Print Service (3.9@78,496) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Brother iPrint&Scan (3.9@63,276) 15 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Brother iPrint&Label (3.6@1,360) 16 Promo Video 8/2012; Test 8/2013
KYOCERA Mobile Print (3.9@2,804) 14 Vorstellung 4/2012; Video Intro 4/2013
Brother Print Service Plugin (3.8@28,860) 8
Canon PRINT Business (3.7@9,484) 14
Fuji Xerox Print Utility (3.7@1,994) Ǥ 15
Datecs Print Service (3.7@251) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Mobile Print (3.1@807) 19 OKI
Zebra Utilities (3.1@235) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-22 / Print Station (3@84) 10
KODAK Document Print App (3@1,344) 10 Promo Video 8/2012; Intro 8/2012;
Olivetti Mobile Print (3@137) Ǥ 15
Lexmark Mobile Print (2.4@3,322) 11 Promo Video 12/2011

Vendor overlapping Printing apps

2019-04-12

Hammer Print (4.6@12,310) Ǥ 24 Video Demo 5/2014; How it works; cloud and local network
Printer 2 Go (4.4@5,883) Ǥ 25
Mobile Print - PrinterShare (4.2@117,007) 16 / PrinterShare Premium Key (4.6@35,439; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-30 Testbericht 10/2010; Review 10/2010 | 2/2014; Test 5/2015; Vorstellung 9/2013; Video Review 12/2012;
StarPrint - Mobile Print App (4.1@13,753) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2017-01-24 Video Tutorial 12/2012; might need additional paid modules
Quick Printer (ESC POS Print) (4.1@568) Ǥ 13 POS printers;
Direct Print Service (4@1,014) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-08-25 / Direct Print Service - Donate (5@2; ~EUR 4.75) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-03-09 Requires FOSS Direct Print Server; Linux/Windows
Printer Bluetooth Connect (4@291) Ǥ 10
PrintHand Mobile Print (3.9@24,093) Ǥ 25 / PrintHand Mobile Print Premium (4.5@2,580; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 24 Video Demo 7/2012; Test 5/2015; Yay those permissions! Beware!
Mopria Print Service (3.9@13,203) Ǥ 11
PrintEasy: Print Anything From Anywhere Easily (3.9@844) Ǥ 9
CUPS Printing (3.9@422) 2 Github
Let´s Print Droid (3.7@1,151) 7
GNG Mobile Print (3.5@22) 9 LastUpdate: 2016-08-15 Requires Windows pendant
ThinkFree Print (3.4@1,454) Ǥ 23
Print from Android trial (3.4@481) Ǥ 11 LastUpdate: 2017-04-11 / Print from Android (2.9@151; ~EUR 1.00) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-02-15 Windows companion required?
CUSTOM Print Service Plugin (3.4@51) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / CustomPrint (3.4@40) Ǥ 14 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
ePrint Free (2.8@719) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-26 / ePrint (3.1@145; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 14 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-30

Cloud Printing

2019-04-12

Hammer Print (4.6@12,310) Ǥ 24 Video Demo 5/2014; How it works; cloud and local network
PrintAway (4.4@28,190) Ǥ 15 Vorstellung 12/2012;
Printer 2 Go (4.4@5,883) Ǥ 25
PrinterOn Print Service Plugin (4.3@10,114) 11
Micro Focus iPrint (4.2@76) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Cloud Print (4.1@324,340) Ǥ 13 Vorstellung 6/2013 | 6/2013
Teamplace - The Team Cloud (3.9@811) Ǥ 14 Vorstellung 7/2010; Testbericht 12/2010; Test 9/2012 | 9/2012 (inkl. Video)
HP ePrint Enterprise (service) (3.8@5,335) 14 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Print Cloud (3.8@97) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-06-20
Easy Cloud Print (3.7@1,156) 11 LastUpdate: 2016-08-14 Vorstellung 12/2012
PrintBot (3.4@6,154) 6 / PrintBot Pro License (3.7@731; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-08-11 Test 7/2012; Vorstellung 11/2012 | 12/2012; pictures, PDF, static HTML; 2800+ models supported
PrintJinni - Universal Print (3.2@227) Ǥ 27 LastUpdate: 2016-11-29 Subscription fee
EFI PrintMe Mobile (3.2@111) Ǥ 19 LastUpdate: 2014-10-20 PC companion required; beware the permissions

Further Readings:

Drucken vom Handy – das sind die besten Apps (7/2017)
Drucken mit den Apps der Druckerhersteller (9/2016)
Vom Smartphone aus Bilder und Dokumente drucken (12/2015)
Ohne Umwege mit dem Android Phone und Tablet drucken (5/2015)
Drucken unter Android mit Google Cloud Print (5/2015)
So drucken Sie unterwegs von jedem Gerät aus (4/2014)
Drucken per Smartphone und Tablet (12/2013)
So drucken Sie mit einem Android-Smartphone (8/2013)
6 Best Android Printing Apps (6/2013)
Mit jedem Drucker vom Android-Gerät aus drucken – so gehts! (5/2013)
How to Print from Android Tablet to Wireless Printer (5/2013)

2019-04-15

IzzyOnDroid

Printing

Direct printing

Vendor specific Printing apps

Vendor overlapping Printing apps

Cloud Printing