Print mobile phone photos: USB or memory card

If your phone supports a Micro-SD card, you can find it inside the phone, near the battery.

Many HP Officejet printers and older HP Photosmart printers feature USB ports.

Many camera phones and smartphones use a Micro-SD card to store photos. This card can be found inside your phone, near the phone’s battery.

To use the Micro-SD method:

• Your mobile phone needs to support a Micro-SD card.
• The Micro-SD card needs a corresponding adapter. You can find an adapter at any store that sells phones and electronics.
• Your printer will need a memory card slot. Widely available on most HP Photosmart printers, the memory card slot will be located on the front of the printer.

Other mobile phones support connectivity via a USB cable, which typically comes with your phone.

To use the USB method:

• Your mobile phone needs to support a USB cable.
• You will need the USB cable that came with your phone. Don’t have it? Find one at stores that sell phones and electronics.
• Your printer will need a USB port. Many HP Officejet printers and older HP Photosmart printers feature USB ports.

Watch this video and see how easy it is to print photos from your phone.

Step 1: You will need to insert your phone's Micro-SD card into a card adapter so it will fit into your printer's memory card slot.

Step 2: Your Micro-SD card adapter will fit easily into the memory card slot on your HP Photosmart printer.

Printing from your phone’s Micro-SD card is virtually the same as printing from your digital camera’s memory card. The following instructions feature the HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One, but the steps will be similar on most printers.

1. Remove the Micro-SD card from your mobile phone.
2. Insert the Micro-SD card into the card adapter and insert the card adapter into the printer’s memory card slot.
3. On the printer’s touchscreen, select Photo from the options menu
4. Select View and Print.
5. Select the photos you’d like to print from the touchscreen. You can choose to print one or multiple images at a time. From here, you can:
• Touch Edit to crop and adjust brightness and color
• Touch Adjust Settings to set the paper type and size
6. When finished, touch Print.

You can also upload your mobile phone photos to your PC—see how.

Step 1: Connect your mobile phone to your printer with a USB cable

Want to learn more? See how to transfer and print photos from your mobile phone.

Many HP printers feature a USB port on the front of the printer. The following instructions feature the HP Officejet Pro 8600 Premium e-All-in-One, though the steps will be similar for most printers with a USB port:

1. Connect one end of your USB cable to your phone and the other end of the cable to the USB port.
2. Select Photo from the options menu on the printer’s touchscreen.
3. Select View and Print.
4. Select the photos you’d like to print. You can choose to print one or multiple images at a time. From here, you can:
• Touch Edit to crop and adjust brightness and color
• Touch Adjust Settings to set the paper type and size
5. Once you have selected your images and adjusted the settings, simply press Print.

TIP: The USB method will not work to connect an Apple iPhone to your printer. However, most mobile phones that support a USB cord can transfer photos to your PC.

Want to learn more? See how to transfer and print photos from your mobile phone.