Digital photos have their benefits, but sometimes you just need a stack of photo prints to hang on the wall, use for scrapbooking, or send to relatives. Fortunately, there's no need to upload or send photos to your computer before printing. Read on to learn about printing photos from your iPhone.

Why You’ll Love This Tip

Learn how to print photos from iPhone using an AirPrint-compatible printer.
Save time by printing directly from your iPhone, rather than sending to another device to print.
Maintain original photo quality and formatting when printing.

How to Print a Photo from iPhone & iPad

System Requirements

AirPrint is available for most iPhones, but this tip is demonstrated on an iPhone 16 Pro Max running iOS 18.5. Find out how to update to the latest OS. You must also have an AirPrint-enabled printer.

To print from your iPhone, you need an AirPrint-compatible printer (most major manufacturers now make their printers compatible with AirPrint by default). In order to use AirPrint, the printer must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone. If you haven’t already, connect your printer to your Wi-Fi network, then follow the steps below to learn how to print pictures from phone.

Open the Photos app.
Tap Select.
Tap one or more photos to print on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap the Share icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Scroll lower on the menu to see more options.
Tap Print.
Tap Printer if your preferred printer is not already selected.
Tap the printer you want to use to print your photos.
Tap Presets to adjust how you want your picture to come out.
Choose Black and White, Black and White - Draft, Color, or Color - Fine.
Use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease the number of copies.
Toggle on Print in Color if you want to print your photos in color as opposed to grayscale.
Tap Paper Size to adjust to the size of paper that you're using.
Tap Media & Quality to select media type and quality of your photo.
Tap Print.

Now you know how to print pictures from iPad and iPhone! You might also find it useful to learn how to turn a picture into a PDF on iPhone. Want more iPhone and printing tips? Check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter!