Android fragments here in a way iOS does not, because the gallery app differs by manufacturer. The print route works on all of them, so start there.
1. Print to PDF, which works on every Android phone
- Open the photo in Google Photos.
- Tap the three dot menu, or the share icon depending on your version.
- Tap Print. If you do not see it, look under a More or Send to submenu.
- At the top of the print screen, open the printer dropdown and choose Save as PDF.
- Tap the dropdown arrow under it to set paper size, orientation and margins.
- Tap the round PDF button, then pick where to save.
Save as PDF is a virtual printer that ships with Android itself, so it is there whether or not you have ever configured a real printer. No network, no account, nothing leaves the phone.
For several photos, select them all in Google Photos first. The print preview shows the page count, and you can swipe through it to check the order before saving.
2. Google Drive, when the photo is of a document
Drive has a scanner that does perspective correction and contrast cleanup, which a plain photo of a page does not get.
- Open Google Drive.
- Tap the plus button, then Scan.
- Photograph the page. Drive finds the edges and straightens it.
- Tap the plus to add more pages, then the tick to finish.
- Name it and save. It lands in Drive as a PDF.
This is the right tool for receipts, forms and anything with a rectangular edge. It is the wrong tool for a photograph of a person or a screenshot, where the edge detection has nothing to find and the contrast boost makes things worse.
Note that this one does upload: it is a Drive feature and the file goes to your Drive account. Everything else on this page is local.
3. What Samsung does differently
On One UI the Gallery app's share sheet has printing, but the entry point moves between versions. If you cannot find it, two Samsung specific options.
Samsung Notes. Create a note, insert the images, then use Save as file and pick PDF. It handles a batch and lets you rearrange the images inside the note first, which is more control than the print route gives you.
My Files. Long press an image, tap More, and on recent One UI versions there is a Convert to PDF option. Where it exists it is the shortest path on the phone.
4. Files by Google
If your manufacturer's gallery is fighting you, install Files by Google, open the image from there, and use its share sheet. It declares print support properly and behaves the same on every device, which makes it a reliable fallback.
5. In the browser, when you want control
The print route gives you no quality setting, so a PDF of ten phone photos comes out around 30 to 50 MB and a lot of upload forms will refuse it.
The converter on this site runs in Chrome on your phone, keeps the files on the device, and lets you set the page size, the margin and the JPEG quality before exporting. On Android you get five conversions a day.
Which one to use
| Method | Page size control | Quality control | Batch | Stays on device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print to PDF | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Drive scan | No | No | Yes | No, goes to Drive |
| Samsung Notes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Browser converter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
When it goes wrong
Print is missing from the share sheet
The app you opened the photo in has not declared print support. Open it in Google Photos or Files by Google instead. Both do.
The photo is cropped in the PDF
The print system is fitting your photo to a paper size and the aspect ratios do not match. Open the dropdown on the print preview and switch between portrait and landscape, or turn on Fit to page if your version offers it.
The file is too big for the form
Android's print path has no compression control at all. Use a converter with a quality setting: dropping to the Smaller file setting typically halves it with no visible change on photographs.
The pages are in the wrong order
Google Photos sorts by capture date. Rename the files and open them from Files by Google, or use a tool that lets you reorder before exporting, like the merge page.