If your printer doesn’t support Google Cloud Print directly, you can still print to it from your Android tablet or phone. But you’ll first need to manually add your printer to Cloud Print. This route also requires the Google Chrome browser to be installed on your computer.

 

1) Sign in to Google on your PC
First, make sure that your printer is set up and attached to your computer. On the computer, open Google Chrome and sign in with your Google account. Go to google.co.uk to check – click Sign in if you’re not signed in already.

 

2) Add your printer to Google Cloud Print
Now go to chrome://devices/. Click Add printers under Classic printers. In the list of printers shown on the page that opens, tick the printer you want to add to Google Cloud Print, then click Add printer(s).

 

 

3) Enable Cloud Print on your Android device
From here, your printer will effectively behave like any other Cloud Print device. On your Android tablet, open the Settings app, then tap Printing > Cloud Print. Make sure Cloud Print is set to On. Your tablet will search for available printers – your printer should turn up within the search results.

 

4) Print from your tablet or phone
Open the file you want to print in an app on your tablet – Photos for example – then tap the Options icon and tap Print. Your printer should already be selected. Choose the number of copies and the paper size, then tap the printer icon.