How to Print from Samsung Tablet to HP Printer – 5 Methods

Five Methods on How to Print from Samsung Tablet to HP Printer

Here are the five recommended methods for printing from your Samsung Tablet to HP Printer.

When looking into each of these methods, you will need to make sure that your printer and the Tablet has the required functionality.

For example, not all printers have Wi-Fi capabilities. Rarer still is the NFC functionality on printers.

Option One: Print Wirelessly Via a Wireless Network

This is one of the easiest as well as the most intuitive way of printing from your Samsung Tablet running Android.

You will need to have both your Samsung Tablet as well as your HP printer connected to the same router at your home or your office.

Next you will need to install HP Smart App from the app store and follow the instructions on connecting it to the printer.

The video below shows the exact steps needed to do this.

Option Two: Print Wirelessly Via Google Cloud Print

The second method on how to print from Samsung tablet to HP printer is via google cloud print.

Google Cloud Print is one of the easiest and seamless ways to print wireless from anywhere around the world.

As long as your Samsung tablet and HP Printer are both connected to the internet using the same Google Account, you would be able to print from anywhere around the world.

Of course, you need to MAKE SURE that the printer is Google Cloud Print Ready.

Basically you need to have your printer connected to a computer with Google Chrome, Google Account and Internet Connection.

The following video shows you how to achieve that on HP Printers. However, it asks you to have the Samsung Tablet and the HP printer connected to the same network.

However, you use the Google Cloud Print service from your Samsung Tablet from anywhere around the world to print. This article by Lifewire shows you how to.

Option Three: Print Wirelessly Without a Wireless Network with Wi-Fi Direct

The third method on how to print from Samsung tablet to HP printer if to use WiFi Direct.

If you do not have a Wireless network installed in your home or in your office. Then you can connect your Samsung Tablet directly to the HP printer wirelessly with Wi-Fi Direct.

Note that in order for this to work, your HP Printer MUST HAVE WI-FI DIRECT CAPABILITY.

You will need to install and enable the following apps on your Tablet: HP Print Service Plugin.

The following video shows how wireless print can be achieved via Wi-Fi Direct.

Option Four: Print Wirelessly Without a Wireless Network with NFC Functionality

NFC, or near field communication, is way of interfacing with devices with a just a touch. It works a lot like Bluetooth, but it is completely hassle free.

On HP Printers, this functionality is usually found on high end printers like the HP Enterprise series. Therefore, this option may not be for most.

Obviously, you will also need to make sure that your Samsung Tablet does have NFC capabilities as well.

You will also need to enable NFC feature on the printer. This can be done via wireless network on some printers or via the settings screen on others.

Option Five: Print Wired Via USB OTG Cable

This is fairly straight forward method as well, however, it will require you to make a small invest on an OTG (On the Go) cable. These are fairly cheap and have uses beyond just interfacing with the printers.

For this to function, you need to MAKE SURE that your Samsung Tablet can support OTG printing.

You will also need to Install HP Print Service Plugin.

The video below shows how this is achievable.

What If Your Printer Lacks WiFi Functionalities?

Not all HP printers have WiFi capabilities. This is true especially if you have an older or a budget HP printer. Therefore, if your HP printer lacks WiFi as well as NFC, then there are few things you can do.

1. Using OTG

As mentioned in the option five above, this is a fairly easy way to interface with your printer.

You will need to make sure that your Samsung Tablet can print via OTG cable. You will also need to buy an OTG cable separately as they are not provided with the printers.

If you have made sure that your Samsung Tablet can support OTG printing, then this is perhaps the easiest way to print without a wireless network.

2. Check for a Memory Slot/USB

Some printers come with memory slot for SD cards. These printers allows you to access the memory card’s content and print directly via it.

If your Samsung Tablet also supports a memory card, you can move the desired content to be printed to the memory card on your tablet.

You can then remove the card from the tablet and then print the content by inserting it into the printer.

The same can also be done with a USB Flash drive.

For this you will need  the OTG cable. The OTG (On the Go) cable can be used to plugin in a conventional USB flash drive to the tablet. You will need to make sure that your Tablet can support this functionality.

Next you will need to check if your printer has the capability to print via a USB port.

If that checks out, all you need to do is move the content from Tablet to the flash drive via the OTG cable, and then use the printer to print from the Flash drive directly.

3. Transfer Data to a PC and Then Print

Sorry for even mentioning this obvious method here. This is just to tell you that if nothing else works, you always have this good old option.

Transfer the content from your Samsung Tablet to your PC which is connected to the printer. Then just simply print via the PC.

This is the classical tried and tested method and would never betray you. However, of course, this is not the quickest though.

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