There are also third-party apps for creating text transcripts, which you could then print.
Text messages pretty much only live on your Android phone.
Printing a text conversation isn’t as simple as it sounds, but we’ll walk you through it.
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It’s a little clunky, but it works.
An even better option for screenshotting a text conversation is “scrolling screenshots.”
This will capture more of the screen than you could see and result in fewer screenshot images.
You cantake scrolling screenshots with most Android devices.
Here areinstructions for taking screenshots on Samsung Galaxy devices.
Keep in mind that you want the screenshots to be easily readable.
When you’re done with the screenshots, we’re going to add the screenshots to a word-processing software.
Insert the screenshots into a blank document to begin.
Look for a share button in whichever app you choose to use.
Select “Print.”
The built-in Android printing dialog will appear.
Tap the printer icon or “PDF” button when you’re all set!
This may not be an accepted method if you need a record of conversation for legal purposes, however.
We’ll be using an app called “SMS Backup & Restore.”
It’s a free app with over 10 million downloads and a 4-star rating.
kick off the app and give it permission to access your call logs, contacts, and SMS messages.
Next, we need to create a backup of your text messages.
This is what creates the transcript that we can print.
Tap the “Set Up a Backup” button.
confirm “Messages” is selected, then tap “Advanced Options.”
You may also want to enable “Attachments and Media” here.
Tap “Next” at the bottom of the screen to proceed.
Choose where you would like to store the backup and tap “Next” again.
Toggle off “Schedule Recurring Backups” and tap “Back Up Now.”
After the backup is complete, open thehamburger menu buttonin the top left and select “View Backups.”
initiate the backup you just created.
Tap the three-dot menu icon for the conversation you’d like to print.
Finally, select “Print Conversation” from the menu.
Unfortunately, there’s really not a straightforward built-in method to print text messages.
It’s weirdly easier totransfer text messages from an iPhone to an Android gear, however.
If you need toretrieve deleted text messages on your Android gear, there are options for that as well.
