How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7/6s and 6/SE 5/5s/5c/4/4s

This guide focus on how to print text messages or texts from iPhone, if you are working with an Android phone, you can move to this guide – How to Print Text Messages from Android Phone to make it.

Sometimes text messages on iPhone could be very valuable and important for you. So you are searching for methods to back them up. You know, you can save iPhone messages easily by creating an iCloud/iTunes backup, while some of you may consider printing out iPhone text messages on paper, for example, to provide more powerful and persuasive evidence to defend yourself in court, at this moment, you need to print some vital text messages from your iPhone. However, iPhone Messages app doesn't support AirPrint, this means you can't use AirPrinter to directly print out iPhone messages just like printing some photos.

To print out iPhone messages, actually you have two easy ways to make it, like:

• Save iPhone text messages to screenshots and then print them as photos by using AirPrint printer.
• Email the text messages to your email account and print them from email.

However, the two methods only suit for those who only want to print one or two pieces of messages from iPhone, if you want to print out a large number of iPhone texts/SMS, like the whole conversation, all the text threads, they are not suit for you.

Therefore, in this guide, we will focus on how to print out multiple or all text messages from iPhone, no matt how many messages you want to print, you can get solutions here.

In this guide, you will learn how to print out texts or messages from:

• iPhone XR
• iPhone XS (Max)
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 (Plus)
• iPhone 7 (Plus)
• iPhone 6/6s (Plus)
• iPhone 5/5s/5c
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 4/4s
• iPhone 3GS

Part 1: Best Way or App to Print Text Messages from iPhone

Just like we mentioned above, you can’t print iPhone messages with AirPrint, this means you need to export text messages from iPhone and save as pdf, txt or html files firstly. Therefore, the best App to print our text iPhone from iPhone is the best App to export iPhone messages. As long as you export text messages from iPhone to computer, you just need to print them with your printer.

The app to export iPhone messages, to be honest, you have to use some third-party tools, because there is no any Apple built-in tool that has this function, for example, iTunes can back up your whole iPhone to computer as backups, you need to use some third-party tool to extract the text messages from backups to computer; iCloud allows you back up iPhone messages to iCloud server automatically, and restore the backed up messages back to iPhone again, while you never can see what you have backed up, let alone to export these messages.

Therefore, when it comes to print out text messages from iPhone, you have to use some third-party tool, and most of them are paid software. You don’t need to consider these questions like, what is the best way or App to print text messages from iPhone, or how to print text messages from iPhone for free, I can tell you 100 percent, there is no free tool you want. There are only two questions you need to consider: If this tool is worthy to purchase; how much you will pay for this tool.

To help you start your search journey quickly, and find a nice tool to solve your problem, here we recommend you an iPhone management tool - AnyTrans for iOS for consideration. Its message function can totally meet you need, and we also recommend it with the following reasons:

• Supports all kinds of messages types: You can export and print all the iPhone messages, like SMS messages, MMS messages, texts, iMessages, messages pictures, etc.
• Supports multiple formats: In according to your needs, you are free to decide to keep your iPhone messages as HTML, TXT, or PDF formats.
• Supports exporting a single message or all the texts: You can choose to export a piece of message, a single message thread, multiple text messages, even all the messages from iPhone.
• Fitted with Search feature and Preview feature: You can input some word or keywords to exactly find the messages you want to print out and check if they are the messages you want before clicking Export or Print button.
• Super fast exporting speed: You only need 1 or two minutes to export all the text messages from your iPhone. For me, it only takes less than 1 minute to export 6,000+ messages.
• Not only a message export tool, but also an all-in one iPhone iPad contents management tool: AnyTrans for iOS also allows you to manage your iPhone Photos, Contacts, Videos, Music, Ringtones, Notes, Reminders, iBooks, Apps, etc. You can manage almost all the files and data on your iPhone with this tool. Know more about AnyTrans for iOS >

Part 2: How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7/6s (Plus)

Next we will show you how to print text messages from iPhone, no matter which iPhone you are working with, to print its text messages, you only need to follow the steps to export messages from iPhone to computer, and then print them with your printer. Now let’s move on!

Step 1: Free Download AnyTrans.

Free download AnyTrans on your computer, run & install it. Then connect your iPhone to computer with its USB cable.

Step 2: Click  button to manage files.

When your iPhone recognized by your computer, on Homage of AnyTrans, click  button to manage files by category.

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7 - Step 2

Step 3: Click on Messages.

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7 - Step 3

Note: If you find nothing after clicking Messages, this means you haven’t created the backup on your iPhone and AnyTrans can’t read your iPhone’s messages. You just need to create one. In the same window, you will find a note in the bottom, says: “You Haven’t backed up your device on this computer. Please click the button below to create a full backup. Back Up Now”. Just click on “Back Up Now”, then you will see all the messages on your iPhone after this process finishes.

Step 4: Set up the messages output format and target folder.

Just like the screenshot below shows, click Settings button, then pick up the format you want to keep, like HTML, TEXT, PDF. In this guide, we take HTML as an example. Then click Select to choose an output folder, and click Save button.

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7 - Step 4

Step 5: Preview your iPhone messages and choose the messages you want to print.

Select the contacts with messages you want to print, preview them and find the exactly those that you want to export, you also can Select All to print all iPhone messages. Then click To PC/Mac button to export them to computer.

Tip: You also can input some word or keywords to quickly find the messages you want by clicking the Search tab on the top right corner.

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7 - Step 5

Step 6: Check exported messages.

Find the output folder, view those exported iPhone messages.

How to Print Text Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7 - Step 6

Step 7: Print your iPhone messages.

For me, I exported those messages in HTML, select one and open it with browser. Then right click your mouse to click Print, proceed to print those messages with your printer.

How to Print Messages from iPhone XS (Max)/XR/X/8/7

The Bottom Line

As you can see, it is enough easy to export and print text messages from iPhone with AnyTrans for iOS, you can make it in a few minutes. Except exporting and printing text messages from iPhone, AnyTrans for iOS also can help you export other iOS content, like Contacts, Photos, Music, Videos, Notes, etc. In the end, welcome any comment here to share you experience on printing out messages with AnyTrans. And now free download AnyTrans on your PC or Mac and start to export iPhone messages:

Abby Walsh Member of iMobie team, an Apple fan and a horror movie lover. Always be willing to solve all kinds of Apple-related issues as well as Android's.

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