Printing from a smartphone is so simple you'll never look back

Many printer manufacturers now offer smartphone apps that enable the devices to be operated with a wireless connection.

Printing photos and documents directly from a smartphone is just as easy as on a personal computer, as long as the printer is connected to a wireless network. 

Smartphone apps developed by printer manufacturers including HP, Epson, Brother, and Canon have all the functions of printing software designed for PCs, reports the non-profit German consumer organisation Stiftung Warentest. However, most apps only work with printers produced by the same manufacturer.