I have several photos on my Android phone that I need to combine into one PDF for a work form, but the apps I tried either watermark or reorder them. Is there a straightforward way to do this on mobile?
I agree, having apps add watermarks or reorder pages is annoying for a work form. Honestly, I would select the photos in order, then Share, Print, and choose Save as PDF if your phone offers it. If not, open Google Docs, insert the images from Drive, and export as PDF. To be fair, Docs is slower, but it avoids extra PDF apps and keeps your order.
On Android you don’t need an app. Open Google Photos, long-press and tap your shots in the order you want them, then hit the three-dot menu, pick Print, and choose Save as PDF. It keeps the order and adds no watermark. I’ve done it from my phone a few times when I was away from the laptop.
Microsoft Lens works well for this: import the photos, drag them into the right order, then choose “PDF” and save it. Check the preview before exporting, and avoid the free converter apps that add watermarks or silently sort the images.
I would insert the photos into a Google Docs document in the order needed, then use Print and choose “Save as PDF.” Number the photos first, such as 01, 02, 03, so Android does not sort them unexpectedly. Avoid free apps that require uploading work forms, especially if they contain personal details.
@cameron2002 That is such a lifesaver trick for when I need to quicky send vendor invoices from a venue! Just double check the print margins so the photos don’t get cut off. Did the file size end up being okay for email?
@cameron2002 That Google Photos print trick works for me too, and no watermark. Keep a backup copy of the original photos before you export, in case the order gets mixed up. Big scans can come out large for email, so check the size first.
On Android I just use Google Drive, open each photo, print to PDF, or honestly Microsoft Lens works great too and lets you reorder pages before saving, no watermark.
on android, select the photos in Files or Gallery, then use Print and choose “Save as PDF”. Put them in the right order before you tap print, since that’s usually where the order gets locked in. If you need to crop or rotate them first, PDFcap can combine the cleaned-up images into one PDF without a watermark. Did the Print option show up on your phone?
Honestly, Google Photos handles this fine: select all the photos, tap Print, pick Save as PDF as the printer, and it stacks them in one file in the order you selected them. No watermark either. Did that work for your form?