can I print from HP Smart (installed on a windows desktop) photos from "Google Photos" app?

[PeterMeil]

can I print from HP Smart (installed on a windows desktop) photos from "Google Photos" app?

[Dragon-Fur]

@PeterMeil 

I likely do not understand your question.

My first impression is that you want one application to communicate with a second application to give you print access to photos tied to (accessed from within) the second application. 

Seems like Google Photos would have its own print option within the Google Photos App.

I am not aware that HP Smart can "talk" to Google Photos application.

If the photos are simply located in a cloud location (folder) that is signed in

If HP Smart has general access to the folder,

If HP Smart can open the photo image file,

then -

Sure, the file might print. 

Part of this, of course, depends on whether Google Photos Application allows access to the files from other than within the Google Photos Application.

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[PeterMeil]

@Dragon-Fur:

Thank you for your prompt reply!

You described the problem well.

It actually works well on my smartphone:
- tapping on "print photos" within the HP Smart will give me the choice to tap on "PDFs" or "My Photos" or add more accts (e.g. Facebook etc);
- tapping "My Photos" then will let me complete the action by tapping either on "Gallery" or (Google) "Photos".
- after tapping on "photos" I can choose a photo, edit and print it  -  but I guess you are right that at that point I am inside the Google Photos App (and not in HP Smart app anymore) and I am in fact using its printing tools and not HP Smart's ones.

After reading through your answer I better understand and will use desktop printing directly from Google Photos app and not trying to go through HP Smart.

I guess I was just thrown off because it works on the smart phone (redirection from hp smart app to google photos) and not on the desktop as I assumed from reading this article  https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/best-free-photo-printing-software#:~:text=you%20can%20actua...

guess I was looking for something that does not exist....

Thank you again!