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How to fax from an Android phone

Android doesn't include a fax feature, and most people don't want a separate fax machine for the handful of times a year they need one. The good news is that a phone with a browser is enough. You create a PDF or image on the phone, upload it to a web-based fax service, and it's delivered to the recipient's fax machine as normal. In this fax-from-phone.com guide you'll learn the quickest ways to get documents ready on Android and how to send them from Chrome with FaxToFax.com.

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Three ways to get a document ready

Whichever route you take, open the file once before sending and swipe through every page. Blurry text, a missing page or a page turned sideways is much easier to fix on your phone than after the recipient calls to say they can't read it.

It's on paper: many Android camera apps, including those on Samsung and Pixel phones, detect documents and offer a scan option that crops and flattens the page. The Google Drive app also has a Scan button under the plus (+) menu.
It's an email attachment: open it in Gmail and tap the download icon. It will be saved to your Downloads folder.
It's an email, web page or document you can view but not download: open the share or menu options, choose Print, then select Save as PDF as the printer. Android saves a PDF you can attach.
It's a photo already in your gallery: you can attach a JPG or PNG directly, no conversion needed.

Set up a fax number

FaxToFax setup has four steps in the browser: enter your email, enter the one-time code you receive, pick a fax number, and activate. You can choose a local number in your area code or a toll-free number in the United States, and numbers are also available in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

There's no password. Each sign-in uses a new one-time code sent to your email, and you can add two-step verification. If you already have a fax number with another provider, note that porting it to FaxToFax isn't available yet, so you'd be getting a new number.

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Send your fax from Chrome

Open Chrome, go to FaxToFax.com and sign in.
Tap to start a new fax and choose your file. Android's file picker shows Downloads, Drive, Photos and other storage.
Optionally add a cover page. You can upload your logo and save cover page templates for reuse.
Enter the recipient's 10-digit fax number. Each number is confirmed before sending.
Tap send, or schedule the fax for a later time up to 90 days ahead.
Check the status: Delivered, In progress or Failed.

Receiving and storing faxes

When someone faxes your number, it lands in a private encrypted inbox you open in your browser. FaxToFax never emails your documents, which keeps sensitive faxes out of your mail. You'll get in-app alerts, and browser notifications if you allow them in Chrome.

Every delivered fax you send has a time-stamped delivery receipt saved with it. If a fax fails, it doesn't use any pages, so you can fix the number and try again at no cost.

Android tips

Add a home screen shortcut from Chrome's menu for quick access. It's a browser shortcut, not an installed app.
If a Google Drive file won't attach, make it available offline or download it first.
For long scans, use Wi-Fi to speed up the upload.
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