# How to Send a Fax from an Android Phone Two ways to fax from Android: the FaxUp app from Google Play, with its scanner and Fill & Sign, or Chrome at faxup.net with nothing to install. $2.99 a fax, any length. By [Dan Bayer](https://faxup.net/about) · Last updated: November 12, 2026 **To send a fax from an Android phone, install the FaxUp app from Google Play (or open faxup.net/send in Chrome), add or scan the document, enter the fax number and send.** No fax machine or account is needed for the first fax. An Android phone has a camera, a file manager and a browser, and that is everything faxing needs. Pick the app if the document is on paper, or Chrome if it is already a file. ## Option 1: the FaxUp app The app is on Google Play as "FAX Up - Send Fax from Phone". What it does that a browser can't do as well: - a document scanner that crops to the page and boosts contrast for fax, - Fill & Sign, to type on a form, add today's date and draw your signature, - PDFs and photos shared to FaxUp straight from other apps, such as Files or Gmail, - live status and a notification when the fax arrives, and automatic retries when the line is busy. ### Steps 1. Install FaxUp from Google Play and open it. No account is needed for the first fax. 2. Start a new fax. Tap **Scan** for paper, or add a PDF or photo from the phone. 3. Scan each page with the phone held flat above it. Fix a corner by dragging it if the edge was missed. 4. Crop, rotate or reorder pages. Sign the form with **Fill & Sign** if it needs it (check the recipient accepts an electronic signature: [the IRS doesn't for some forms](https://faxup.net/fax-to-irs)). 5. Enter the fax number. Mobile and premium-rate numbers are refused, because they can't receive a fax. 6. Add a cover page with a subject and message if you want one, then send. 7. Pay for that one fax, or use a credit. Follow the status until it says delivered. ## Option 2: Chrome, nothing installed [faxup.net/send](https://faxup.net/send) works in Chrome on Android exactly as on a computer: 1. Open [faxup.net/send](https://faxup.net/send) and tap to add files: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or photos, up to 10 files of 25 MB each. 2. Go through the preview. Each page is shown in black and white as the fax machine will print it. 3. Choose the country, type the number, and add a cover page if needed. 4. Pay for the fax on the secure Stripe checkout, or sign in to use credits you already have. Paper but no app? Use the free [phone document scanner](https://faxup.net/scan) in Chrome first, then send the PDF it makes. Need a signature without the app? The free [fill and sign tool](https://faxup.net/sign-pdf) runs in the browser too. If you fax often from the browser, Chrome's menu can add faxup.net to your home screen, where it opens like an app on the send page. ## Which to use | You have | Use | | --- | --- | | A paper form to sign and send | The app: scan, Fill & Sign, send | | A PDF in Gmail or Drive | Either: share it to the app, or pick it in Chrome | | A fax to a country outside the US and Canada | Chrome at faxup.net/send (the app adds this in 2.2.0) | | One page to a US or Canada number | Chrome at [faxup.net/free-fax](https://faxup.net/free-fax): free with your email | Both use the same account and credits. Sign in with the same email in the app and on the web and your balance follows you. ## Before you press send - Check the number against the letter or form it came from. One wrong digit can ring a voice line or nobody at all, and the fax fails. - Look at the preview, not the original. Pencil, light ink and colour stamps can disappear in black and white; the [fax preview](https://faxup.net/fax-preview) tool points out what might not survive. - If the fax fails, see [why a fax fails and what to do](https://faxup.net/fax-failed). The credit comes back either way. Ready to send it? One fax is $2.99, any number of pages, with no subscription. You see every page as it will print before it goes, and a fax that can't be delivered gives its credit back. [Send a fax for $2.99](https://faxup.net/send)[Phone document scanner (free) →](https://faxup.net/scan) Photograph paper pages in Chrome and get a clean PDF, ready to fax. ## Questions ### Can an Android phone send a fax on its own? No. A phone call can't carry a fax from an Android phone's dialer. An app or website sends the document over the internet to a fax carrier, which calls the fax machine for you. ### Is the FaxUp Android app free? The app is free to install. Sending is paid per fax: $2.99 for one fax of any length, with no subscription. Credits never expire, and a fax that isn't delivered gives its credit back. ### Can I fax abroad from Android? From Chrome, yes: faxup.net/send reaches 62 countries once your account has bought credits. The Android app currently sends to the US and Canada; international sending arrives with app version 2.2.0. ### How do I fax a PDF from my Downloads or Google Drive? Open the file, tap Share and choose FaxUp: the app accepts PDFs and photos shared from other apps. In Chrome, tap the file area on faxup.net/send and pick the file from your phone or Drive. ### Do I need a Google account or a FaxUp account? You don't need an account to start. Signing in with your email (a 6-digit code, no password) keeps your credits and fax history the same in the app and on faxup.net. ## Related guides - [One fax, no subscriptionPay $2.99 for a single fax of any length, from the web or the FaxUp app, with nothing that renews. When a credit pack or a plan is cheaper, worked out with real FaxUp prices.](https://faxup.net/one-fax-no-subscription) - [Why a fax fails, and what to doThe real reasons faxes fail, from FaxUp's own delivery records: dropped calls, no fax tone, busy lines. What each one means, how FaxUp retries, and what you can fix.](https://faxup.net/fax-failed) - [Fax confirmation and proof of deliveryWhat a fax transmission report shows, how to get FaxUp's delivery report PDF on your iPhone or Android phone, and what it does and doesn't prove when an office says it never got your fax.](https://faxup.net/fax-confirmation) - [Fax to AustraliaWrite an Australian fax number the right way (+61, no leading 0), pick a good time across Australia's time zones, and send it from your browser for $2.99 a fax.](https://faxup.net/fax-to-australia) ## Sources - [Google Play: FaxUp (FAX Up - Send Fax from Phone) listing, features and update date](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reistech.faxup) - [FaxUp pricing](https://faxup.net/pricing) - [FaxUp free fax rules](https://faxup.net/free-fax) - [FaxUp international fax rules](https://faxup.net/international-fax) Outside sources were checked on November 12, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? 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