How to fax from an iPad

Get the document onto your iPad

If you scan with the iPad, prop it up securely or hold it flat above the page. Its size makes it easier to steady than a phone on a stand.

• Paper: open Files, tap the More button (three dots) and choose Scan Documents, or use the scanner in Notes
• Email attachment: open it, tap share, then Save to Files
• Cloud storage: iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive can appear as locations in Files once their apps are installed and enabled
• Photos: images in your library can be attached as JPG or PNG

Send the fax from Safari

faxappsforiphone.com recommends FaxToFax.com, which works in Safari on iPad just as it does on a computer. There is no app to download.

1. Open Safari, go to FaxToFax.com and sign in with your email and the one-time code.
2. Swipe up slightly to show the Dock, then drag Files onto one side of the screen to open Split View. Recent iPadOS versions also offer split options from the three dots at the top of the window.
3. In Safari, start a new fax and attach the PDF.
4. Choose a cover page template or compose a page in the editor on your letterhead.
5. Enter the fax number and confirm it before you send.
6. Send now or schedule it for later, then watch for the Delivered status.

Receive faxes on the iPad

Faxes sent to your number arrive in a private encrypted inbox in the browser, and you can turn on browser alerts so you know when one arrives. Faxes are never sent to email. If you leave the iPad unattended, you are signed out after a period of inactivity, 30 minutes by default, which helps if it is a shared family or office device.

On a shared iPad, sign out when you finish and do not save other people's documents in a shared Files folder. Two-step verification adds another layer if the iPad is lost or left unlocked.