How to activate NFC on Alcatel A3

The NFC is a fairly new and useful technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android phones including the Alcatel A3. Due to the NFC it will be possible to do lots of things in several fields of activity. So we decided to write this content to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how you can activate it on your Alcatel A3. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will see in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your Alcatel A3. At last, we will show you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is actually the NFC function on your Alcatel A3

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information as well as files between two devices. The peculiarity of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a few centimeters. It will be required that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Alcatel A3 in order that functions. So, the NFC will allow your Alcatel A3 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are so many ways to use the NFC of your Alcatel A3.

How you can activate the NFC of your Alcatel A3

In order to use the NFC on your Alcatel A3, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel A3, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel A3. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel A3. If you’d like to save a little battery, we advise you to activate the NFC only when you use it and to deactivate it the rest of the time.

How you can use the NFC with your Alcatel A3

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange data files between your Alcatel A3 and another mobile phone, you can use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To make this happen, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the two telephones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel A3

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel A3, you need to do two things. The initially is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary is to configure his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

When you want pair a device to your Alcatel A3, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Alcatel A3 and stick the telephone to the device to get the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.