How to activate NFC on Alcatel A5

The NFC is a fairly new and useful technology. This technology is progressively used on Android mobile phones such as the Alcatel A5. Thanks to the NFC it is possible to do a lot of things in many fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you tips on how to activate it on your Alcatel A5. We will first discover what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Alcatel A5. At last, we will show you how to use it in different situations.

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What is the NFC function on your Alcatel A5

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information or files between 2 devices. The peculiarity of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a couple of centimeters. It will be required that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Alcatel A5 in order that it operates. So, the NFC will allow your Alcatel A5 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 A5.

How you can activate the NFC of your Alcatel A5

To be able to make use of the NFC on your Alcatel A5, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the telephone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel A5, you must go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel A5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel A5. If you desire to save a little battery, we advise you to activate the NFC only if you use it and to deactivate it the rest of the time.

How you can use the NFC with your Alcatel A5

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange files between your Alcatel A5 and another telephone, you can utilize the NFC. For this you have to activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To make this happen, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, just bring the 2 devices closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel A5

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel A5, you need to do 2 things. The initially is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary is to set up his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

If you wish to pair a device to your Alcatel A5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Alcatel A5 and stick the telephone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.