The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android devices including the Alcatel IDOL 5. Due to the NFC it will be easy to do a lot of things in many fields of activity. So we decided to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how to activate it on your Alcatel IDOL 5. We will initially discover what the NFC is for. We will observe in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Alcatel IDOL 5. At last, we will explain to you how to use it in different circumstances.
What’s the NFC function on your Alcatel IDOL 5
The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can exchange information as well as files between 2 devices. The attribute 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 IDOL 5 so that it operates. Thus, the NFC will allow your Alcatel IDOL 5 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are several ways to use the NFC of your Alcatel IDOL 5.
How you can activate the NFC of your Alcatel IDOL 5
To be able to use the NFC on your Alcatel IDOL 5, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the cellphone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel IDOL 5, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel IDOL 5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel IDOL 5. If you’d like to save a little battery, we recommend 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 IDOL 5
Exchange files with NFC
If you’d like to exchange files between your Alcatel IDOL 5 and another cellphone, you should use 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 telephones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel IDOL 5
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel IDOL 5, you need to do 2 things. The initially is to have an application compatible with your bank. The secondary is to set up his credit card or his account in this application.
Connect to a device
If you want to pair a device to your Alcatel IDOL 5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is frequently enough to activate the NFC Alcatel IDOL 5 and stick the phone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.
