The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android cell phones like the Archos Diamond S. Thanks to the NFC it will be possible to do many things in many fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this content to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how to activate it on your Archos Diamond S. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will discover in a secondary time how to activate the NFC on your Archos Diamond S. Finally, we will teach you how to use it in different circumstances.
What’s the NFC function on your Archos Diamond S
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 necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Archos Diamond S in order that it works. So, the NFC will allow your Archos Diamond S 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 Archos Diamond S.
How you can activate the NFC of your Archos Diamond S
To be able to utilize the NFC on your Archos Diamond S, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the cellphone. To activate the NFC on your Archos Diamond S, you must go to the Settings menu of the Archos Diamond S. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Archos Diamond S. If you wish to save a little battery, we suggest 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 Archos Diamond S
Exchange files with NFC
If you wish to exchange data files between your Archos Diamond S and another cellphone, you should use the NFC. For this you must 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 mobile phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Archos Diamond S
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Archos Diamond S, you need to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an application compatible with your bank. The secondary is to configure his credit card or his account in this application.
Connect to a device
When you want pair a device to your Archos Diamond S, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Archos Diamond S and stick the phone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.
