How to activate NFC on Fairphone 2

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android devices including the Fairphone 2. Because of the NFC it will be easy to do a lot 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 Fairphone 2. We will initially see what the NFC is for. We will observe in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Fairphone 2. At last, we will teach you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Fairphone 2

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 attribute 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 very close to your Fairphone 2 so that it operates. So, the NFC will allow your Fairphone 2 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are numerous ways to use the NFC of your Fairphone 2.

How to activate the NFC of your Fairphone 2

To be able to use the NFC on your Fairphone 2, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Fairphone 2, you must go to the Settings menu of the Fairphone 2. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Fairphone 2. If you wish 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 to use the NFC with your Fairphone 2

Exchange files with NFC

If you wish to exchange data files between your Fairphone 2 and another mobile phone, you should use the NFC. For this you must activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To get this done, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the 2 phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Fairphone 2

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Fairphone 2, you have to do 2 things. The first is to have an application compatible with your bank. The second is to configure his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

If you want to pair a device to your Fairphone 2, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Fairphone 2 and stick the phone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.