How to activate NFC on Honor 8A

The NFC is a quite new and practical technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android mobile phones like the Honor 8A. Because of the NFC it is possible to do many things in several 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 Honor 8A. We will initially discover what the NFC is for. We will discover in a secondary time how to activate the NFC on your Honor 8A. Finally, we will explain to you how to use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Honor 8A

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 two devices. The attribute of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a few centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Honor 8A in order that it operates. Thus, the NFC will allow your Honor 8A to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are several ways to use the NFC of your Honor 8A.

How to activate the NFC of your Honor 8A

In order to make use of the NFC on your Honor 8A, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Honor 8A, you must go to the Settings menu of the Honor 8A. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Honor 8A. If you desire to save a little battery, we recommend you to activate the NFC only when you use it and to deactivate it the rest of the time.

How to use the NFC with your Honor 8A

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange data files between your Honor 8A and another phone, you can use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To achieve this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, just bring the two mobile phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Honor 8A

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Honor 8A, you have to do two things. The initially is to have an app compatible with your bank. The second is to configure his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

If you want to pair a device to your Honor 8A, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC Honor 8A and stick the telephone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.