How to activate NFC on Honor 8X

The NFC is a fairly new and useful technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android phones such as the Honor 8X. Due to the NFC it will be easy to do lots of things in several fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you the right way to activate it on your Honor 8X. We will initially find what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Honor 8X. At last, we will explain to you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Honor 8X

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 necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Honor 8X in order that it works. So, the NFC will allow your Honor 8X to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are many ways to use the NFC of your Honor 8X.

How to activate the NFC of your Honor 8X

To be able to utilize the NFC on your Honor 8X, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the cellphone. To activate the NFC on your Honor 8X, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Honor 8X. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Honor 8X. If you want to save a little battery, we suggest 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 Honor 8X

Exchange files with NFC

If you want to exchange data files between your Honor 8X and another cellphone, you should use the NFC. For this you have to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To get this done, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, just bring the 2 phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Honor 8X

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Honor 8X, you have to do 2 things. The initially 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

If you wish to pair a device to your Honor 8X, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Honor 8X and stick the phone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.