How to activate NFC on HTC One

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is progressively used on Android cell phones such as the HTC One. Because of the NFC it is possible to do several things in several fields of activity. So we decided to write this content to rough the subject of the NFC and show you ways to activate it on your HTC One. We will initially discover what the NFC is for. We will see in a second time how to activate the NFC on your HTC One. At last, we will show you how to use it in different situations.

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What’s the NFC function on your HTC One

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact 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 couple of centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your HTC One in order that it works. So, the NFC will allow your HTC One to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are so many ways to use the NFC of your HTC One.

How to activate the NFC of your HTC One

To be able to make use of the NFC on your HTC One, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the telephone. To activate the NFC on your HTC One, you must go to the Settings menu of the HTC One. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your HTC One. If you’d like 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 HTC One

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange data files between your HTC One and another telephone, you can 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, simply bring the 2 cell phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your HTC One

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your HTC One, you need 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 want to pair a device to your HTC One, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC HTC One and stick the phone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.