The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is significantly used on Android phones such as the Microsoft Lumia 550. Because of the NFC it is possible 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 Microsoft Lumia 550. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Microsoft Lumia 550. Finally, we will explain to you how you can use it in different situations.
What is the NFC function on your Microsoft Lumia 550
The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information or files between two devices. The peculiarity 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 highly close to your Microsoft Lumia 550 so that it works. So, the NFC will allow your Microsoft Lumia 550 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are numerous ways to use the NFC of your Microsoft Lumia 550.
How you can activate the NFC of your Microsoft Lumia 550
In order to utilize the NFC on your Microsoft Lumia 550, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Microsoft Lumia 550, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Microsoft Lumia 550. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Microsoft Lumia 550. 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 you can use the NFC with your Microsoft Lumia 550
Exchange files with NFC
If you want to exchange files between your Microsoft Lumia 550 and another phone, you should use the NFC. For this you must activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To accomplish this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, just bring the two phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Microsoft Lumia 550
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Microsoft Lumia 550, you will need to do two things. The 1st is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary is to configure his credit card or his account in this app.
Connect to a device
If you wish to pair a device to your Microsoft Lumia 550, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is frequently enough to activate the NFC Microsoft Lumia 550 and stick the mobile phone to the device to get the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.
