How to activate NFC on OnePlus 3T

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is progressively used on Android devices such as the OnePlus 3T. Thanks to the NFC it will be easy to do many 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 how you can activate it on your OnePlus 3T. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your OnePlus 3T. At last, we will explain to you how you can use it in different situations.

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What is actually the NFC function on your OnePlus 3T

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 couple of centimeters. It will be required that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your OnePlus 3T in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your OnePlus 3T to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are several ways to use the NFC of your OnePlus 3T.

How to activate the NFC of your OnePlus 3T

To be able to make use of the NFC on your OnePlus 3T, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your OnePlus 3T, you must go to the Settings menu of the OnePlus 3T. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your OnePlus 3T. If you desire to save a little battery, we advise 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 OnePlus 3T

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange data files between your OnePlus 3T and another mobile phone, you should use the NFC. For this you have to 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 cell phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your OnePlus 3T

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your OnePlus 3T, you need to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an app compatible with your bank. The second is to set up his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

If you’d like to pair a device to your OnePlus 3T, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC OnePlus 3T and stick the cellphone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.