How to activate NFC on OnePlus One

The NFC is a fairly new and useful technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android phones such as the OnePlus One. Because of the NFC it will be easy 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 you can activate it on your OnePlus One. We will first discover what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how to activate the NFC on your OnePlus One. At last, we will explain to you how to use it in different circumstances.

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What’s the NFC function on your OnePlus One

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can exchange information or files between 2 devices. The peculiarity 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 OnePlus One in order that functions. So, the NFC will allow your OnePlus One 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 One.

How to activate the NFC of your OnePlus One

In order to utilize the NFC on your OnePlus One, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your OnePlus One, you need to go to the Settings menu of the OnePlus One. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your OnePlus One. If you wish 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 OnePlus One

Exchange files with NFC

If you wish to exchange data files between your OnePlus One and another mobile phone, you may 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 completed, just bring the 2 cell phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your OnePlus One

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

Connect to a device

If you desire to pair a device to your OnePlus One, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is frequently enough to activate the NFC OnePlus One and stick the cellphone to the device to create the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.