How to activate NFC on Samsung Galaxy J1

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is significantly used on Android mobile phones such as the Samsung Galaxy J1. Thanks to the NFC it is possible to do lots of things in many fields of activity. So we decided to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you the right way to activate it on your Samsung Galaxy J1. We will first discover what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy J1. At last, we will explain to you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What’s the NFC function on your Samsung Galaxy J1

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 couple of centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Samsung Galaxy J1 in order that functions. Thus, the NFC will allow your Samsung Galaxy J1 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 Samsung Galaxy J1.

How you can activate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy J1

In order to make use of the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy J1, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile. To activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy J1, you must go to the Settings menu of the Samsung Galaxy J1. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy J1. If you want to save a little battery, we suggest you to activate the NFC only when you use it and to deactivate it the rest of the time.

How you can use the NFC with your Samsung Galaxy J1

Exchange files with NFC

If you want to exchange files between your Samsung Galaxy J1 and another mobile, you should use the NFC. For this you need 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 phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy J1

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy J1, you have to do 2 things. The first 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 Samsung Galaxy J1, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Samsung Galaxy J1 and stick the cellphone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.