The NFC is a fairly new and useful technology. This technology is progressively used on Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S5. Thanks to the NFC it is possible to do many 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 Samsung Galaxy S5. We will initially see what the NFC is for. We will observe in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S5. Finally, we will explain to you how you can use it in different situations.
What’s the NFC function on your Samsung Galaxy S5
The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Samsung Galaxy S5 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are several ways to use the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S5.
How to activate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S5
To be able to make use of the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S5, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the telephone. To activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S5, you must go to the Settings menu of the Samsung Galaxy S5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S5. If you’d like 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 Samsung Galaxy S5
Exchange files with NFC
If you’d like to exchange data files between your Samsung Galaxy S5 and another telephone, you should use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To accomplish this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, simply bring the 2 devices closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S5
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S5, you will need to do 2 things. The first 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 want to pair a device to your Samsung Galaxy S5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC Samsung Galaxy S5 and stick the mobile phone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.
