How to activate NFC on Samsung Galaxy S7

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is progressively used on Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S7. Because of the NFC it is possible to do a lot of things in many 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 Samsung Galaxy S7. We will first see what the NFC is for. We will observe in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S7. At last, we will show you how you can use it in different situations.

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What is the NFC function on your Samsung Galaxy S7

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information as well as 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 very close to your Samsung Galaxy S7 so that it operates. Thus, the NFC will allow your Samsung Galaxy S7 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 Samsung Galaxy S7.

How to activate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S7

To be able to make use of the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S7, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy S7, you must go to the Settings menu of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S7. 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 to use the NFC with your Samsung Galaxy S7

Exchange files with NFC

If you want to exchange data files between your Samsung Galaxy S7 and another phone, you can use the NFC. For this you have to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To achieve this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, just bring the two devices closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S7

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy S7, you need to do two 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

When you want pair a device to your Samsung Galaxy S7, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC Samsung Galaxy S7 and stick the telephone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.