How to activate NFC on Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android cell phones including the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. Due to the NFC it will be possible to do several things in many fields of activity. So we decided to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you ways to activate it on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. At last, we will explain to you how you can use it in different situations.

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What’s the NFC function on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact 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 required that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 in order that it operates. Thus, the NFC will allow your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are numerous ways to use the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.

How to activate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

In order to use the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, you must go to the Settings menu of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. If you’d like 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange data files between your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and another phone, you should use the NFC. For this you must activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To do this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the 2 phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, you need to do 2 things. The first is to have an application compatible with your bank. The secondary is to set up his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

If you wish to pair a device to your Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and stick the telephone to the device to get the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.