How to activate NFC on Sony Xperia M5

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is progressively used on Android mobile phones such as the Sony Xperia M5. Because of the NFC it will be easy to do many things in several 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 Sony Xperia M5. We will initially discover what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Sony Xperia M5. Finally, we will explain to you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is actually the NFC function on your Sony Xperia M5

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 couple of centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Sony Xperia M5 so that it works. So, the NFC will allow your Sony Xperia M5 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 Sony Xperia M5.

How to activate the NFC of your Sony Xperia M5

To be able to use the NFC on your Sony Xperia M5, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile. To activate the NFC on your Sony Xperia M5, you must go to the Settings menu of the Sony Xperia M5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Sony Xperia M5. If you desire 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 Sony Xperia M5

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange files between your Sony Xperia M5 and another mobile, you should use the NFC. For this you must 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 mobile phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Sony Xperia M5

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Sony Xperia M5, you have to do 2 things. The 1st 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 want to pair a device to your Sony Xperia M5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Sony Xperia M5 and stick the phone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.