How to activate NFC on Xiaomi

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is progressively used on Android mobile phones including the Xiaomi. Thanks to the NFC it will be possible to do a lot 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 Xiaomi. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will observe in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Xiaomi. At last, we will teach you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is actually the NFC function on your Xiaomi

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can exchange information as well as 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 very close to your Xiaomi in order that functions. So, the NFC will allow your Xiaomi 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 Xiaomi.

How to activate the NFC of your Xiaomi

In order to use the NFC on your Xiaomi, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Xiaomi, you must go to the Settings menu of the Xiaomi. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Xiaomi. If you’d like to save a little battery, we recommend 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 Xiaomi

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange data files between your Xiaomi and another mobile phone, you can utilize 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 completed, just bring the 2 cell phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Xiaomi

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Xiaomi, you have to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an application compatible with your bank. The second is to set up his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

When you want pair a device to your Xiaomi, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Xiaomi and stick the cellphone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.