How to activate NFC on Alcatel 5

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is progressively used on Android cell phones such as the Alcatel 5. Because of the NFC it is possible to do a lot of things in several fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you ways to activate it on your Alcatel 5. We will initially find what the NFC is for. We will see in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Alcatel 5. At last, we will teach you how to use it in different situations.

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What is actually the NFC function on your Alcatel 5

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information as well as files between 2 devices. The attribute 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 Alcatel 5 in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Alcatel 5 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are so many ways to use the NFC of your Alcatel 5.

How to activate the NFC of your Alcatel 5

In order to make use of the NFC on your Alcatel 5, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the cellphone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel 5, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel 5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel 5. If you desire to save a little battery, we suggest 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 Alcatel 5

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange data files between your Alcatel 5 and another cellphone, you should use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To achieve this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, just bring the 2 mobile phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel 5

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel 5, you have to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary is to set up his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

If you desire to pair a device to your Alcatel 5, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Alcatel 5 and stick the phone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.