How to activate NFC on Alcatel One Touch Idol 3

The NFC is a quite new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android phones like the Alcatel One Touch Idol 3. Due to the NFC it will be easy to do a lot of things in many fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how to activate it on your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3. We will first discover what the NFC is for. We will observe in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3. Finally, we will explain to you how to use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3

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 attribute of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a few centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is very close to your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are many ways to use the NFC of your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3.

How you can activate the NFC of your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3

In order to utilize the NFC on your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the telephone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel One Touch Idol 3. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3. If you wish 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 you can use the NFC with your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3

Exchange files with NFC

If you wish to exchange data files between your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 and another telephone, you can utilize the NFC. For this you must activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To achieve this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the 2 phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3, you have to do 2 things. The initially is to have an application compatible with your bank. The secondary is to configure his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

If you’d like to pair a device to your Alcatel One Touch Idol 3, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is frequently enough to activate the NFC Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 and stick the phone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.