The NFC is a quite new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android phones including the Alcatel U5. Because of the NFC it is 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 how to activate it on your Alcatel U5. We will initially find what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Alcatel U5. Finally, we will show you how to use it in different situations.
What is the NFC function on your Alcatel U5
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 couple of centimeters. It will be required that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Alcatel U5 so that it operates. Thus, the NFC will allow your Alcatel U5 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 Alcatel U5.
How to activate the NFC of your Alcatel U5
In order to make use of the NFC on your Alcatel U5, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Alcatel U5, you must go to the Settings menu of the Alcatel U5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Alcatel U5. If you’d like to save a little battery, we advise 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 U5
Exchange files with NFC
If you’d like to exchange data files between your Alcatel U5 and another phone, you may use the NFC. For this you have to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To do this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, simply bring the 2 telephones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Alcatel U5
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Alcatel U5, you will need to do 2 things. The first is to have an app compatible with your bank. The second is to set up his credit card or his account in this app.
Connect to a device
When you want pair a device to your Alcatel U5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is frequently enough to activate the NFC Alcatel U5 and stick the mobile phone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.
