How to activate NFC on Aquaris X5

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android mobile phones including the Aquaris X5. Because of the NFC it will be possible to do many things in many fields of activity. So we decided to write this article to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how you can activate it on your Aquaris X5. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your Aquaris X5. At last, we will explain to you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Aquaris X5

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may 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 Aquaris X5 in order that functions. Thus, the NFC will allow your Aquaris X5 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 Aquaris X5.

How you can activate the NFC of your Aquaris X5

In order to use the NFC on your Aquaris X5, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Aquaris X5, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Aquaris X5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Aquaris X5. 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 you can use the NFC with your Aquaris X5

Exchange files with NFC

If you desire to exchange data files between your Aquaris X5 and another mobile phone, you can utilize the NFC. For this you need 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 devices closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Aquaris X5

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Aquaris X5, you will need to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an application compatible with your bank. The second is to configure his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

If you wish to pair a device to your Aquaris X5, it may be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Aquaris X5 and stick the telephone to the device to get the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.