The NFC is a quite new and practical technology. This technology is progressively used on Android phones including the Fairphone 3. 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 the right way to activate it on your Fairphone 3. We will first discover what the NFC is for. We will observe in a secondary time how to activate the NFC on your Fairphone 3. At last, we will teach you how to use it in different circumstances.
What is the NFC function on your Fairphone 3
The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can exchange information or files between 2 devices. The peculiarity 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 highly close to your Fairphone 3 in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Fairphone 3 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 Fairphone 3.
How to activate the NFC of your Fairphone 3
In order to make use of the NFC on your Fairphone 3, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Fairphone 3, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Fairphone 3. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Fairphone 3. If you want 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 Fairphone 3
Exchange files with NFC
If you want to exchange data files between your Fairphone 3 and another mobile phone, you can use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To make this happen, 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 Fairphone 3
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Fairphone 3, you will need to do 2 things. The 1st 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
If you desire to pair a device to your Fairphone 3, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC Fairphone 3 and stick the telephone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.
