How to activate NFC on Honor 8

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android phones including the Honor 8. Because of the NFC it is possible to do many 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 the right way to activate it on your Honor 8. We will initially find what the NFC is for. We will observe in a second time how to activate the NFC on your Honor 8. Finally, we will teach you how to use it in different situations.

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What is the NFC function on your Honor 8

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information or files between two devices. The peculiarity of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a couple of centimeters. It will be necessary that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Honor 8 so that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Honor 8 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are so many ways to use the NFC of your Honor 8.

How you can activate the NFC of your Honor 8

In order to utilize the NFC on your Honor 8, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile phone. To activate the NFC on your Honor 8, you must go to the Settings menu of the Honor 8. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Honor 8. If you wish 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 you can use the NFC with your Honor 8

Exchange files with NFC

If you wish to exchange files between your Honor 8 and another mobile phone, you can use the NFC. For this you must activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To accomplish this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, just bring the two phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Honor 8

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Honor 8, you will need to do two things. The initially is to have an application compatible with your bank. The secondary is to set up his credit card or his account in this application.

Connect to a device

If you’d like to pair a device to your Honor 8, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC Honor 8 and stick the mobile phone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.