How to activate NFC on Samsung Galaxy A6

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy A6. Because of the NFC it will be possible to do a lot of things in several fields of activity. So we made the decision to write this content to rough the subject of the NFC and show you how you can activate it on your Samsung Galaxy A6. We will first find what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how you can activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy A6. At last, we will show you how you can use it in different circumstances.

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What is the NFC function on your Samsung Galaxy A6

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may 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 very close to your Samsung Galaxy A6 in order that it operates. So, the NFC will allow your Samsung Galaxy A6 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are many ways to use the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy A6.

How you can activate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy A6

In order to make use of the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy A6, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile. To activate the NFC on your Samsung Galaxy A6, you must go to the Settings menu of the Samsung Galaxy A6. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy A6. If you’d like 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 Samsung Galaxy A6

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange data files between your Samsung Galaxy A6 and another mobile, you can use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To accomplish this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, just bring the 2 cell phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy A6

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Samsung Galaxy A6, you have to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an app compatible with your bank. The second is to configure his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

When you want pair a device to your Samsung Galaxy A6, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Samsung Galaxy A6 and stick the cellphone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.