The NFC is a quite new and practical technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android cell phones such as the Sony Xperia 8. Thanks to 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 Sony Xperia 8. We will initially find what the NFC is for. We will see in a secondary time how to activate the NFC on your Sony Xperia 8. Finally, we will show you how to use it in different situations.
What is actually the NFC function on your Sony Xperia 8
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 highly close to your Sony Xperia 8 in order that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your Sony Xperia 8 to be able to exchange files, to connect to a new device or to pay without contact. There are numerous ways to use the NFC of your Sony Xperia 8.
How you can activate the NFC of your Sony Xperia 8
To be able to utilize the NFC on your Sony Xperia 8, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the phone. To activate the NFC on your Sony Xperia 8, you need to go to the Settings menu of the Sony Xperia 8. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Sony Xperia 8. If you’d like to save a little battery, we advise 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 Sony Xperia 8
Exchange files with NFC
If you’d like to exchange files between your Sony Xperia 8 and another phone, you should use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you must also activate Android Bean. To get this done, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the 2 mobile phones closer and choose NFC as an option to share your file.
Pay with the NFC of your Sony Xperia 8
For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your Sony Xperia 8, you need to do 2 things. The 1st is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary 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 Sony Xperia 8, it can be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Sony Xperia 8 and stick the telephone to the device to create the association. This is for example the truth with some bluetooth headsets.
