How to activate NFC on Vivo Y16

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is increasingly used on Android cell phones such as the Vivo Y16. Because of the NFC it will be easy to do lots of things in many 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 Vivo Y16. We will initially see what the NFC is for. We will discover in a secondary time how to activate the NFC on your Vivo Y16. Finally, we will show you how to use it in different situations.

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What’s the NFC function on your Vivo Y16

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is actually a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can 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 Vivo Y16 so that it operates. So, the NFC will allow your Vivo Y16 to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are several ways to use the NFC of your Vivo Y16.

How to activate the NFC of your Vivo Y16

In order to utilize the NFC on your Vivo Y16, it can be necessary that this setting is enabled on the mobile. To activate the NFC on your Vivo Y16, you must go to the Settings menu of the Vivo Y16. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Vivo Y16. If you’d like 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 Vivo Y16

Exchange files with NFC

If you’d like to exchange files between your Vivo Y16 and another mobile, you can utilize the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To do this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once done, just bring the two cell phones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Vivo Y16

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Vivo Y16, you need to do two things. The first 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’d like to pair a device to your Vivo Y16, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is generally enough to activate the NFC Vivo Y16 and stick the cellphone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.