How to activate NFC on XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro

The NFC is a fairly new and practical technology. This technology is significantly used on Android mobile phones including the XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro. Because of the NFC it will be easy to do a lot of things in many fields of activity. So we decided to write this content to rough the subject of the NFC and show you the right way to activate it on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro. We will initially discover what the NFC is for. We will discover in a second time how to activate the NFC on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro. Finally, we will teach you how to use it in different circumstances.

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What’s the NFC function on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you can exchange information or files between 2 devices. The attribute 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 XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro so that it works. Thus, the NFC will allow your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro to be able to exchange files, to connect to another device or to pay without contact. There are numerous ways to use the NFC of your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro.

How you can activate the NFC of your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro

To be able to utilize the NFC on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the cellphone. To activate the NFC on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro, you must go to the Settings menu of the XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You can then activate or deactivate the NFC of your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro. If you want to save a little battery, we recommend 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 XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro

Exchange files with NFC

If you want to exchange data files between your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro and another cellphone, you may use the NFC. For this you need to activate the NFC and you should also activate Android Bean. To achieve this, go to Settings> More> NFC> Android Beam . Once completed, simply bring the 2 telephones closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. To be able to pay with the NFC of your XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro, you must do 2 things. The initially 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 XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. Thus, it is often enough to activate the NFC XIAOMI Mi 8 Pro and stick the cellphone to the device to generate the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.