How to activate NFC on Xiaomi Redmi 5

The NFC is a quite new and useful technology. This technology is significantly used on Android phones such as the Xiaomi Redmi 5. Due to the NFC it will be easy to do many 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 the right way to activate it on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. We will first see what the NFC is for. We will see in a second time how you can activate the NFC on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. Finally, we will show you how you can use it in different situations.

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What’s the NFC function on your Xiaomi Redmi 5

The NFC that stands for Near Field Communication is in fact a wireless transfer technology. With NFC you may exchange information as well as files between 2 devices. The peculiarity of this wireless technology is that it has a range of just a few centimeters. It will be required that the device with which you use the NFC is highly close to your Xiaomi Redmi 5 so that functions. So, the NFC will allow your Xiaomi Redmi 5 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 Xiaomi Redmi 5.

How to activate the NFC of your Xiaomi Redmi 5

In order to use the NFC on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, it is necessary that this setting is enabled on the telephone. To activate the NFC on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, you must go to the Settings menu of the Xiaomi Redmi 5. Then go to PLUS or ADVANCED PARAMETERS and finally click on NFC. You may then activate or deactivate the NFC of your Xiaomi Redmi 5. If you wish 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 to use the NFC with your Xiaomi Redmi 5

Exchange files with NFC

If you wish to exchange files between your Xiaomi Redmi 5 and another telephone, you may use the NFC. For this you must 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 2 devices closer and select NFC as an option to share your file.

Pay with the NFC of your Xiaomi Redmi 5

For now Banks are not yet too developed on the payment NFC. In order to pay with the NFC of your Xiaomi Redmi 5, you will need to do 2 things. The first is to have an app compatible with your bank. The secondary is to configure his credit card or his account in this app.

Connect to a device

If you’d like to pair a device to your Xiaomi Redmi 5, it could be easier to do it with the NFC. So, it is often enough to activate the NFC Xiaomi Redmi 5 and stick the phone to the device to create the association. This is for example the case with some bluetooth headsets.