This is the easiest way to activate NFC on an Android phone
NFC is an acronym for Near Field Communication. NFC is connectivity that functions to connect or connect two devices by touching or bringing the two devices closer together. The distance between the two devices is not far apart, generally only a few centimeters.
For example, a cellphone with NFC will transfer data in the form of contacts, pictures, videos to another cellphone that also has NFC. The way it works is similar to bluetooth. It’s just that transfers using NFC are smoother and free from distractions.
HP with NFC has been widely circulated. Generally, cellphones with NFC are in the middle to flagship smartphone class. For the flagship class, it feels like almost all high-end cellphones have this feature. Meanwhile, for the middle class, it varies, some already support the NFC feature, some have included the NFC feature.
Speaking of NFC, the following article only applies to those of you who already have a cell phone with NFC features. Why? Because on this occasion, Caris Signal will discuss how to activate NFC on an Android phone.
To find out whether your cellphone supports NFC or not, you can check the back of the cellphone. On some cellphone series, NFC writing will appear on the part where the battery is stored. The Sony Xperia series generally has the letter “N” on the back of the cellphone which states that the cellphone supports NFC.
If not, you can check the HP specifications from the site where your cellphone was manufactured, if there is support for NFC, it means that the cellphone supports NFC.
How to Enable NFC
There are 2 ways to activate NFC itself. Here’s an explanation
1. Check in Settings
To activate NFC on Android, the steps that must be taken are as follows.
- Enter the “settings” or “settings.”
- Select “more settings” or “other settings.”
- Under “other settings”, you will see an option “NFC.”
- On some Android phones, the NFC option is in the “network settings” or “networks” section.
- Go to the “share & connect” or “share & connect” section.
- Activate NFC by sliding it to the “on” position.
2. Enable on Shortcuts
The second way is to directly turn on NFC in the shortcut at the top, one position with settings to turn on “mobile data”, “buetooth”, and “Wifi”, and others. You do this by swiping down and finding the NFC menu.
NFC is not only used for data transfer between cellphones that already have NFC. NFC on cellphones can also function as a means of payment, transferring e-money card balances, accessing train or transportation gates, and so on.
Rarely Known NFC Function on Mobile Phones
After knowing how to activate the NFC feature on a smartphone, let’s discuss what makes NFC special? What is the NFC function on a smartphone? Does NFC only function to check e-toll balances and only send data?
The answer is an obvious no. NFC is much more than that. NFC is an important feature that unfortunately many users don’t know about the NFC function. Not a few users who do not understand and do not maximize the NFC function. Therefore, the following explains what are the functions of NFC that maybe not everyone knows about.
