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Do you have NFC?How to check and use?

Mar 25, 2016 1:27AM PDT

How do you check for its presence?
One way is to check underneath the backplate and check for small print or other clues.
Or, you can skip all of the hardware fiddling and just check your phone’s Settings menu:
- On your Android device, tap on Settings.
- Tap More.
- Scroll down and you should see NFC and Android Beam options.

Activating NFC
If your device has NFC, the chip and Android Beam need to be activated so that you can use NFC:
- Go to Settings > More.
- Tap on the NFC switch to activate it. The Android Beam function will also automatically turn on.
- If Android Beam does not automatically turn on, just tap it and select Yes to turn it on.

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