v6.0
Table Of Contents
- Setup and basics
- Phone and voice
- Wireless & networks
- Connections
- Wireless connection icons
- Turn on airplane mode
- Mobile network
- Wi-Fi network
- Bluetooth technology
- Turn on Bluetooth technology
- Pair and connect your device with a Bluetooth enabled device
- Change the name of your device for Bluetooth connections
- Change the settings for a paired Bluetooth enabled device
- Delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device
- View a list of files you received over Bluetooth
- Change the accounts that Bluetooth enabled devices can access
- About using Google Voice Search™ when connected to a car kit
- Supported Bluetooth profiles
- Troubleshooting: Bluetooth connections
- NFC
- Tethering and mobile hotspot mode
- VPN
- Emergency broadcast messages
- Data usage
- Connections
- Settings
- Change your device settings
- Display
- Convenience key
- Notifications
- Storage & USB
- Battery and power
- Users
- Advanced interactions
- Location
- Accounts
- Backup & reset
- Accessibility
- Update your device software
- Printing
- Security
- Locks, passwords, and protecting your data
- Finding and protecting a lost device
- Security settings
- Google™ apps
- Legal notice
or an access badge. With NFC, you don’t enter any information to create a connection, making NFC useful for on-the-go
actions.
If an app supports NFC, you might be able to:
• Share a picture with a friend.
• Unlock your device using the Smart Lock feature.
• Grab a coupon from a poster.
• Send a webpage to a friend.
• Exchange contact cards with a business acquaintance.
Share content using NFC
To share content with another device, make sure that both devices are unlocked and support NFC.
In some cases, you might need to tap a
specific part of your device against the other device or tag. To see where your
device's NFC signal is strongest, see Your device at a glance.
Not all apps support NFC.
1. On your device, open a screen that shows what you want to share, such as a webpage, YouTube video, or contact.
2. Tap the back of your device against the back of another NFC-enabled device or an NFC tag.
3. To send a
file, if necessary, touch your device screen.
When the devices connect, you might hear a sound or your device might vibrate.
Tip: If you can't share content, try using the Android
™
Beam feature. Open a screen that shows what you want to share. Tap
> Share > Android Beam. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Change the NFC settings
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
2.
Tap > More > NFC.
3. If necessary, turn on the NFC switch.
4. Do any of the following:
• To accept file transfers automatically, turn o the Prompt before receiving switch.
• To allow transactions when the backlight is
o, turn on the Allow when screen is o switch.
• To allow transactions when your device is turned o, make sure that the Allow when screen is o switch is turned
on. Turn on the Allow when device power is o switch.
• To turn o the Android
™
Beam feature, turn o the Android Beam switch.
To turn
o NFC, turn o the NFC switch.
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