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Turn Android Beam On or Off
Turn on NFC and Android Beam, so that beaming is available from the apps on your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
NFC
, and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
NFC
to turn NFC on or off.
3. Tap
Android Beam
and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside Android Beam to turn Android Beam
on or off.
S Beam Settings
Share more and share it faster with S Beam. From photos to documents, large video files to maps, you
can share almost anything instantly with one tap, simply by placing your devices back-to-back.
S Beam uses your device’s NFC (Near Field Communication) feature to send, or
“beam,” content to other
NFC devices.
S Beam works in the background. Use the sharing options from your favorite apps to select content to
share via S Beam. For example, you can beam pictures or videos from Gallery, or songs from Music
player. Just bring the devices together (typically back to back), and then tap the screen.
Note:
You must have both NFC and S Beam turned on to use S Beam to share information.
Turn S Beam On or Off
When S Beam is turned on, you can send or receive data by touching your device to another NFC-
capable device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
NFC
, and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
NFC
to turn NFC on or off. NFC must be
turned on before you can turn S Beam on.
3. Tap
S Beam
, and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
S Beam
to turn S Beam on or off.
Tap and Pay
With your device and a payment app, you can use your device to pay for items by tapping it to an item at
the point-of-purchase. Google Wallet is an example of a payment app. You must have the payment app
set up on your device to use it with Tap and Pay.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
NFC
, and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
NFC
to turn NFC on. NFC must be on to
use Tap and Pay.