How to Check NFC Support on Your Android Smartphone

NFC, or close to area conversation, is a wi-fi radio communication technology, that lets in users to apply NFC tags that cause a function on their smartphones whilst it is brought close enough (around four inches) to the tag. This technology is also used in Google’s Daydream platform to pair the controller with the phone, and mechanically release the Daydream app whilst you area your like minded cellphone inside the Daydream View headset. However, now not all Android smartphones include NFC talents.

Check NFC Support with Third Party App

Do I’ve NFC (Free) is an app on the Play store that does only one thing. As soon as you launch the app, it checks your phone for NFC competencies and tells you whether or not or not your smartphone has NFC. I tested the app out on a Moto G3, and a Google Pixel, and the results were precisely as expected, as you can see from the screenshots under.

Check NFC Support with Third Party App

Checking NFC Support Natively

If you don’t want to install an app, just to check whether your phone supports NFC, or not, you can do it via Settings, as well. To check if your phone has NFC capabilities, just do the following:

Go to Settings. Under “Wireless and Networks“, tap on “More“. Here, you will see an option for NFC, if your phone supports it. If the option isn’t there, your phone does not have NFC capabilities. In my case, the Moto G3 does not have NFC capabilities, so the option does not appear in Settings, while the Google Pixel, which does have NFC, has the option, as well.

Checking NFC Support Natively

List of Phones that Support NFC

Here is a list of Android Phones that support NFC. Feel free to allow us know about any discrepancies, or omissions from this list, and we will update it accordingly.

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Check if Your Android Phone Has NFC Capabilities

NFC is a generation that can be put to apply in a myriad of methods, automating responsibilities from fundamental things like triggering an SMS, to opening an internet URL, putting a call, or doing essentially whatever that you can software onto an NFC tag. Contactless charge structures, like Android Pay, use NFC functionality to allow making bills without touching your tool, or having to swipe a card. The possibilities are endless. All people should purchase NFC tags for cheap, and application them to do something they need, taking into account infinite innovation.

So, does your Android smartphone have NFC capabilities, and if so, what use have you put it to? As always, if you know of any creative uses of NFC tags.