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NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC)

NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC)

NEW WAY TO CONNECT

  • Send contacts, links, maps and more directly to other phones
  • Pay at stores with just a tap of your phone
  • Easily pair your phone with NFC-compatible headsets and other accessories
  • Multiple levels of security, to keep your data safe
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HOW DOES NFC WORK?

Flip over a Motorola phone, and on the back you’ll see our logo — and near there, on the inside of select models, are elements that let information be shared over a distance of only a few centimeters. In engineer-speak, NFC is based on the principles of inductive coupling. While that sounds complicated, activating NFC on your phone is incredibly easy: go to Settings > More > then check the NFC box.

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TAP TO SHARE

With the Android Beam feature, you can send contacts, links, maps and more directly to other NFC-enabled Android™ phones. Just hold the phones back-to-back and tap. At a conference? Send your contact info to a new business colleague. Taking two cars to the game? Share a location on a map before leaving the house. Or, just send your friend a funny YouTube™ video.

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PAY WITH YOUR PHONE

More and more stores are putting systems into place that let you pay by using your phone. When you tap your phone on an NFC payment terminal, your phone sends payment to the merchant using the credit card info you set up ahead of time. Select Motorola phones have tap-to-pay enabled. See your carrier for details.

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SHARE PICTURES AND MORE WITH JELLY BEAN

The latest Android operating system, Jelly Bean, will expand Android Beam’s capabilities even further. With Jelly Bean, you’ll also be able to use Android Beam to send pictures and videos to other NFC-enabled Android phones.

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TAP TO PAIR

A growing number of Bluetooth products, including the Motorola Elite Sliver and Motorola Elite Flip Bluetooth headsets, are NFC-compatible. Instead of messing with menus and pairing codes, just hold your Motorola NFC-enabled phone next to the accessory to pair them up.

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YES, IT’S SAFE

Data is transmitted via NFC only in an extremely short range. So, in order for a hacker to snag your NFC signal, they would need to be uncomfortably close to you. In addition to this physical level of security, to protect your information, NFC also has strong security protocols built in, including a PIN code for the mobile wallet and other data encryption techniques. For extra security, you can always turn off NFC when you’re not using it and choose to only share with people you know and trust.

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SMART TAGS FOR SMART DEALS

Smart tags are tiny, read-only chips that you might find in posters or coupons, or in ID tags and documents — like company badges or your passport. The tags let you pick up information with only a tap from your NFC-enabled phone, instead of typing it in, or trying to snap a picture of a code. Now, you can get the great deal just by touching your phone to the promo.

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JUST GETTING STARTED

Paying and sharing — that’s just the beginning of what’s possible with NFC. In the not-too-distant future, NFC-enabled devices could be your ID card, your car key and your house key. When you travel, you’ll check in to the hotel with your phone, then tap your phone to your room door to enter. Head out to an amusement park, and you’ll tap your phone at a kiosk to check your tickets and ID.