Due to the rapid development of technology and the fact that it continues to develop at an increasing pace, many innovations that make our lives easier are offered for use. Especially after the COVID-19 outbreak, many transactions began to be made contactless or remotely. One of the contactless transactions that make human life easier is the NFC feature in smart phones.
The NFC feature, which is found in many smartphones, is extremely simple to use. The thing that people who do not have NFC feature on their phones are most curious about is adding NFC feature to Android and iOS phones.
NFC, which is frequently used all over the world, has started to become widespread in our country as well. In order to use NFC, which is expressed as near field communication, it should be checked whether this feature is available on the phones and if it is active.
You can find out if your phone has NFC feature or not, by typing NFC in the search section in the settings section, and then searching. If you have this feature on your phone, by activating it, you can instantly perform many transactions such as contactless payment, transferring documents, photos, videos to another smart device.
Is NFC Installed on a Non-NFC Phone?
Thanks to the technological developments taking place today, almost anyone can add NFC feature to their phone with an NFC module, even if the phones do not support it. There are different options for this.
These;
- NFC tag, which is an extraction in the size and shape of a doorphone key with passive magnetic induction,
- NFC SIM card, which is like a normal SIM card but supports NFC feature,
- The smart device may have a chip and antenna system that can be fixed on the back.
How to Install NFC on the Phone?
Adding NFC functionality to Android and iOS phones is extremely simple. If your phone does not have NFC, you can install NFC on the phone without NFC using one of the options we wrote above.
The NFC tag is extremely simple to use. After you paste the tag on your phone, you can easily add NFC feature to your phone by installing special applications on the tag.
For a SIM card with NFC, you need to order a new SIM card from your operator. After inserting the new SIM card you bought into your smartphone, download the NFC management application to your phone, then you can activate the NFC feature by connecting your bank accounts or credit card.
- For the chip and antenna system, you can buy antennas from the websites of mobile operators or from places that sell such products.
After removing the back cover, battery and SIM card of the smartphone, connect the antenna to the SIM card. Then put both in place and power up the clover after you close your phone cover. You can start using it with the antenna by activating NFC in your phone’s settings.