How to Enable NFC on Samsung Galaxy S2 Running Jelly Bean
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a wireless technology that communicates at a nine inch distance. The tech is commonly used in mobile payments methods, and manufacturers of smartphones and tablets like Samsung have been offering this technology on their devices as a pre-integrated utility. Samsung Galaxy S2 with Jelly Bean operating system has this technology but for the consumers to benefit from its use, they have to enable it first on their handsets. The process is simple and can be done through following of a few simple steps.
Instructions
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Check Your Phones Specifications
Not all the Samsung Galaxy phones are compatible for the NFC use. Those Galaxy phones, which have the Jelly Bean operating system are compatible for the NFC enabling system. So it is better you should check specifications of your phone first before looking for enabling the NFC option. -
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Download XDA Application
Next step is to download XDA jthatch12 thread or application. You can thus able to activate the NFL option on the Jelly Bean ROM. Downloading the thread is not that difficult and it will take only a couple of minutes. -
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Flash Application To Phone Memory
After downloading the application on your system you can flash it to the phone memory. You just need to plug in the cable and transfer the file in the memory. You may also transfer the file through Bluetooth if you do not have the phone cable. -
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Reboot Phone
After flashing the application to your phone, you will need to reboot your phone and switch it off and then restart it. You might not be able to enable the NFC through XDA enable without rebooting the phone. So it is recommended to reboot your phone and then start enabling the tech. -
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Enable NFC
Once your phone is on again, you can look for the NFC enable option in the wireless and networks section of your phone. Click on NFC and this will enable the technology. You can access the technology to see if it is working properly. If you find a glitch or problem, restart your phone once again. In case that you have not installed the enabler file properly, re-install it and see if it is working properly. It is least likely that you will have any difficulty in enabling the technology and running it.