What is NFC?

NFC (Near Field Communication) lets you exchange data between your phone and other Android NFC supported phones using Android Beam. For example, you can share web addresses, map locations, applications on Google Play™ and contacts to other Android phones. In addition, you can also transfer photos, music tracks and videos to other Sony Xperia™ phones.

Using NFC, you can also scan NFC tags. NFC tags are small programmed information areas that can be embedded on posters, on billboard advertisements or next to products in retail stores. Touching a tag can give you additional information such as maps, web addresses and movie trailers.

NFC is activated by bringing two NFC devices together. The maximum reading distance is about one centimetre, which helps prevent unauthorised communications.

To turn on the NFC function

1. From your Home screen, tap the Application screen icon.
2. Find and tap Settings > More….
3. Mark the NFC checkbox.

To turn on the Android Beam function

1. From your Home screen, tap the Application screen icon.
2. Find and tap Settings > More… > Android Beam.
3. Tap the Switch on/off icon on the top right of the screen so that it slides to the On position.

To share a music file with another phone using NFC

1. Make sure that both your phone and the receiving phone have the NFC function and the Android Beam function turned on, and that both phone screens are active.
2. To open the Walkman™ player, go to your Home screen, tap the Application screen icon, then find and tap WALKMAN.
3. Tap the MY MUSIC tab to open the music library.
4. Select a music category and browse to the track you want to share.
5. Tap the track to play it. You can then tap the Pause icon to pause the track. The transfer works whether the track is playing or paused.
6. Hold your phone and the receiving phone back to back so that the NFC detection area of each phone touches the other. When the phones connect, they vibrate and play a short sound. A thumbnail of the track appears.
7. Tap the thumbnail to start the transfer.
8. When the transfer is done, the music file plays immediately on the receiving phone. At the same time, the file is saved on the receiving phone.

Note: You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyright-protected items.

To scan an NFC tag

1. Make sure that your phone has the NFC function turned on and that the screen is active.
2. Place your phone over the tag so that the phone’s NFC detection area touches it. Your phone scans the tag and displays the content collected. Tap the content of the tag to open it.
3. To open the tag, tap it.
4. To save the tag and return to the previous screen, tap Done.