How-to: Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom: Enable and Manage NFC, Android Beam, S Beam and Nearby Devices

Enabling NFC:

NFC (or Near Field Communications) allows you to exchange data between your smartphone and another NFC-capable device, by touching the back panels of both smartphones. This feature is used with applications such as "Android Beam" and "S Beam". To enable NFC:

1. While on the home screen, tap "All apps"
2. Tap "Settings" > "Connections" > "NFC"
3. Press the "On / Off" slider associated with NFC in order to enable the feature

Enabling and Using "Android Beam":

Using Android Beam, you can "beam" app content to another NFC device by touching both devices. You can share web pages, contacts, YouTube videos and more.

1. While on the home screen, tap "All apps"
2. Tap "Settings" > "Connections" > "NFC" > "Android Beam"
3. Tap the "On / Off" switch associated with "Android Beam" in order to enable this feature
4. Touch the back of your smartphone to another NFC-enabled smartphone to transfer content

Enabling and Using "S Beam":

With S Beam active, you can beam files to another NFC-enabled device, such as gallery items, music and more. To do so:

1. Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
2. Tap "Settings" > "Connections " > "S Beam"
3. Press the "On / Off" switch associated with "S Beam" to enable this feature
4. Touch the back of your handset with the other NFC-enabled device to begin the transfer

Enabling and Using Nearby Devices:

Nearby Devices allows you to share media files with other handsets using DLNA and Wi-Fi.

1. Make sure that Wi-Fi is enabled. (Go to "All apps" > "Settings" > "Connections" > "Wi-Fi")
2. Now go to "Settings" > "Connections" > "Nearby devices"
3. Tap the check box associated with "File sharing" to activate this feature
4. The "Nearby devices" icon should appear at the top of the screen
5. Once the "Nearby devices" prompt appears, tap "OK"
6. Tap "Shared content" and check the media that you wish to share
7. Tap "OK"
8. Press "Allow devices list" and select the devices that you want to allow
9. Tap "Not-allowed device list" and select the devices that are not allowed
10. Tap "Download to" and select a destination folder for downloaded content. You can select between Device or SD card
11. Tap "Upload from other devices" and select the actions you wish to take whenever you upload content from other devices. Select either "Always accept", "Always ask" or "Always reject"

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