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Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge - Turn NFC On / Off

2026-10-09 09:47:51.577

Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge - Turn NFC On / Off

Here's how to turn Near Field Communication (NFC) on or off for your Galaxy S7 / S7 edge.
Near Field Communication (NFC) allows the transferring of data between devices that are a few centimeters apart, typically back-to-back. NFC must be enabled for NFC-based apps (e.g. Android Beam) to function correctly.
  1. Open the
    Settings app
    .
  2. Navigate:
    Connections
    NFC and payment
    .
  3. Tap the
    NFC switch
     to turn on or off.