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Samsung Gear S3 frontier / Gear S3 classic - Turn NFC On / Off

2026-10-05 05:05:48.213

Samsung Gear S3 frontier / Gear S3 classic - Turn NFC On / Off

Here's how to turn Near Field Communication (NFC) for your Gear S3 frontier / Gear S3 classic on or off.
Near Field Communication (NFC) allows the transfer of data between devices that are a few centimeters apart, typically back-to-back.
  1. From the watch screen, press the
    Home button
     to open the apps screen.
    Home button
  2. Tap
    Settings
     Settings icon.
  3. Tap
    Connections
    .
  4. Tap
    NFC
    .
  5. Tap
    NFC
     to turn on or off.
    On when the switch is blue On icon.