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S Beam
S Beam uses your phone’s NFC (Near Field Communication)
to send, or “beam”, content to other NFC and Wi-Fi Direct
devices, by holding the devices close together.
S Beam works in the background. To share pictures or videos
from Gallery, videos from Video player, or songs from Music
player. Just bring the devices together (typically back-to-
back), then tap the screen.
Turning S Beam On or Off
1. From the
Settings
screen, under
Wireless and network
,
touch
More settings
.
2. Touch
S Beam
. The
S Beam
screen appears.
3. Touch
S Beam
to turn S Beam On, or
touch
SBeam
to turn S Beam Off.
Note:
When you turn
S Beam
on, the
NFC
option automatically
becomes enabled and a check mark appears in its
check box. (For more information, refer to “NFC” on
page 145.)
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other over a
direct Wi-Fi connection, without a network or Wi-Fi hotspot.
For example, some printers support Wi-Fi Direct, and you
could print from your phone using Wi-Fi Direct.
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
1. From the
Settings
screen, under
Wireless and network
,
touch
More settings
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi Direct
to turn Wi-Fi Direct On, or
touch
Wi-Fi Direct
to turn Wi-Fi Direct Off.
Note:
If you have the
Wi-Fi
client option or the
Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot
turned on, a prompt pops-up asking you to
verify that you want to disable either of these options
and turn
Wi-Fi Direct
on. To turn
Wi-Fi Direct
on, touch
OK
.
The
Wi-Fi Direct
screen appears, and your phone scans
for available Wi-Fi Direct devices and lists them under
Available devices
.