You may have heard the term NFC before, especially if you're an Android user. Google's mobile operating system has had this hardware feature for over a decade, but many users aren't sure what it does.

We store a lot of sensitive information on our smartphones, which is why security is key. A loophole in Android, though, has allowed access to credit card details with the right NFC hardware, but ...

Grab your hoverboards, gang: The next generation of Android phones is on the way, and it’s going to feel a bit like something out of Back to the Future II. Near Field Communication — better known by ...

NFC is nifty because it's a relatively simple technology that unlocks some powerful solutions to everyday problems. It works by using tags and devices that can read them. The tag is made up of an ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Pick up any modern smartphone, and you know to expect it to support the familiar cast of wireless standards. It’s got to have cellular communication, obviously, as well as Wi-Fi. And right after those ...

When it comes to unofficial terms, the device probably will get a much longer lifespan. As we've said before, the POCO X3 NFC was a strong hit. Therefore, it sold well across global markets and also ...

Microsoft has outlined its reasoning behind the lack of NFC in the Surface Duo. The firm says it chose to focus on ‘fundamental scenarios’ first. The Microsoft Surface Duo finally has a September 10 ...

Online payments enabler PayPal today unveiled its first NFC (near-field communication) solution for Android devices at the MobileBeat 2011 conference in San Francisco. Laura Chambers, senior director ...

Google patched last month an Android bug that can let hackers spread malware to a nearby phone via a little-known Android OS feature called NFC beaming. NFC beaming works via an internal Android OS ...

An OTA(Over The Air) update with firmware version V12.0.6.0.RJGEUXM is rolling out to the users of the POCO X3 NFC. Here, the ‘EU’ in the firmware denotes that the update is currently live for the ...