{"id":4004,"date":"2023-06-27T16:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecelldesk.com\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2023-10-10T19:27:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:27:56","slug":"nfc-not-working-on-samsung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecelldesk.com\/nfc-not-working-on-samsung\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Not Working on Samsung: Here Are Some Proven FIXES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is one of the convenient and quick methods to make payment for a purchase in stores and malls without keeping the physical card in your pocket. All you need is just your phone with the NFC feature enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the NFC malfunctions on your Samsung phone, then try the below quick fixes to fix the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Quick Solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If NFC not working on your Samsung devices, then you should restart your phone. When making a contactless payment with an NFC app like “Google Pay”, then make sure to select it as the default payment service in the NFC settings. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear the cache of the NFC feature and also the NFC-supported apps, you are using. Updating the phone software has a higher success rate in resolving the NFC related issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Still the NFC not working on your phone? You need to start the troubleshooting process with the help of some other proven fixes below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perform Soft Reset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to solve the software issue instantly within seconds, then try to reboot your phone in the first place. Minor issues can be easily eliminated with this method. <\/p>\n\n\n

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  • Just, press and Hold the “Volume Down”<\/strong> and “Power” buttons<\/strong> until the power options appear on the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Next, select “Power Off”<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Once, the phone is turned Off, wait for 2 minutes and then switch it ON by pressing and holding the “Power”<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Place the Phone Correctly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Since there is no specific indication of the area where the NFC is located on the phone. But almost all smartphones have NFC located at the back. More specifically, you can find it in the middle area or at the top near to camera module.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    So, when you are trying to pay with a contactless payment method using NFC, ensure you are tapping your phone’s NFC area exactly on the NFC tag or POS machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If your phone is not detected, then try slightly changing the areas on your phone to tap on the NFC tags until it gets detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Remove the Case<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Mostly, the phone cases are the big obstacles that can impact the NFC feature. It can prevent your phone NFC from being successfully detected by the NFC tags or POS machine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Among the other hard cases, if you are using the magnetic case then it could interfere with the NFC service for sure. Hence, you might suffer from an NFC not working issue on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When tapping your phone NFC area on the NFC tags, then remove the case from your phone. Hopefully, you won’t suffer from any kind of disruptions and might get your job done with a successful transaction using the NFC service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Boot into Safe Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It is a good practice to boot your phone into Safe mode when facing any kind of issue. By doing so, you can easily diagnose the issues if it comes from some third-party app’s interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If the NFC feature is working fine in the safe mode, then you can associate the issue with some of the third-party installed on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this case, you are required to remove all the recently installed third-party apps from your phone to resolve the NFC issue.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    • Press and hold the “Power”<\/strong> and “Volume Down”<\/strong> buttons until the “Power Off”<\/strong> options show up on your phone screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Next, tap and hold the “Power Off”<\/strong> option until you see the “Safe mode”<\/strong> option appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Finally, tap “Safe mode”<\/strong> and wait until the phone enters safe mode successfully. It should take several seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Make Default Payment Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      When trying to make contactless payments using NFC-supported apps and face any issues, this might be due to the app not being selected as the default payment service in the NFC settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Let’s say, you are using the “Google Pay” app for contactless payments, then you should make it the default payment service in the NFC settings. Here’s how you can do that,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Go to the “Settings”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Further, select and enable the “NFC and contactless payments” option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • After that, tap the “Contactless payments” option and then select “Google Wallet” as the default payment service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n