S Beam Settings, Turn S Beam On or Off, Nearby Devices

S Beam Settings

Share more and share it faster with S Beam. From photos to documents, large video files to maps, you can share almost anything instantly with one touch, simply by placing your devices back-to-back.

S Beam uses your device’s NFC (Near Field Communication) feature to send, or “beam”, content to other NFC or Wi-Fi Direct devices.

S Beam works in the background. Use the sharing options from your favorite apps to select content to share via S Beam. For example, you can beam pictures or videos from Gallery, or songs from Music player. Just bring the devices together (typically back to back), and then tap the screen.

Turn S Beam On or Off

When S Beam is turned On, you can send or receive data by touching your device to another NFC-capable device.

1.Press and then tap > Settings > Connections.

2.Tap the ON/OFF slider beside S Beam to turn S Beam On or Off.

Nearby Devices

Share files with devices using DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi.

To use Nearby devices, you must connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the devices you wish to share with, and the other devices must support DLNA.

Note: Use care when enabling file sharing. When enabled, other devices can access data on your device.

1.Press and then tap > Settings > Connections.

2.Tap Nearby devices to configure these options:

Tap the ON/OFF switch beside Nearby devices to turn Nearby devices On.

Under Advanced, touch options to control how content is shared from your device:

•Shared contents: Choose the type of content to share, from Videos, Photos, or Music.

•Allowed devices list: View and manage a list of devices allowed to connect to your device.

•Not-allowed devices list: View and manage a list of devices restricted from connecting to your device.