S Beam; Nearby Devices - Samsung GALAXY S4 User Manual

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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. Use the sharing options
from your favorite apps to select content to share via
S Beam. For example, you can beam pictures, videos, or
songs. Just bring the devices together (typically back to
back), and tap the screen.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Connections.
2. Touch NFC to turn NFC On. NFC must be turned On to
use S Beam.
3. Touch S Beam; then touch
Off.
Apps
Settings
to turn S Beam On or
DRAFT - Internal Use Only

Nearby devices

Share files with devices using DLNA (Digital Living Network
Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi.
To use Nearby devices for sharing, you must connect to a Wi-
Fi network. The devices you wish to share files with must
also be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and must
support DLNA.
For more information about connecting to Wi-Fi, see "Wi-Fi"
on page 126.
Important! Use care when enabling file sharing for devices.
When enabled, other devices can access data on
your device.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Connections
Nearby devices.
2. Touch File sharing to turn file sharing via DLNA On or
Off.
Apps Settings
Settings
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