The complexity of mobile phones has increased exponentially as the functions available increased. Gone are the days when you could only call and text. Even mobiles that had games (in Europe, Nokia’s Snake was a bomb) now look like archaic machines.
Today’s phones are not just communication tools, as advanced as it is, but they are also tools for leisure, work and identification. The DGT app increases its functions (not to be confused with the DNI-Car) and in the future the electronic DNI will arrive directly on our smartphone.
This means that the number of icons and warnings on terminals has increased exponentially and many, especially when changing mobiles, are surprised to see symbols that are not those they knew until now. . Above all there is a symbol that asks a lot of questions, one with the shape of a stylized N and that it is already present in practically all mobile phones.
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This symbol appears at the top, next to the WiFi or time icons, on the right or on the left depending on the brand of our phone. He mentions a chip that is integrated into the mobile and which allows us, among other things, to pay with the mobile. The N is the NFC icona communication system that sends information in a very secure way.
That this mark appears indicates that we have the NFC chip on, and that we can pay using the mobile (if we have configured it) or perform any of the functions that this feature offers us. If we want to leave it on there will be no problems with power consumption or battery, but it can be disabled in the settings. If we pay with the mobile, it is better to leave it on. And if that worries you, pay with your mobile is safer than with your credit card.
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Indeed, it is possible to know if a mobile has NFC or not simply by looking in the corresponding configuration section, or in the notification panel, although it is not always there. Some brands include this sign behindlike Sony, but it’s not usual.
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There are many applications that allow the use of this chip, but the best known is Google Wallet, which allows us to pay with our mobile phones, save our transport tickets, use store and supermarket membership cards, etc. In the future this chip will surely have a lot to say when the mobile is our DNI, but there is still a long way to go.
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