S Beam; Nearby Devices - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

S Beam

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
phones back-to-back.
S Beam uses your phone's NFC (Near Field Communication)
feature 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 or videos from,
or songs from Music player. Just bring the devices together
(typically back to back), and tap the screen.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings More settings.
2. Touch NFC to turn NFC On. NFC must be turned On to
use S Beam.
3. Touch S Beam; then touch
or Off.
Note: If you turn on S Beam, NFC is automatically turned On.
Menu; then select
to turn S Beam On

Nearby devices

Share files with nearby devices using DLNA (Digital Living
Network Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi.
To share with nearby devices, 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.
Important! Use care when enabling file sharing for nearby
devices. When enabled, other devices can access
data on your device.
Turning File sharing On or Off
1. From the Home screen, touch
Settings More settings
2. Touch File sharing and check the box to turn on.
Menu; then select
Nearby Devices.
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