48157. What is S Beam, and how do I use it?
Page 1. S Beam
S Beam
The S Beam application builds on the functionality of the Android Beam™ feature in Android™. It allows you to easily share content with others using NFC and Wi-Fi Direct™. Sharing content with S Beam is fast and easy.
Turning on S Beam
Before you can use the S Beam feature, you will need to turn it on. To turn S Beam on:
- From the Home screen, touch Menu
> Settings 
> More settings. - Touch S Beam, and then touch the slider
to turn S Beam on 
.
- Follow the same steps on the device you want to share the content with.
Sharing Content with S Beam
When S Beam is turned on in both devices, sharing content with S Beam is easy:
- Open the content you want to share. You can share pictures, videos, contacts, web page links, even links to an application on Google Play™ Store. To share a link to an application, open the application and follow the steps below.
- Touch the devices together, back to back.
- On the device you are sending the content from, the screen will show Touch to beam. Touch the content on the screen to begin the beaming process.
- When prompted, separate the two devices and the content will begin to transfer.
- When the transfer is complete, the content will be shown on the receiving device's screen.
Note: Both devices must be active — they cannot be in the lock screen or screen off mode — before the S Beam connection can be made. When the device's screen is locked or off, the NFC communication is turned off as part of the device's security features.