New "N" icon next to wifi activated icon

[martin124]

A new icon next to the WiFi activated connected suddenly appeared. It is a capital N but on the lower left side are 3 quarter circles ie like a wifi symbol & I am not sure why it is showing. My default home page on the internet is BBC & I thought that may be it was something to do with that as it was down for the last few days. But it is up & running now & the icon is still there. The N icon only shows when I connect my phone to my wifi at home. The phone says its connected to the wifi (message re the same) & indeed the wifi direct symbol is on with the arows flickering away. It also stays on even though I am right next to the wifi. I have had the phone for 2 months or so & it never used to show this symbol. The wifi at home has not changed & works normally with all other devices. Thanks

 

[TheDroidKid]

I'm pretty sure that is the NFC (Near Field Communication) icon meaning you have NFC turned on. See image below, is that the icon?

 

[martin124]

Yes that is exactly the icon I was trying to describe. It suddenly disappeared but what I would like to know is what it means and how come it appeared etc. Thanks for your troubles

 

[jmagid51]

Did you by chance accidentally turn it on in settings. I have mine turned as I use Isis Wallet which requires it. If you have no apps that require it, it's best turned off.

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[milehigherik]

My NFC icon looks different. Maybe a different carrier has a different icon? AT&T S5 Active here.

 

[Byron 5]

A new icon next to the WiFi activated connected suddenly appeared. It is a capital N but on the lower left side are 3 quarter circles ie like a wifi symbol & I am not sure why it is showing. My default home page on the internet is BBC & I thought that may be it was something to do with that as it was down for the last few days. But it is up & running now & the icon is still there. The N icon only shows when I connect my phone to my wifi at home. The phone says its connected to the wifi (message re the same) & indeed the wifi direct symbol is on with the arows flickering away. It also stays on even though I am right next to the wifi. I have had the phone for 2 months or so & it never used to show this symbol. The wifi at home has not changed & works normally with all other devices. Thanks

NFC maybe?

 

[martin124]

Defo NFC & yep now found out how to turn it off - I must have accidentally turned it on at some point. Thanks to all who have replied

 

[Anne Hammond]

Hi I have this icon also. Now turned off ??????

 

[XRosX]

Could someone tell me how I can disable the N please

 

[ironass]

Could someone tell me how I can disable the N please

Turn off NFC in...

Settings > NFC

 

[naomi giles]

Thank you!

 

[miwolvo]

Registered an account just to say ty to my man, cheers buddy

 

[Szuszu123]

A new icon next to the WiFi activated connected suddenly appeared. It is a capital N but on the lower left side are 3 quarter circles ie like a wifi symbol & I am not sure why it is showing. My default home page on the internet is BBC & I thought that may be it was something to do with that as it was down for the last few days. But it is up & running now & the icon is still there. The N icon only shows when I connect my phone to my wifi at home. The phone says its connected to the wifi (message re the same) & indeed the wifi direct symbol is on with the arows flickering away. It also stays on even though I am right next to the wifi. I have had the phone for 2 months or so & it never used to show this symbol. The wifi at home has not changed & works normally with all other devices. Thanks

The NFC is great if you want to use your phone to control a TV or something.

 

[Surendran Nair]

This icon meant for NFC. Putting NFC allows data exchange when your phone touches another device. You can easily put the NFC off in the 'Settings" .