NFC sharing between Windows Phone 8 and Android

Windows Phone 8 introduces NFC (near-field communication) support to the platform, allowing small packets of data to be shared past belongings two supporting WP8 devices back to back. The new NFC-based "tap + send" feature enables Windows Phone eight devices to share web URLs, contact data and more with some other telephone in close proximity.

But considering information technology's a multi-platform standard, many of these features piece of work but fine between Windows Phone 8 and NFC-enabled Android phones, as you'll encounter in our demo video below.

We tried bouncing web pages and contacts back and along between a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and an HTC 8X, and were able to do then without a hint of trouble. Unfortunately, NFC file transfers remain off-limits for the time being, so if you want to share photos over NFC, it's strictly Windows-to-Windows or Android-to-Android.

Check out our quick video demo beneath to larn more.

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