What is this ICS Icon?

CeruChick · July 16th, 2012, 10:41 AM

I updated my Note to ICS and now I have a mysterious icon I cannot figure out...

Okay well I can't post a picture due to the forum restrictions so I will do my best to describe the icon that is in my notification bar:

It is a N with a blue wifi symbol on the bottom left-hand corner of it (hiding part of the N)
It is right-aligned in my notification bar (meaning right next to my "silent mode" icon and network bars, etc)

I have no idea what this icon is for or what functionality it serves - I can't find a setting to toggle it on or off. Does anyone know what it is or what its for?

Any info will be great! Thanks!

CeruChick · July 16th, 2012, 11:29 AM

Found it!

It is the icon for NFC (the sharing of stuff between phones by tapping them together)

For anyone else confused, you can turn it on/off by:
Settings -> Wireless and Network -> More... --> NFC toggle

Pinmac1 · July 16th, 2012, 02:19 PM

I don't have an NFC setting on my Note?

sgtbilko80 · July 17th, 2012, 02:04 PM

Neither do I. Is this on 4.04?

zc1 · July 17th, 2012, 02:25 PM

International version of the Note (N7000) says 'NFC Optional' according to GSM Arena. The North American Version (i717 w/ LTE) has NFC. I don't have any experience with the international version so I can't speak to the truth of those specs. Do some of the international Notes have NFC an some not?

touringhaggis · July 18th, 2012, 12:58 AM

As far as I know the international Note lacks NFC capability, although you can add it by purchasing extra hardware that plugs into the sd card slot. Not that I have, since I have not found a need for the feature.

Regards,
Eric Ritchie.