Enable NFC in Settings. NFC must be enabled on your Android phone in order to read or write NFC tags. To check and enable NFC on your Android phone, follow these steps: 1. Open the Settings app and go to .I'm still having issues with this, I either get "unsupported tag api" or "error: java.io.ioexception" when I try to tap the NFC to transfer contact card information from the HiHello app. NFC is .