NFC icon flickering on HTC One - How to disable NFC?

[Anonymous]

Hello I am using a HTC One_M8.  I would like to turn off NFC - because I don't use it and the icon incessantly flickers at the top of the screen. 

Many of the google articles say that you should go into....settings.....more.....and then turn off NFC.  *however* this option seems to be disabled, perhaps by O2.

If anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Best wishes Rob

[MI5]

No, O2 would not disable NFC.
If you can't turn it off it would suggest a software issue with the phone.
Do you actually see the NFC option?

[Anonymous]

Hi thanks for the quick response.  under settings...more I can see the NFC option however it is greyed out and set to ON.  And therefore I don't have the option to turn it to OFF.  I am not sure whether o2 have done this, or perhaps there could be a dependency from another app or service which I would need to disable first.  However for the moment as mentioned it is greyed out and cannot be disabled.  The phone otherwise works perfectly

[MI5]

Yes it does sound like something else is controlling it independently of the phones main setting.
What other apps have you got that have access to NFC control?

[Bambino · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous As @MI5 has said, it's very doubtful that it would have anything to do with O2. Your best option would be to contact HTC support directly. http://www.htc.com/uk/contact/phone/

[Marjo]

Hey @Anonymous did you manage to find out the solution to turn the icon off? Would be interesting to hear back from you on how it went!