NFC Easy Connect is an Android app developed by Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc. (2-10-1 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. 141-8610 Japan). Others apps created by Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc. are: SongPal, Fiestable, Sony | Headphones Connect, Video & TV SideView : Remote.

NFC Easy Connect first became available on 28 Sep 2012. It is estimated that NFC Easy Connect has been downloaded between 5000000 and 10000000 times from the Play Store.

NFC Easy Connect 1.0.02 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.

Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.

Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents. These are broadcasts whose data is held by the system after being finished, so that clients can quickly retrieve that data without having to wait for the next broadcast.

Allows an application to modify global audio settings.

Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.

Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.