However, it seems NFC — the tech responsible for contactless payments and quick data transfers — is about to become a Mainline module in Android 15. This was hinted at a while back, but now Rahman states he’s got some solid evidence of it.
This NFC change is a good thing because it shows Google is determined to streamline updates and the fragmentation mess that Android is known for. It’s a sign that we may see even more critical parts of Android handled this way in the future. But, with Android 15 still being new, there’s been an issue with some Pixel phones where NFC has stopped working. This has, of course, caused issues with the Google Wallet app, which now prompts and gives you a choice to be your default contactless payment app.
The good news is that now Google could just as easily update the app and fix what’s broken without much fuss — or so we hope. This isn’t affecting all Pixel devices, and it is only affecting the beta testers on Android 15, so the impact should not be too great. Hopefully, you aren’t running this beta on your daily driver…right?
