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A customer reports that an Android phone will not allow the use of contactless electronic payment. Which of the following needs to be enabled to resolve the issue?
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Discussion
Option C-NFC. Cleanly written question, really zero ambiguity here.
Option C Most practice questions and the official guide make it clear you need NFC enabled for contactless payments.
Most practice exams and the CompTIA A+ book highlight C for this.
C imo, NFC's what actually enables the phone to do tap-to-pay. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi aren't used for secure payments like this, they're a common trap in practice sets. Not totally impossible to confuse if you just see 'wireless.' Anyone think something else fits?
Its D. Bluetooth supports wireless connections, and some payment readers use it, so I think enabling Bluetooth might solve the contactless issue. Not totally sure if this is what they meant but looks possible. Anyone else see a similar question with D before?
C tbh, Wi-Fi is a common trap here but NFC is needed for Android contactless payments. Seen similar in practice tests.
Yeah, it's C. Contactless payments on Android use NFC by default, not Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Unless we're talking about a very niche setup (like an accessory or non-standard reader), enabling NFC is what fixes this. Pretty sure that's what CompTIA wants here, but let me know if you disagree!
Yeah, it's gotta be C for standard Android payments.
If the scenario mentioned a wearable or older Samsung MST, I'd be less sure C is right. But for standard Android, NFC (C) is needed. Anyone spot a situation where Bluetooth (D) flips the answer here?
C vs D? Have seen D picked on some practice sets for wireless payments, makes sense if reader is Bluetooth-based.
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