You can tap and pay for purchases at retailers that accept contactless payments.
Important: Some of these steps only work on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Turn on NFC (Near Field Communication)
Important: If you don't see the NFC setting, your phone doesn't have NFC. You won't be able to use contactless payments.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Connected devices
Connection preferences
- Turn on Use NFC.
Connection preferences Manage apps that use contactless payments
- Make sure contactless payments is turned on.
- Open the app that you want to use for contactless payments.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Connected devices
- Tap Contactless payments
- Pick your default payment app.
Tip: To show in Settings, your payment apps must work with contactless payments. Money transfer apps don't work with contactless payments. You can find payment apps on Google Play or in the Play Store app .
Fix unwanted card reading that blocks contactless payments
If your contactless payments app won't work and your battery drains quickly, check if your phone is close to a payment card or other item with an NFC chip. For example, if you use a wallet-style phone case with payment cards in it, remove the case and see if that solves the issue.
If your phone's NFC sensor is near a payment card or other item with an NFC chip, your phone's sensor will continually try to work with that chip.
We recommend that you use a case designed for your phone's model, even if another case seems to fit.
Turn off contactless payments
Important: Turning off NFC also turns off other features that use NFC.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Connected devices
- Turn off Use NFC.