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Good point. I find this is a problem when I'm somewhere new and I'm not used to their point-of-sale device. But (like many people I assume) I make many of my p
by oldandboring 3y ago
Good point. I find this is a problem when I'm somewhere new and I'm not used to their point-of-sale device. But (like many people I assume) I make many of my purchases at the same few spots (grocery store etc) and I know where to tap for those.
- cptskippy 3y agoI drove to the grocery store yesterday and realized that I forgot my wallet. I decided to gamble that Tap-to-Pay was available and would work. I was able to complete my purchase but not before playing the where to tap game. I think my Android phone's NFC coil is smack in the middle, which requires moving my hand from a cupping to clawing hold while keeping the screen on and not touching it. Then slowly rubbing it around the POS terminal starting first with the Tap-to-Pay logo until the screen on my phone indicates it's talking. Android manufacturers really need to work on the placement of NFC coils. Since cameras are on the top right corner of the phone, they should place the coils in the top left. I know Apple's coil is near the top but I've never used an iPhone for T2P so I'm not sure how much that improves the experience. Knowing Apple it's better, I can't imagine they could find a way to make it worse.