SkieCan Skie turn off NFC on managed devices?
Yes. Turning off NFC is an optional Skie protection using an Android restriction on the near-field radio, and it is off by default. It stops tap-to-share and tap-to-pay style features. Use it where devices should not exchange data by touching, or where NFC is simply not needed.
NFC lets two devices, or a device and a tag, exchange small amounts of data when they are close. It is used for contactless payments, transit cards, tag reading and quick pairing. On a managed tablet, most of those are not relevant, and some, such as tag-triggered actions, are an unneeded surface.
Skie applies the NFC restriction as the device owner. The radio is switched off and cannot be turned on from Settings or the quick panel. Where a device has no NFC hardware, nothing changes.
It is optional because a few schools do use NFC, for example to tap in for attendance or to scan tags in a lab. If you are not sure, check with the staff who run those systems before turning it on. Skie does not provide NFC attendance itself.
Look at it in the same group as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct, each with its own entry. They are the short-range routes by which devices can talk to each other without the school network.
The admin sees one toggle in the hardening section. The state is read back from Android after each apply and counted in the compliance score. Practical tip: for exam groups, include NFC in the same set as camera, screenshots and Bluetooth. For general learning groups, leave it off unless you have a reason.