diff --git a/nfc/api/current.txt b/nfc/api/current.txt
index 1046d8e9..9742d46 100644
--- a/nfc/api/current.txt
+++ b/nfc/api/current.txt
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@
   }
 
   public final class NfcAdapter {
-    method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.nfc_observe_mode") public boolean allowTransaction();
     method public void disableForegroundDispatch(android.app.Activity);
     method public void disableReaderMode(android.app.Activity);
-    method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.nfc_observe_mode") public boolean disallowTransaction();
     method public void enableForegroundDispatch(android.app.Activity, android.app.PendingIntent, android.content.IntentFilter[], String[][]);
     method public void enableReaderMode(android.app.Activity, android.nfc.NfcAdapter.ReaderCallback, int, android.os.Bundle);
     method public static android.nfc.NfcAdapter getDefaultAdapter(android.content.Context);
@@ -83,6 +81,7 @@
     method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_charging") public boolean isWlcEnabled();
     method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_set_discovery_tech") public void resetDiscoveryTechnology(@NonNull android.app.Activity);
     method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_set_discovery_tech") public void setDiscoveryTechnology(@NonNull android.app.Activity, int, int);
+    method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.nfc_observe_mode") public boolean setTransactionAllowed(boolean);
     field public static final String ACTION_ADAPTER_STATE_CHANGED = "android.nfc.action.ADAPTER_STATE_CHANGED";
     field public static final String ACTION_NDEF_DISCOVERED = "android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED";
     field @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NFC_PREFERRED_PAYMENT_INFO) public static final String ACTION_PREFERRED_PAYMENT_CHANGED = "android.nfc.action.PREFERRED_PAYMENT_CHANGED";
diff --git a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index 11eb97b..86bbd6a 100644
--- a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -1204,37 +1204,21 @@
         }
     }
 
-   /**
-    * Disables observe mode to allow the transaction to proceed. See
-    * {@link #isObserveModeSupported()} for a description of observe mode and
-    * use {@link #disallowTransaction()} to enable observe mode and block
-    * transactions again.
-    *
-    * @return boolean indicating success or failure.
-    */
-    @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_NFC_OBSERVE_MODE)
-    public boolean allowTransaction() {
-        try {
-            return sService.setObserveMode(false);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            attemptDeadServiceRecovery(e);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
-    * Signals that the transaction has completed and observe mode may be
-    * reenabled. See {@link #isObserveModeSupported()} for a description of
-    * observe mode and use {@link #allowTransaction()} to disable observe
-    * mode and allow transactions to proceed.
-    *
-    * @return boolean indicating success or failure.
-    */
+     * Controls whether the NFC adapter will allow transactions to proceed or be in observe mode
+     * and simply observe and notify the APDU service of polling loop frames. See
+     * {@link #isObserveModeSupported()} for a description of observe mode.
+     *
+     * @param allowed true disables observe mode to allow the transaction to proceed while false
+     *                enables observe mode and does not allow transactions to proceed.
+     *
+     * @return boolean indicating success or failure.
+     */
 
     @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_NFC_OBSERVE_MODE)
-    public boolean disallowTransaction() {
+    public boolean setTransactionAllowed(boolean allowed) {
         try {
-            return sService.setObserveMode(true);
+            return sService.setObserveMode(!allowed);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             attemptDeadServiceRecovery(e);
             return false;