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INTRODUCING

THE TAP TEE

Tap the NFC chip with your smartphone to launch a website, an app, a video or a social media post programmed with your unique experience.

The Tap Tee is a revolutionary t-shirt that features an NFC chip on the left sleeve, allowing customers to connect with a personalized digital experience with a simple tap of their phone.

Link your apparel with the digital world.

  • Target your market.

    There are endless marketing and promo opportunities.

  • Assemble your digital media.

    Build out your digital experience, which can evolve over time.

  • Program the chip.

    Using the Threadfast NFC Connect app, easily program the chip in seconds.

  • Style number 180NFC

  • Unisex Short-Sleeve Crew Neck, Side-seamed, Tearaway Label

  • 100% Combed Ring Spun Cotton, 32 singles, 4.3 oz

  • Sizes XS - 4XL

  • NFC Chip on left sleeve, 23mmx23mm

  • Machine washable and decorator-friendly

  • Easy to program using our TFA NFC Connect App

HOW IT WORKS

Simply tap the tag with your NFC reader.

A pop-up window will open.

Tap on the window to load the URL.

GOT YOUR TEES? GET THE NFC CONNECT APP to program

  • iPhone

    iPhone users can download the TFA NFC Connect app from the Apple app store at no cost. Click the button below to take you directly to the app.

  • Android

    Android users don't need to download an application. Simply click the link and the NFC Connect app will open directly on your browser.

4 Simple Steps to PROGRAM YOUR TAP TEES

After you've downloaded the NFC App onto your iPhone or gone to the NFC Connect URL on your Android, follow these easy steps to program your Tap Tees to your own new experience.

01. Log in

Log in to NFC Connect App with the provided username and password.


Android users can access the App through this link. It will open on your browser.


New user? Request credentials here

02. Add URL

Use the 'paste from clipboard' function to add the full URL you want to direct your chip to.


TIP:

Make sure to copy the entire URL including https:// or http://

03. Capture Tag ID

Start capturing each sleeve tag using the 'Capture now' button.


When your phone is ready to scan, bring the NFC reader part of your phone to the sleeve tag.


Continue capturing as many t-shirt tags as you need to program.


Not sure where the reader on your phone is? See here.

04. Save

Make sure you have captured as many tags as you have t-shirts.


The tally will give you total tags captured.


To finalize simply tap 'Save'.

VIDEO LIBRARY

The Tap Tee possibilities are endless.

Tap to enter. Tap to discover. Tap to win...

Need help to fine tune your Tap Tee experience? Email us and we can brainstorm together!

WHERE IS THE NFC READER ON MY SMARTPHONE?

The NFC smartphone antenna can be positioned either on the top, middle, or bottom of the back side of the phone, and it is rarely indicated on the phone case.

Recent smartphones tend to embed their NFC antenna at the top of the device.

NFC READER POSITION BY SMARTPHONE MODEL

iPhone

APPLE IPHONES

  • Ready to read iPhone Models:
  • iPhone XS, XS Max, XR
  • 11, 11 PRO / MAX, SE (2nd Gen)
  • 12, 12 PRO /MAX, 12 Mini
  • 13, 13 PRO / MAX, 13 Mini
  • Read NFC Tags at top of of the phone
You may need to tilt your phone to the reader, so the top part of the phone is facing the reader. Pointing your phone straight at the reader, similar to how you would point a remote at a TV. 

OLDER IPHONE MODELS

  • Older model iPhones need to turn on NFC:
  • Iphone X, 8, 8+
  • Iphone 7, 7+
  • Turn NFC on by following these steps:
1.Tapping the NFC button in the control center. If you don't see the NFC button go to step 2.
2. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
3. Then select the option “Control Center”.
4. Scroll down and tap the green plus button to the left of “NFC Tag Reader”.

Samsung

Huawei

HUAWEI
  • Enable NFC on the NFC settings screen if available. This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
  • You can enable or disable NFC as follows:
  1. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, swipe down further to show all shortcut switches, then enable or disable NFC. You can touch and hold NFC to access the settings screen.
  2. Go to Settings > More connections > NFC, then enable or disable NFC.
  • The NFC reader is located near the rear camera of your phone
  • If you have an older model, find out if your phone is NFC enabled at the Huawei site.

Sony Xperia

Google Pixel

GOOGLE PIXEL
  • The NFC detection area varies depending on your model
  • Turn on NFC on your Google Pixel phone:
  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then NFC.
  3. Turn on Use NFC.
  • Important: If you don't see the NFC setting, your phone doesn't have NFC.

Motorola

LG

Nokia

HTC

HTC SMARTPHONES
  • Most HTC smartphones have the NFC reader area in the shaded area below:
  • Experiment by slightly moving the phones until a connection is made
  • To turn your NFC setting on:
  1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Settings.
  2. Tap More, and then tap the NFC On/Off switch to turn it on and off.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the Tap Tee's chip be re-programmed?

Yes. If you have the Tee in your possession  you can easily re-program to another URL following the 4 simple steps on this page. 


Once you distribute your Tap Tees, you won't be able to re-program to another URL so what we suggest is initially programming your Tap Tees to a dedicated URL within your own domain. 

This way, you can update the content in this page/URL to support the lifecycle of the product.


You can update content based on your customer's or your own strategies. Adding content through time when it makes sense. Example: update with a video for a new product launch. The next month a discount code for such product. Further on a social media campaign, etc. All designed and catered by you based on your own goals.

Does the NFC chip get damaged by washing?

No. The NFC chip has been designed and tested to survive 60 home laundry cycles with no loss of perfomance. 

Can I screen print/DTG the Tap Tee and put it through the dryer?

Yes, we've tested the chip putting it through conventional conveyor dyers as well as dryers used in DTG. The chip will survive as long as you don't use a heat press over it.

Does the Tap Tee come in other colors or styles?

Right now, the 180NFC comes in black and white. We will be adding more colors as well as additional products. So stay tuned!

How can I use the Tap Tee?

Since we've launched, we've heard some amazing ideas: charities that want to use it to land on fundraising pages, car companies that want to use it to land on new product release pages. 

We're the enablers and we leave it to you to come up with the creative ideas. 

We can't wait to see where you run with it!

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