Tapping vinylkey NFC with an iPhone troubleshooting

If you are having trouble tapping the vinylkey album’s embedded Near Field Communication (NFC) tag then see below for some help.

If you have an iPhone newer than iPhone 11 then there is nothing special you need to do. If you are unsure which iPhone you have then you can go to Settings > General, then tap About.

All you need to do is unlock your phone and go to the home screen, move the top of the phone edge near the center of the vinylkey album to tap the embedded NFC tag. The NFC tag can also be read through the album jacket so there is no need to remove the album.

If you have older iPhone hardware but have iOS 14 or newer then you can use the “NFC Tag Reader” function. You can use this feature by tapping the NFC button in the Control Center and then holding your iPhone near the center of the vinylkey album.

If the NFC button is not visible on your Control Center, you may need to enable it with the steps below:

• Open Settings app
• Select the option "Control Center"
• Scroll down and tap the green plus button to the left of "NFC Tag Reader"