WifiTap WiFi NFC was a tools app developed by Andreas Rossbacher. It was removed from Google Play Jan 12, 2018 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
WifiTap WiFi NFC had been downloaded 22 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
WifiTap WiFi NFC was rated 3.69 out of 5 stars, based on 140 ratings.
App Information
WifiTap WiFi NFC was free to download. The APK download size was 65.90 kB. The last available version was 1.6. The last update was on December 4, 2013.
Technical Requirements
WifiTap WiFi NFC required Android 2.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Unrated Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play June 2011.
Description
Ever been at a friends house and wanted to use his Wi-Fi? It's a hassle to enter the Wi-Fi credentials and most of the time your friend might not even know them anymore.
With this app installed you can just hold your mobile device close to a NFC Tag your friend placed at his homes entrance or anywhere else inside. The network stored on the tag will then automatically be added to your list of known networks and an attempt to connect to it will be started. No click required. The app does not even have to be started.
If you don't have NFC tags you can generate a QR code and use any QR code reader in the market to read the data. As long as WiFi Tap is installed it will handle that data when opened and add the WiFi to the list of known networks.
The app processes URIs in the format of wifi://[network ssid]/[wep|wpa|open]/[network key]
To write a Wi-Fi configuration to any compatible NFC tag this app has an easy to use interface, which lets you do that. Just start it via the launcher. For tag types I recommend “Mifare Ultralight (C)” tags. They are cheap and have enough space for storing Wi-Fi data. They can also be made read only (coming in a future version of this app)
Recent changes: 1.5: - Crash fixes - Connect to network if scanning already known network 1.6: - On ICS also write AAR (Android Application Record) to tag so that when scanning the tag the user will be sent to the Play Store to install the app if not installed. - Use light theme - Bug fixes
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★★★★★
Works great, but I have a suggestion... The app works as intended once I have a tag created. However, the app's built-in tag creator could use at least one improvement: I found out that if I create a multi-record tag, I can have a single tag that goes to the app's Play Store listing if the app isn't already installed or connects to the specified network if it's already on the phone. This way, anyone with an NFC-enabled Android phone can use the tag whether they have the app already or not (which solves an issue that another reviewer brought up before). I would love to see this done automatically by this app. For those wanting to do the same thing right now, you can use the NFC Developer app from the Play Store. Download it, then go to ndefeditor.com. Make a URI record with the format used by the app (wifi://[ssid]/[encryption]/[password]) and an Android Application record with the app's id (com.wifitap.android). Create the QR code, scan it in the app, and write to the tag. It works perfectly on my Nexus 4.
★★★★★
Works a treat! Simple, fast, will even write the NFC tag for you. One nice point is that it doesn't require any permissions other than for the wifi connections.
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work with HTC One (M7) After storing my network and writing it to a tag, the app automatically crashes at every attempt to tap the tag, making it impossible to connect to the network.
★★☆☆☆
Pointless Unless your guests have this app installed on there phone this is pointless as all it does is direct them to play store to install the app! This is not much use if your not connected to the Internet in the first place! I have tried many of these NFC apps and so far all have the same limitation completely defeats the object.
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