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Smart Card Emulator

Use your phone as contact-less smart card
The Android Smart Card Emulator allows the emulation of a contact-less smart
card. The emulator uses Android's HCE to fetch process APDUs from a NFC reader.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 3.5 (8) suggested Added on Jun 27, 2022

    This version requires Android 4.4 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • pair with Bluetooth devices
      Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
    • access Bluetooth settings
      Allows the app to configure the local Bluetooth phone, and to discover and pair with remote devices.
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • control Near Field Communication
      Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.
    • com.samsung.WATCH_APP_TYPE.Companion
    • com.samsung.accessory.permission.ACCESSORY_FRAMEWORK
    • com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
    • com.samsung.wmanager.ENABLE_NOTIFICATION

    Download APK 2.2 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.0 (2) - Added on May 13, 2016

    This version requires Android 4.4 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • control Near Field Communication
      Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.

    Download APK 2.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.0 (1) - Added on Mar 12, 2015

    This version requires Android 4.4 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • control Near Field Communication
      Allows the app to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, cards, and readers.

    Download APK 1.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log