# iso8583.info HCE bridge

> Host Card Emulation bridge to iso8583.info service

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.iso8583.hcebridge](https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.iso8583.hcebridge)

## Overview

- **ID:** `info.iso8583.hcebridge`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aleksandr Shevelev
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 7,752
- **Rating:** 4.22 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-21
- **First published:** 2019-06-02
- **Publisher country:** LU
- **Size:** 2.85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.iso8583.hcebridge)
- **Website:** [https://iso8583.info/hcebridge/](https://iso8583.info/hcebridge/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://iso8583.info/about\_hce/](https://iso8583.info/about_hce/)

## Description

iso8583.info HCE bridge is an Android application that serves as a Host Card Emulation tool to test card profiles supported by iso8583.info service. It simulates all six EMV Contactless Kernels scenarios and manages card-terminal APDU interchanges for various card schemes including MasterCard, Visa, American Express, JCB, Diners/Discover, and UnionPay. The app includes contactless test card profiles for payment terminal application development, testing, or integration, with a detailed history of APDU command/response exchanges parsed according to card scheme specifications.

## Rankings

- #617,807 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `info.iso8583.hcebridge.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.iso8583.hcebridge)