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Communicate with NewPOS terminal via HCE (NFC)

i have question about compatibility of HCE technology (Host Card Emulation NFC) and NewPos (POS technology) terminals.

According to Google HCE documentation - it supports only ISO/IEC 7816-4 specification.

Source: developer.android.com

NewPos terminals (we got NewPos 8110 series) supports this:

Mifire classic, Mifire Ultralight, Mifire DESFire, ISO 14443 A & B, SONY FeliCa.

Source: www.newpostech.com

Does that mean there is no way to use Android-phone (v4.4 with HCE support) to communicate with NewPos 8110 terminal through NFC?

Solution

  • I tested this situation by myself (with Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, Android 4.4 with HCE). Results are:

    1. NewPos 8110 terminal detects phone as a smart card;
    2. Contacless card readers (like OMNI, ACR etc.) detect phone as a card, but card type is unknown and UID is not generated (it is how HCE work).