Your application can check whether a device supports HCE by checking for the {@link android.content.pm.PackageManager#FEATURE_NFC_HOST_CARD_EMULATION} feature. You should use the -{@code <uses-feature>} tag in the manifest of your application to declare that your app +{@code <uses-feature>} tag in the manifest of your application to declare that your app uses the HCE feature, and whether it is required for the app to function or not.