Apparatus and methods for recordation of device history across multiple software emulations

A method for tracking usage of hardware specific features, the method comprising:

• loading an emulator with a first emulation program, wherein the emulation program monitors usage of at least one hardware specific attribute within a primary device history;
• storing the at least one hardware specific attribute in a secondary device history;
• and
• responsive to a request to load a subsequent emulation program:
• loading the emulator with the subsequent emulation program, and
• preloading, from the second device history, a hardware specific attribute that corresponds to the stored at least one hardware specific attribute.

A wireless apparatus, comprising:

• one or more wireless interfaces;
• a secure element, comprising an emulator configured to execute one or more emulation programs, wherein each of the one or more emulation programs is configured to monitor at least one hardware specific attribute in a device history that corresponds to the emulation program;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• responsive to a request to load the emulator with a first emulation program, preload:
• a first hardware specific attribute from the device history that corresponds to the first emulation program, and
• a second hardware specific attribute from a device history that corresponds to one of the one or more emulation programs that is different from the first emulation program, wherein the first hardware specific attribute correlates to the second hardware specific attribute;
• and
• update the first hardware specific attribute based on the second hardware specific attribute.