diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/assets.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/assets.ts
index 3ea97af35b1..6dccf9dc05d 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/assets.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/assets.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ export const EDITIONS_CROSSWORD_SCRIPT = getScriptRegex(
 
 export const generateScriptTags = (scripts: string[]): string[] =>
 	scripts.filter(isString).map((script) => {
+		// Fix to run enable Bridget on local Android emulator
+		if (isDev ?? script.match(APPS_SCRIPT)) {
+			return [
+				`<script type="module" src="${script}"></script>`,
+				`<script type="module" src="${script.replace(
+					'localhost',
+					'10.0.2.2',
+				)}"></script>`,
+			].join('\n');
+		}
+
 		if (
 			script.match(WEB) ??
 			script.match(WEB_VARIANT_SCRIPT) ??
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/server/server.dev.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/server/server.dev.ts
index 134f284341e..4a6aa2d25f2 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/server/server.dev.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/server/server.dev.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const FRONT_URL = /^\/[a-z-/]+(?<!\.css)$/;
 const TAG_PAGE_URL = /^\/(tone|series|profile)\/[a-z-]+/;
 /** assets are paths like /assets/index.xxx.js */
 const ASSETS_URL = /^assets\/.+\.js/;
+/** android app requests to /json/version and /json/list */
+const JSON_URL = /\/json\//;
 
 //editionalise front url to uk
 const editionalisefront = (url: string): string => {
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ const redirects: Handler = (req, res, next) => {
 
 	// Do not redirect assets urls
 	if (req.url.match(ASSETS_URL)) return next();
+	// Do not redirect android /json/ requests
+	if (req.url.match(JSON_URL)) return next();
 
 	if (req.url.match(ARTICLE_URL) ?? req.url.match(CROSSWORD_URL)) {
 		const url = new URL(req.url, 'https://www.theguardian.com/').toString();