Release Notes
This page documents notable changes for each release.
Removal of NFC Functionality
The Anyline Mobile SDK previously supported reading ID information from NFC chips embedded in passports and ID cards. This feature was last available in Mobile SDK version 53.3.0 and has been discontinued in subsequent versions. For further inquiries, please contact your Anyline representative or visit Anyline Support. |
[54.2.1] - 2024-10-18
This minor release improves the accuracy of the Vertical Container Scanner.
Fixed
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[Container Scanner] This release fixes an issue where vertical container numbers starting with the characters OTPU where scanned incorrectly.
Added
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[Universal ID] Added support for new layout: Austrian family member’s residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel).
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 54.2.0: Release Notes
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iOS 54.2.1: Release Notes
[54.0.0] - 2024-09-06
Changed
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[Universal ID] Supported Mexican ID Layouts (MX_IDC_O_R272_F, MX_IDC_O_R273_F) now scan faster compared to the previous version.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 54.0.0: Release Notes
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iOS 54.0.0: Release Notes
[53.3.0] - 2024-08-14
This minor release adds new functionality to our License Plate Scanner, improves the accuracy of US License Plate Scanner and adds the ability to associate related scanning workflows through a single "correlation id".
Changed
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[License Plate] This release improves the overall accuracy of the license plate identifier and state information on US license plates.
Added
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[License Plate] This release adds the possibility to scan the Visual Inspection Sticker (VIS/"TÜV Plakette") on german license plates.
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You can now pass an optional parameter
String? initializationParams
to methodstartScanning()
. This object lets you set acorrelationId
value which would be used in subsequent scans. Please note that correlation ID needs to be in the UUIDv4 format. For example:
startScanning(configJson, "{'correlationId': '0d4e794b-272f-45f4-b8ca-07dd84975a7d'}")
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 53.3.0: Release Notes
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iOS 53.3.0: Release Notes
[53.0.0] - 2024-07-29
This major release delivers compliance to the new ScanViewConfig JSON Schemas. The integrator will be notified with the issue related to fields under the configuration file. Also, the visual feedback positioning has been fixed for Japanese Landing Permission.
If you find that your use case (ScanViewConfig) does not work anymore after upgrading to 53.0.0, please compare your ScanViewConfigs with the ones provided in our Developer Examples on Github. Additionally, consider looking into our guidance on how to Construct your ScanViewConfig (on Android or iOS). |
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 53.0.0: Release Notes
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iOS 53.0.0: Release Notes
Fixed
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[Japanese Landing Permission] This release fixes an issue where scanning Japanese Landing Permission slips would show a displacement of the visual feedback.
Changed
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[SDK] All ScanViewConfigs passed are now validated against a JSON schema. This will result in earlier detection of any problems with the config.
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The following ScanViewConfigs have been updated to be compliant with the new ScanViewConfig JSON Schemas. If you find that you were using these as a basis for your ScanViewConfig, it is recommended that you compare your ScanViewConfig with the changes in the following files on our Developer Examples on Github.
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JapaneseLandingPermissionConfig.json
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SerialNumberConfig.json
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SerialScanningConfig.json
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UniversalIdConfig.json
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[52.0.1] - 2024-06-13
This major release delivers enhanced reliability in poor or no connection scenarios, with no breaking changes. It improves the reliability and accuracy of the advanced barcode reader, fixes a problem with continuously high CPU usage (under certain circumstances) and adds customizable attributes for the UI Feedback preset for TIN scanning, as well as security enhancements to file integrity. This release also improves the accuracy of the Tire Identification Number (DOT) scanner.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 52.0.1: Release Notes
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iOS 52.0.1: Release Notes
Changed
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[General] Technical improvement for handling network connections, such that bad internet connectivity does not impact the UI when scanning.
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[Android] [Barcode] This release improves the reliability of scanning torn or broken barcodes with the advanced barcode reader.
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[Android] [Barcode] Occasionally devices with less capable cameras struggled with dense barcodes. We have improved the accuracy on those cameras.
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[Tire] This release improves the overall accuracy of the Tire Identification Number (DOT) Scanner. This is especially targeting tire numbers with wider spaces (e.g. some Yokohama tires) between individual parts.
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[Breaking] The UI Feedback preset
tin_custom_v1
has been replaced bytin_with_instruction_overlay_image_text_sound_feedback
, which includes additional attributes. If you are currently using thetin_custom_v1
preset, please make sure you follow its correct usage.
Fixed
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[Android] [Barcode] Sometimes coordinates reported by the advanced barcode reader were inaccurate. The SDK now reports barcode coordinates more reliably.
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[iOS] When stopping the scan plugin without stopping the scan view camera as well, some users continuously experienced 100% CPU usage on their devices. This release fixes this issue.
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[iOS] In recent releases the beep sound (when configured) could not be heard after a successful scan. This release fixes this issue.
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[General] This release fixes an issue where bad internet connectivity would lead to freezes and occasional crashes when finishing a scan.
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[Japanese Landing Permissions] This release fixes an issue where parts of previous results show up in later results
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[Vehicle Registration Certificate] This release fixes a crash, that sometimes happens during scanning.
[51.4.0] - 2024-03-26
This minor release adds functionality for our cross-platform solutions.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 51.4.0: Release Notes
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iOS 51.4.0: Release Notes
[51.3.1] - 2024-02-21
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific release notes for details.
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Android 51.3.1: Release Notes
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iOS 51.3.1: Release Notes
[51.2.2] - 2024-01-15
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific changelogs for details.
Changed
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[Android] If you use a local implementation of the Anyline Plugin for Flutter instead of the pub.dev dependency, to ensure uninterrupted access to the Mobile SDK for Android dependency, please update the SDK URL in your build.gradle files. Specifically, you need to replace the existing Maven repository URL:
maven { url 'https://anylinesdk.blob.core.windows.net/maven/' }
with the new URL:
maven { url 'https://mobile-sdk-android.anyline.io/release/' }
[51.1.0] - 2023-10-12
[51.0.1] - 2023-09-25
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for Flutter includes the necessary platform-specific Mobile SDKs as part of the package. Please consult the platform-specific changelogs for details.
Fixed
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[Android] crashes on Samsung A13 and potentially other phones in Universal Serial Number, Container, and other scanners
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Fixed bug preventing validationRegex to work for European License Plate Scanner.
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[Meter] Fixed a bug that resulted in the MULTI_FIELD_DIGITAL_METER scan mode to return empty positions and values
Added
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[ID] plugin config parameter to enable face detection
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[MRZ] plugin config parameter to enable face detection
Changed
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[Breaking] Face Detection feature for
ID
andMRZ
is now optional. To turn on this feature, refer to thefaceDetectionEnabled
plugin config parameter ofuniversalIdConfig
ormrzConfig
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[ID] plugin config property
scanOption
inuniversalIdField
to string type enum -
[Vehicle Registration Certificate] plugin config property
scanOption
invehicleRegistrationCertificateField
to string type enum -
[Japanese Landing Permission] plugin config property
scanOption
injapaneseLandingPermissionConfigFieldOption
to string type enum -
Remap “DCT” (customerGivenNames) keyword to firstName and middleName fields in AAMVA PDF417 result
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Improved support for damaged CODE-128 barcodes
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[Tire] Changed tireAgeInYearsRoundedDown type from string to int
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Improved network connection handling in low bandwidth environments
[48.0.1] - 2023-06-23
Breaking Changes
This release introduces fundamental changes & improvements to how the Anyline SDK works. To upgrade from a prior SDK version to version 54.2.1, check out the migration guide. |
Document Scanner Support Dropped
As of Anyline v43, the Document Scanner plugin has been removed and the feature will no longer be supported. |
Added
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[Barcode] Added
base64value
to barcode object in the barcode result -
[Barcode] Added AAMVA parsed results for PDF417 barcodes found on driving licenses
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[ID] Added the following layouts for American ID cards
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US-CO_DVL_0_R421_F
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US-NV_DVL_O_R421_F
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US-NV_IDC_O_R421_F
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US-OK_DVL_O_R421_F
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[ID] Restructured ID results in a way that every field can contain date- & multi-language information
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[Meter] Added functionality to define a maximum number of decimal digits for the
AUTO_ANALOG_DIGITAL_METER
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[Tire] Added new Tire Make scanner supporting 49 manufacturers
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[Tire] Added
productionDate
,tireAgeInYearsRoundedDown
,resultPrettified
to TIN result -
[Tire] Added option to disable production date validation for TIN
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[Tire] Added tire size specification fields to scan result
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[Universal ID] Added new templates for Latin script:
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BE_IDC_O_10002_F
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PL_IDC_O_05001_F
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BW_DVL_O_01001_F_v2
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MZ_DVL_O_R500_F
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Fixed
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[ID] Fixed a bug where the MRZ scanner would not recognize 'H' on mexican ID’s
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[Barcode] Fix crash on missing barcode result
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[Barcode] Fixes a bug where barcode was not able to handle some unicode symbols
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[License Plate] Fix brightness based auto-flash mode
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[License Plate] Fixed a bug that prevented license plates from Ireland from scanning
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[License Plate] Fixed a bug where an exception would be thrown when a country was scanned which was not part of the country list of result schema
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[License Plate] Fixed a bug where an exception would be thrown when a country was scanned which was not part of the country list of result schema
Changed
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Updated configuration JSON structure
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The
modes
segmented control config element has been replaced byviewConfigs
element in thesegmentConfig
JSON structure
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Updated scan result JSON structure
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Updated reduce SDK size script: use
anyline-retain-assets-pattern
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[Barcode] The coordinates in the barcode result are now relative to the full image instead of the scanned region
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[ID] Improved performance for ID scanning
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[ID] Improved accuracy scanning Turkish IDs
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[License Plate] Removed list of European countries from result schema
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[OCR]
ocrConfig
now usesmodels
instead ofmodel
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[Tire] Improved accuracy and smaller SDK size for Universal TIN
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[Tire] Validation regex is now configurable from
pluginConfig
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[Tire] Improved accuracy for TIN/DOT recognition & detection
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[Tire] Improved the scanning experience of the Tire Make scanner
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[Tire] Default
upsideDown
value is now AUTO (Tire Identification Number, Tire Size, Tire Make, Commercial Tire ID) -
[Universal ID] Modified templates for Latin script:
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DE_IDC_O_02004_F
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BW_DVL_O_01001_F
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DE_DVL_O_02006-02003-02002-02001_F
(errors reading names in German driving licenses)
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[Universal ID] Improved lower-case field recognition
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[Universal ID] Improved scan robustness for AT and DE DVL layouts
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[Universal ID] default minimum confidence for fields is now set to 60