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] - 2024-10-17
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 React Native 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
This major release removes the NFC data extraction feature and improves the performance of supported Mexican ID Layouts.
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 React Native 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] - 2024-08-16
This minor release adds the ability to associate related scanning workflows through a single "correlation ID".
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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
Added
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You can now use a new method called
setupPromiseWithInitializationParameters
in place ofsetupPromise
in order to pass in additional initialization parameters, including acorrelationId
value, which can be used to associate related scanning sessions. Please note thatcorrelationId
needs to be in the UUIDv4 format. For example:
const result = await AnylineOCR.setupPromiseWithInitializationParameters(
"{\"correlationId\": \"0d4e794b-272f-45f4-b8ca-07dd84975a7d\"}",
JSON.stringify(config),
'scan'
);
[53.2.0] - 2024-08-08
This minor release adds new functionality to our License Plate Scanner and improves the accuracy of US License Plate Scanner.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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 53.2.0: Release Notes
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iOS 53.2.0: Release Notes
[53.0.0] - 2024-07-31
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 React Native 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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OdometerConfig.js
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SerialScanningConfig.js
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TINDOTConfig.js
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UniversalIdConfig.js
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[52.0.1] - 2024-06-17
This major release delivers enhanced reliability in poor or no connection scenarios, with no breaking changes.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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.
Fixed
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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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[iOS] In recent releases the beep sound (when configured) could not be heard after a successful scan. This release fixes this issue.
[51.6.0] - 2024-05-27
This release improves the accuracy of the Tire Identification Number (DOT) scanner.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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 51.6.0: Release Notes
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iOS 51.6.0: Release Notes
[51.5.0] - 2024-05-06
This minor release 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.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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 51.5.0: Release Notes
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iOS 51.5.0: Release Notes
Changed
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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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[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.
[51.4.0] - 2024-04-08
This minor release adds functionality for our cross-platform solutions.
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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
Added
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Added a new UI Feedback Config feature with the TIN preset to be used together with the TIN/DOT scan plugin. For more information, please see UI Feedback config.
Deprecated
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Some of the previous UI elements (Android) have been deprecated and replaced by a new implementation. If you use one of the [Instruction Label, Cutout Image, or Feedback] elements please consider migrating to new UI Feedback config feature.
[51.3.1] - 2024-02-27
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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
Changed
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The Commercial Tire ID scanner couldn’t scan some tire IDs because our default validation regex was too strict. We made the regex less strict, so now users can scan a wider range of commercial tire IDs. Users will also notice an improved accuracy on all commercial tire IDs.
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[Android] If you use a local implementation of the Anyline Plugin for ReactNative instead of the npm 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/' }
[51.1.1] - 2023-10-11
Dependencies
This version of Anyline Plugin for React Native 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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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
Changed
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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
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[Tire] Improved support for wide space TINs
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[Commercial Tire ID] Improved accuracy
[50.0.0] - 2023-08-03
Added
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[ID] Added plugin config parameter to enable face detection
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[MRZ] Added plugin config parameter to enable face detection
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[Example App Android] Added RNGP (React Native Gradle Plugin) to Android project
Changed
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[ID] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "universalIdField" to string type enum -
[Vehicle Registration Certificate] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "vehicleRegistrationCertificateField" to string type enum -
[Japanese Landing Permission] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "japaneseLandingPermissionConfigFieldOption" to string type enum -
[Example App] Updated React Native version to
0.72.3
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[Example App] Updated React version to
18.2.0
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[Example App Android] Updated AGP version to
7.4.2
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[Example App Android] Updated target SDK and compile SDK versions to 33
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[Example App Android] Updated Flipper version to
0.182.0
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[Example App Android] Switched to
Expo
for building the app -
[Android] Updated AGP version to
7.4.2
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[Android] Updated Google Material design library to
1.9.0
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[Android] Update Android Anyline SDK version to
50.0.0
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[iOS] Update iOS Anyline SDK version to
50.0.0
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[Android][Breaking] The
targetSdk
version has been increased to API level 33 (Android 13). Please make sure that your app’stargetSdk
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[Android][Breaking] Face Detection feature for
ID
andMRZ
is now optional. To turn on this feature, refer to thefaceDetectionEnabled
plugin config parameter ofuniversalIdConfig
ormrzConfig
.
[48.0.1] - 2023-07-05
Changed
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[Tire] Default upsideDown value is now
AUTO
(Tire Identification Number, Tire Size, Tire Make, Commercial Tire ID) -
[Tire] Improved the scanning experience of the Tire Make scanner
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[License Plate] Removed list of European countries from result schema
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[Universal ID] default minimum confidence for fields is now set to
60
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[Universal ID] Improved lower-case field recognition
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[Universal ID] Improved scan robustness for
AT
andDE DVL
layouts
Fixed
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[License Plate] Fixed a bug that prevented license plates from Ireland from scanning
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[Barcode] Fixes a bug where barcode was not able to handle some unicode symbols
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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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[Barcode] Fix crash on missing barcode
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[License Plate] Fix brightness based auto-flash mode
[46.1.0] - 2023-04-26
Added
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[Tire] Added new Tire Make scanner supporting 49 manufacturers
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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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[Meter] Added functionality to define a maximum number of decimal digits for the
AUTO_ANALOG_DIGITAL_METER
scan mode
Changed
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[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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[Tire] Improved accuracy and smaller SDK size for Universal TIN
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[OCR]
ocrConfig
now usesmodels
instead ofmodel
and can set an array of models instead of one model specifically
[44.1.2] - 2023-04-11
Added
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func setupAnylineSDK(licenseKey) async
to initialise SDK - accepts the license key string and either returns '{ "success": true }' or throws an exception (e.g. for invalid license strings) -
func licenseExpiryDate() async
to get license expiry date - returns license expiry date as a 'YYYY-MM-DD' string, or null when SDK not yet initialized
Fixed
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[Android] Adjust placement of UI Feedback elements for smaller screen devices
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[Android] When calling
ScanView.init()
to apply a new view config to a runningScanViewPlugin
(simple or composite), theScanViewPlugin
may continue to receive and process image frames, leading to unexpected results.
[44.1.0] - 2023-03-29
Added
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Add brightness, distance and format UI feedback (Android only)
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New:
parallelFirstScan
processing mode inALViewPluginComposite
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[Barcode] Added
base64value
to barcode object in the barcode result -
[Tire] Added
productionDate
,tireAgeInYearsRoundedDown
,resultPrettified
to TIN result -
[Tire] Added option to disable production date validation for TIN
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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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Changed
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[Tire] Validation regex is now configurable from
pluginConfig
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Use SDK version 44.1.0 (iOS and Android)
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Barcode results no longer only shown as base-64-encoded
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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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[Tire] Improved accuracy for TIN/DOT recognition & detection
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[ID] Improved performance for ID scanning
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[ID] Improved accuracy scanning Turkish IDs
Fixed
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When
cancelOnResult
was set totrue
for a plugin of typeID
, the ScanViewPlugin.resultReceived could be called more than once due to FaceDetection process. (Android only) -
cancelOnResult
values in child plugins in composites are now ignored (iOS only) -
Fixed crashes while initializing
ALViewPluginComposite
fromALNFCDetector
(iOS only) -
Fixed empty date result on ID / MRZ scans when device settings is using 12 hour clock
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Fixed a random crash related to
AVCaptureSession
when initializingALScanView
(iOS only) -
Fixed issue using custom flash button images (iOS only)
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[ID] Fixed a bug where the MRZ scanner would not recognize 'H' on mexican ID’s
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Fixed a bug where
startScanDelay
would not be applied correctly
[43.0.0] - 2023-02-21
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 43.1.0
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iOS SDK: 40.0.0
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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 43.0.0, the Document Scanner plugin has been removed and the feature will no longer be supported. |
Added
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Added a type of plugin result for each scanning capability
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[Tire] Added tire size specification fields to the result
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[Barcode] Added AAMVA parsing for PDF417 codes on driving licenses
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[ID] Restructured ID results in a way that every field can contain date- & multi-language information
Changed
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Changed the structure of how scanning use-cases are constructed through JSON
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Introduced configuration types for every scanning use-case with a corresponding result type
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[iOS] Made additional improvements to stability