v2.17.3

• Bugfixes
  • Added support for nonstandard pdf417 barcodes which wrongly encode number of data codewords

v2.17.2

• Bugfixes
  • Fixed error where app upload to the store would be rejected because of missing bitcode

v2.17.1

• Bugfixes
  • Fixed errors related to fetching document number from Egyptian ID
  • Fixed errors related to fetching validFrom and validUntil dates from Malaysian DL
  • Fixed errors related to returning and encoding face and full document images when using PPJordanIDCombinedRecognizerSettings
  • Fixed dateOfExpiry property type from NSString to NSDate on PPJordanIDCombinedRecognizerSettings

v2.17.0

• Updates and additions

  • added support for reading front and back side of Jordan ID - use PPJordanIDFrontRecognizerSettings and PPJordanIDBackRecognizerSettings
  • added Jordan Combined Recognizer - use PPJordanIDCombinedRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading Egyptian ID Front - use PPEgyptIDFrontRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading Malaysian DL Front - use PPMalaysianDLFrontRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading Malaysian Passport IMM13P MRTD - be sure to set allowSpecialCharacters to true when creating PPMrtdRecognizerSettings

• Improvements in ID scanning performance

  • Improved reading Malaysian MyKad and MyTentera
  • Improved reading VINs
  • Improved parsing of USDL

• Bugfixes

  • fixed returning of face image when using PPUnitedArabEmiratesIDFrontRecognizer:
    • fixed face image position
  • fixed crash in PPDocumentFaceRecognizer
  • Fixed expiry date for magnetic stripe USDL subtype - using day of birth not last day of the month for license expiry day
  • Fixed rare crashes that sometimes happened when trying to fetch unparsed dates
  • fixed crashes that happened when trying to activate the torch while video input hasn't loaded

v2.16.1

• Bugfixes
  • fixed incorrect setting of missing dates to current date in MRTD recognizers. If date is not present in MRTD, the corresponding getter will now return nil
  • fixed an error where disabling extraction of some elements on PPNewZealandDLFrontRecognizerSettings did not work correctly

v2.16.0

• Updates and additions

  • added support for reading front side of Hong Kong ID - use PPHongKongIDFrontRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading front and back side of Colombian ID - use PPColombiaIDFrontRecognizerSettings and PPColombiaIDBackRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading front and back side of United Arab Emirates ID - use PPUnitedArabEmiratesIDFrontRecognizerSettings and PPUnitedArabEmiratesIDBackRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading front side of New Zealand drivers license - use PPNewZealandDLFrontRecognizerSettings

• Improvements in ID scanning performance

  • Improved reading of Belgium ID BRZ OPT2 field
  • added support for reading Belgium MRZ with partial date of birth - PPMrtdRecognizerSettings.allowUnverifiedResults must be set to true
  • added support for reading Kenya MRZ - PPMrtdRecognizerSettings.allowUnverifiedResults must be set to true
  • improved MyKadFrontSideRecognizer and MyTenteraRecognizer:
    • better reading of name field
    • better reading of address field

• Bugfixes

  • when setting DPI for full document image in concrete recognizer settings that has property fullDocumentImageDPI, exception is thrown if DPI value is not in the expected range [100, 400]
  • fixed a crash in Templating API caused by using a MultiDetector with DetectorRecognizer
    • fixed returning of face image when using PPUnitedArabEmiratesIDFrontRecognizer:
      • fixed face image position

v2.15.0

• Updates and additions

  • added support for reading back side of Malaysian MyKad - use PPMyKadBackRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading Malaysian MyTentera documents - use PPMyTenteraRecognizerSettings
  • added support for reading Malaysian MyTentera documents with MyKad recognizer - use PPMyKadFrontRecognizerSettings and enable reading of army number
  • added support for setting DPI for full document images returned by PPMyKadFrontRecognizerSettings, PPMyKadBackRecognizerSettings, PPMyKadFrontRecognizerSettings and PPIKadRecognizerSettings:
  • use fullDocumentImageDPI on the corresponding recognizer settings
  • added full support for iPhone X layout for all SDK's overlay views

• Minor API changes

  • renamed PPMyKadRecognizerSettings and PPMyKadRecognizerResult to PPMyKadFrontRecognizerSettings and PPMyKadFrontRecognizerResult

• Improvements in ID scanning performance

  • improved PPAustraliaDLFrontRecognizer:
    • improved reading of names and addresses
    • added support for reading first names with more words
  • improved PPSingaporeIDFrontRecognizer:
    • tuned ID card data extraction positions
  • improved Malaysian IKadRecognizer:
    • better reading of date of expiry and employer fields

• Bugfixes

  • fixed crash in PPDocumentFaceRecognizer
  • added missing document classifier property documentClassifier to PPTemplatingRecognizerSettings

v2.14.0

• Updates and additions

  • added support for reading back side of new Australian Driver's licence for state Victoria - use PPAustraliaDLBackRecognizerSettings and PPAustraliaDLBackRecognizerResult
  • added support for reading front side of Indonesian ID - use PPIndonesianIDFrontRecognizerSettings and PPIndonesianIDFrontRecognizerSettings
  • added support for Malaysian visa with document code TS - use PPMrtdRecognizerSettings and PPMrtdRecognizerResult
  • added support for setting DPI for full document images returned by PPMrtdRecognizerSettings, PPAustraliaDLBackRecognizerSettings, PPAustraliaDLFrontRecognizerSettings and PPEudlRecognizerSettings:
    • use fullDocumentImageDPI on the corresponding recognizer settings

• Minor API changes

  • removed imageDPI property on PPTemplatingRecognizerSettings

• Improvements in ID scanning performance:

  • improved reading of Malaysian MyKad address

v2.13.0

• Updates and additions

  • added support for scanning front and back side of Polish ID - use PPPolishIDFrontRecognizerSettings, PolishIDBackRecognizerSettings and PPPolishIDCombinedRecognizerSettings
  • new document specification presets in PPDocumentPreset enum: PPDocumentPresetId1VerticalCard and PPDocumentPresetId2VerticalCard - use [PPDocumentSpecification newFromPreset] method to create document specification for detector
  • PPEudlRecognizer can return face image from the driver's license
  • warning for time limited license keys when using provided activities, custom UI integration or Direct API:
    • the goal is to prevent unintentional publishing of application to production with the demo license key that will expire
    • warning toast can be disabled by using showLicenseKeyTimeLimitedWarning property on PPUiSettings
  • added PPMrtdSpecification and method setMrtdSpecifications on PPMrtdDetectorSettings
    • setting PPMrtdSpecification on PPMrtdDetectorSettings will return results only for specified MRTD Documents
    • PPMrtdSpecification can be created using PPMrtdPreset: PPMrtdPresetTd1, PPMrtdPresetTd2, PPMrtdPresetTd3

• Minor API changes

  • PPDocumentDetectorResult does not contain information about screen orientation any more

• Improvements in ID scanning performance:

  • improved face detection in DocumentFaceRecognizer: stable detection is required to prevent returning of blurred images
  • improved reading of Malaysian MyKad documents:
  • improved reading and parsing of address fields: previously recognizer was unable to read some documents because of the expected address format
  • improved reading of Malaysian visas and work permits
  • better reading of dates on Australian Driver's Licence

v2.12.0

• Updates and additions

  • Added Australian Driver Licence Recognizer PPAustraliaDLFrontRecognizerResult and PPAustraliaDLFrontRecognizerSettings for state Victoria
  • Added Swiss ID Back Recognizer PPSwissIDBackRecognizerResult and PPSwissIDBackRecognizerSettings
  • Added Swiss ID Front Recognizer PPSwissIDFrontRecognizerResult and PPSwissIDFrontRecognizerSettings
  • Added reading of mirrored QR codes
  • Added PPMrzFilter protocol and delegate mrzFilter on PPMrtdRecognizerSettings
    • Determines whether document should be processed or it is filtered out, based on its MRZ (Machine Readable Zone)
  • Introduced GlareDetector which is by default used in all recognizers whose settings implement GlareDetectorOptions:
    • When glare is detected, OCR will not be performed on the affected document position to prevent errors in the extracted data
    • If the glare detector is used and obtaining of glare metadata is enabled in MetadataSettings
    • Glare detector can be disabled by using detectGlare property on the recognizer settings
  • Added PPQuadDetectorResultWithSize which inherits existing PPQuadDetectorResult
    • It's subclasses are PPDocumentDetectorResult and PPMrtdDetectorResult
    • Returns information about physical size (height) in inches of the detected location when physical size is known

• Minor API changes

  • PPBlinkOcrRecognizerResult and PPBlinkOcrRecognizerSettings are now deprecated. Use PPDetectorRecognizerResult and PPDetectorRecognizerSettings for templating or PPBlinkInputRecognizerResult and PPBlinkInputRecognizerSettings for segment scan
  • removed option to scan 1D Code39 and Code128 barcodes on US Driver's licenses that contain those barcodes alongside PDF417 barcode

• Bugfixes:

  • Fixed crash which sometimes happened while scanning MRTD documents
  • Fixed returning valid data for MRZ based recognizers when not all fields outside MRZ have been scanned
  • Fixed crash in QR code which happened periodically in all recognizers
  • Fixed autorotation of overlay view controller
  • Fixed scanning return result type of PPDetectorRecognizerSettings when initialized with PPMrtdDetectorSettings - returning PPMrtdDetectorResult

• Improvements in ID scanning performance:

  • Date parsing improvements
  • Better extraction of fields on back side of the Croatian ID card
  • Improved reading of issuing authority on Croatian ID back side
  • Improved USDLRecognizer - added support for new USDL standard