Document Reader SDK 9.9 — October 8, 2026
IMPORTANT changes
- Updated the minimum supported iOS version from 13 to 15. This change is required by Apple starting in spring 2027, when all iOS apps must have a minimum supported version of 15.0 or later to be uploaded to App Store Connect or submitted for distribution.
- Added support for processing custom RFID chip applications, including Romanian ID cards that are accessible only after entering a PIN.
- Significantly improved the overall quality of PDF processing by adding support for PDFs with layers, improving the handling of complex PDF structures, and increasing processing stability.
Prior notice: in the upcoming release iOS 16 will become the minimum supported version.
Core SDK
MRZ
- Updated the issuing state name from Nauru to the Republic of Naoero.
- Updated parsers:
- Malaysia Visa
Barcode
- Updated parsers:
- Colombia Registration Certificate
- South Africa ID Card
- Added VDS check support for Hungarian visas. To perform the check, set
checkVDStotrue.
Text data parsing and validation
- Fixed a transliteration issue for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Spanish in ICAO and non-ICAO text fields.
- Fixed an issue with comparing the Argentinian document number between the MRZ and barcode.
Other
- Significantly improved the overall quality of PDF processing by adding support for PDFs with layers, improving the handling of complex PDF structures, and increasing processing stability.
- Improved code quality with minor issues fixed.
Core RFID SDK
- Added support for processing custom RFID chip applications, including Romanian ID cards that are accessible only after entering a PIN.
- Fixed an issue with mDL signer certificates where, when the CSCA certificate was revoked via CRL, the
ntfLDS_Auth_SignerInfo_Certificate_Revokednotification was not returned and the revoked status was not assigned to the mDL signer certificate. - Reduced the RFID Core size by removing unnecessary modules.
Enums
- Added new
eRFID_Commandsenum members:RFID_Command_Session_Open_AppletRFID_Command_Session_Password_VerifyPIN
Hardware Support
- Fixed an issue with reprocessing document images that had been captured earlier on Access-IS devices.
- Fixed an issue where frame capture after calling
RPRM_Command_Process_Cancelcould incorrectly cancel the current processing on Desko devices.
Mobile API
- Updated the camera UI to use a square camera frame for mDL engagement by QR code.
- Updated the user interface buttons to improve readability for people with visual impairments.
- Updated the Skip button position in double-page spread mode.
Android
- Improved code quality with minor issues fixed.
iOS
- Updated the minimum supported iOS version from 13 to 15. This change is required by Apple starting in spring 2027, when all iOS apps must have a minimum supported version of 15.0 or later to be uploaded to App Store Connect or submitted for distribution.
Hybrid
- Added Swift Package Manager support for Cordova.
- Fixed an issue with the Online Processing feature where the processing scenario was set incorrectly.
Web Components
- Added localization for invisible text labels on buttons so that assistive technologies, such as screen readers, can announce their purpose.
- Updated the user interface buttons to improve readability for people with visual impairments.
UI Components
- Updated dependencies to the latest versions to address security vulnerabilities.
Web Service API
- Updated dependencies to the latest versions to address security vulnerabilities.
Demo Website
- Improved code quality with minor issues fixed.
- Updated dependencies to the latest versions to address security vulnerabilities.
Database
- Updated multiple document templates to include OVI, MLI, Contact chip, Holograms, Extended MRZ, Extended OCR, Photo embedding type, Patterns checks where appropriate.
- Includes 254 countries and territories, 16942 documents.
- Added 61 new documents.
For details, see the Supported documents list.