6.12.0

Updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.12.0 and iOS SDK v6.12.0

New features

Beta Feature: Second Page Passport Scanning
- Added support for scanning and extracting data from the second page of passports for select countries - Slovenia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
- When BlinkID detects one of these passports, a UI message will guide the user to the second page.
- By default, this feature is disabled but can be enabled via the BlinkIdMultiSideRecognizer.scanPassportDataPageOnly setting - if set to false, it will be required to scan the second page of certain passports. This feature is in beta, and your feedback is appreciated.
USA Green Card - Enabled Data Match for the Document Number field, matching values from the VIZ (Visual Inspection Zone) and MRZ to further enhance extraction reliability.

Bug fixes

Spain ID: Fixed an issue with indefinite expiry dates, ensuring consistent values between the MRZ and Visual Inspection Zone (VIZ).
Bulgaria ID: Improved parsing for indefinite expiry dates in the MRZ for better accuracy.
Netherlands ID & Norway Passport: Resolved issues with the Personal ID number field that were causing the data match feature to fail.
Chinese Passport: Enhanced reliability of extracted data with additional logic for the Document Number field.
German ID & Luxembourg ID: Adjusted name extraction logic to resolve issues with name separation, ensuring more consistent results.

6.11.1

We have updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.11.2 and iOS SDK v6.11.1

Bug fixes

NYC Municipal ID & USA Border Crossing Card
- Resolved an issue where the scanning process could get stuck on the back side during multi-side scanning.

6.11.0

We have updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.11.1 and iOS SDK v6.11.0

Expanded document coverage

All of the new documents & document versions can also be found in the release notes for native Android and iOS SDKs.

New features

Greek Alphabet Support
- Added support for extracting Place of Birth in both Greek and Latin scripts.
New result fields in the BlinkIdSingleSideRecognizer and BlinkIdMultiSideRecognizer
- manufacturingYear, vehicleType, eligibilityCategory, specificDocumentValidity, dependentsInfo

Bug fixes

Android specific
- Removed unused libc++_shared.so from the SDK
- Fix for duplicate attrs resource: attr/mb_onboardingImageColor when combining multiple Microblink's SDKs in the same app
- Raised minSdkVersion to 23 to support React-Native v0.75

6.10.0

We have updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.10.0 and iOS SDK v6.10.1

Expanded document coverage

All of the new documents & document versions can also be found in the release notes for native Android and iOS SDKs.

New features

Avoiding Double Scans of the Front Side: For a more reliable scanning process, BlinkID now prompts users to flip the document when they scan the front side twice. This improves the overall experience and reduces the chance of mistakes.
Starting with the Right Side: If users attempt to scan the back side of a document first, BlinkID will prompt them to begin with the front side. This feature ensures that users follow the correct order, leading to a more reliable and user-friendly experience.
Added imageExtractionFailures to AdditionalProcessingInfo
- imageExtractionFailures allows tracking if any images are not visible on the presented document
- Added ImageExtractionType (FullDocument, Face, Signature) enum to specify the image type
Added a new result member, barcodeStepUsed to BlinkID recognizers, which indicates whether the barcode scanning step was utilized during the scanning process.
Added two new settings to BlinkID recognizers:
- allowBarcodeScanOnly - allows barcode recognition to proceed even if the initial extraction fails - set to false by default
- combineFrameResults - enables the aggregation of data from multiple frames - set to true by default

6.9.0

We have updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.9.0 and iOS SDK v6.9.0

Expanded document coverage

All of the new documents & document versions can also be seen in the release notes from native Android and iOS SDKs.

Custom mandatory fields

We’re introducing the option to define a custom set of mandatory fields. This feature allows greater flexibility in the scanning process by enabling the extraction of only the necessary information from identity documents.
Custom mandatory fields can be set at the document level or applied universally to all document types.
Custom mandatory fields can be set with CustomClassRules and DetailedFieldType.

Glare and blur detection

We’ve introduced glare detection to BlinkID, which removes occlusion on document images caused by glare.
We’ve raised the threshold for our blur model, making it stricter. This improvement ensures that sharper images are accepted for processing.
- To disable the glare and blur filters, modify the enableBlurFilter and enableGlareFilter properties on the BlinkID recognizers (filters are enabled by default).
- The strictness level can be modified to Strict, Normal and Relaxed on the glareStrictnessLevel and blurStrictnessLevel properties with StrictnessLevel.
- To check if glare and blur are present on the document after the scanning process has finished, see glareDetected and blurDetected properties ****in ****ImageAnalysisResult.

UI Settings

Real-time feedback during scanning includes a new UI message to help users position the document correctly and reduce glare and blur.
- Check errorGlareDetected and errorBlurDetected in the BlinkIdOverlaySettings.
We have added camera presets to each platform
- Modify AndroidCameraResolutionPreset and iOSCameraResolutionPreset in BlinkIdOverlaySettings to change different to camera resolutions if necessary.
Camera Legacy API - Android-specific
- We have added enableAndroidLegacyCameraApi property. This setting should only be used if the new Camera2 API is not working on the device, and it should not be applied to all devices.

6.7.0

We have updated the plugin to Android SDK v6.7.0 and iOS SDK v6.7.0
Updated the SDK with new regions and types, which can be found in the native documentation with version 6.6.0 Android and iOS
Added Real ID symbol detection on US driver's licenses in the ImageAnalysisResult class.
Added partial anonymization of the Document Number field.
- Anonymization can be added in ClassAnonymizationSettings class by additionally adding DocumentNumberAnonymizationSettings.
Added BarcodeDetectionFailed to ProcessingStatus.
- It is returned when the mandatory barcode is not present on the back of US documents.
Added settings showCancelButton and showTorchButton in BlinkIdOverlaySettings with which the ‘Cancel’ and ‘Torch’ buttons in the scanning UI can be shown or hidden.
This version of the SDK contains the native iOS BlinkID.xcframework with the privacy manifest file (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy).
Fixed issue with setting the SDK language for Android.

Major API update

We have introduced the DirectAPI method of scanning, which allows the SDK to extract the document information from static images without the need to use the device’s camera and our UI.
Usage:
- The scanWithDirectApi method requires four parameters:
- recognizerCollection, which is a collection of Recognizers used for document scanning.
- frontImage, which would represent the front image of the document in the Base64 format string
- backImage, which would represent the back image of the document in the Base64 format string
  - the backImage parameter is optional when using the BlinkIdSingleSideRecognizer, and can be passed as null or an empty string (””).
- license, the licenses for iOS and Android required to unlock the SDK
An example of its usage can be found in the sample application , both for the Multiside and Singleside scanning.
More information about the DirectAPI scanning can be found here in the native documentation for Android and iOS
We still recommend using direct camera scanning, as static images can sometimes be in lower-quality which can cause SDK extraction error. It would be best to use the scanWithDirectApi method when using the device’s camera is not an option.