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Android & iOS 9.1.0

Foxit PDF SDK for Android & iOS 9.1.0 introduces an optimized voice reader experience with language and voice switching, intelligent handwritten text recognition powered by Google ML Kit, and improved background removal for image signatures in more complex scenarios. It also enhances the PDF viewing experience with a view locking functionality, ink stroke timeout control, and precise area zoom navigation.

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Build native mobile (iOS, Android) apps with HTML, CSS & JS. Target multiple platforms with one code base on our mobile PDF SDK.

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Develop Android applications using MobilePDF SDK in Kotlin. Designed to work using Java, MobilePDF SDK can easily be integrated into your development process when working with Kotlin.

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Write with or create components using JavaScript code to develop Android and iOS applications using React Native.

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Build and deploy native Android, iOS and Windows apps, using existing skills, teams, and code in C# with MobilePDF SDK.

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Develop a full-fledged PDF Viewer for browser environments, all with Javascript. Migrate from PDF.js and experience native-like performance.

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Is it possible to flatten Form Fields on PDF using Foxit Merger for .NET?

Updated 07 March 2019
Foxit SDK .NET
Yes. However, Foxit Merger for .NET SDK does not flatten images, stamps, text and comment boxes.
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Is it possible to prevent digital signatures when flattening form fields using Foxit PDF.NET SDKs?

Updated 07 March 2019
Foxit SDK .NET
By default, digital signatures will be flattened along with all the other form fields in the PDF. If you wish to retain the digital signatures during the flattening, you can use the DigitalSignatures property of FormFlatteningOpti...
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How to flatten an individual form field using Foxit PDF .NET SDKs

Updated 07 March 2019
Foxit SDK .NET
The following examples demonstrates how to flatten an individual form field within a PDF: Using Visual Basic: Dim document As MergeDocument = New MergeDocument("C:\AcroForm.pdf") document.Form.Fields(0).Output = FormFieldOutput.F...
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Flatten all the form fields from a document using Foxit PDF .NET SDKs

Updated 07 March 2019
Foxit SDK .NET
Flattening the form fields of a PDF is the process that will take the values of the form fields, add them to the actual PDF stream and then remove all of the form field structures from the document. The advantages of flattening fo...
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How is the licensing information included in my .NET redistributable application?

Updated 07 March 2019
Foxit SDK .NET
With a developer license of Foxit .NET SDKs, your unique license key is embedded in your application or added with one line of code when your application starts.
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Developer Guide for Foxit PDF SDK for Mac Objective-C (6.4)

Updated 09 January 2025
Foxit PDF SDK for Mac
Introduction to Foxit PDF SDK Have you ever thought about building your own application that can do everything you want with PDF files? If your answer is "Yes", congratulations! You just found the best solution in the industry tha...
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How to fix open file error on IE and Microsoft Edge browsers?

Updated 05 March 2019
Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2 Foxit WebPDF Viewer – Discontinued
When a file has errors opening exclusively on Microsoft Edge or IE, most times it is related to the initialization of the REST API. To fix that, you need to call the WebPDF.ViewerInstance.updateCurrentUserInfo() to make sure the A...
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Is it possible to retrieve a file from an external server using WebPDF Viewer?

Updated 05 March 2019
Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2 Foxit WebPDF Viewer – Discontinued
Is it possible to retrieve a file from an external server using WebPDF Viewer? Yes. To achieve the file retrieve using WebPDF Viewer, follow the steps below: 1 – Deploy your own document server. We provide Foxit WebPDF user...
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Is it possible to open a file URL using WebPDF Viewer?

Updated 05 March 2019
Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2 Foxit WebPDF Viewer – Discontinued
Yes. The function openFileByUri can open a file from a URL: params = { url: the file url} WebPDF.ViewerInstance.openFileByUri(params)
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