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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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What should I do if I want to display a specified page when opening a PDF document using PDF SDK for iOS?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for iOS
To display a specified page when opening a PDF file, the interface [pdfViewCtrl gotoPage: (int) animated: (BOOL)] should be used. Foxit PDF SDK for iOS utilizes multi-thread to improve rendering speed, so please make sure the docu...
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How do I open a PDF document from a specified PDF file path using PDF SDK for iOS?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for iOS
Foxit PDF SDK for Android provides multiple interfaces to open a PDF document. You can open a PDF document from a specified PDF file path, or from a memory buffer. For from a specified PDF file path, there are two ways to do that....
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What is Bitcode? Does Foxit PDF SDK for iOS support Bitcode?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for iOS
Bitcode is an intermediate representation of a compiled binary. Including bitcode will allow Apple to re-optimize your app binary in the future without the need to submit a new version of your app to the store. Yes. Foxit MobileP...
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How can I set the night mode color?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Android
From version 5.1, Foxit PDF SDK for Android supports setting the night mode color as desired. To set the night mode color, you should call the PDFViewCtrl.setMappingModeBackgroundColor(int) and PDFViewCtrl.setMappingModeForeground...
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How to print a PDF document using Foxit PDF SDK for Android?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Android
Foxit PDF SDK for Android supports the print feature since version 5.1. You can press the Wireless Print button on the More Menu view in the Complete PDF viewer demo to print the PDF document. Furthermore, you can call the followi...
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How to perform Indexed Full-Text Search in Foxit PDF SDK for Android?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Android
Foxit PDF SDK for Android supported Indexed Full Text Search since version 5.0. To use this feature, follow the steps below: 1) Get document source information. Create a document source based on a directory which will be used as ...
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How to highlight form fields and set form field highlight color?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Android
The UIExtensionsManager.enableFormHighlight() interface is provided to set whether to enable highlighting the links in PDF documents. By default, the form fields will be highlighted. If you do not want to highlight form fields, pl...
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How to highlight links and set link highlight color in PDF documents?

Updated 29 August 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Android
The UIExtensionsManager.enableLinkHighlight() interface is provided to set whether to enable highlighting the links in PDF documents. By default, the links in PDF documents will be highlighted. If you do not want to highlight link...
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License key and serial number don’t work after trial download

Updated 29 August 2018
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Generally, the package uploaded to the website is supposed to work. It has been tested before it is uploaded. So, if you find the license key and serial number won't work, it may be caused by the time of your device. If the device...
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