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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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How to fix object destroy item bug?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
To fix the bug when you destroy an item, follow these steps: Locate the file PDFPagerAdapter.java Locate “if (viewMap.containsKey(container))” and change it to “if (viewMap.containsKey(position))” Note: This article...
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How to modify or add additional functionality/methods to the Android C API demo?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Follow the steps to add new functionality to your Android C API demo for Foxit PDF SDK: Go to “samples\ViewerDemo\jni” and review how the implementation on how some of the API are already done. Tip: Look for functions that ...
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How to make rendering faster?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit MobilePDF SDK Foxit PDF SDK 5.3 Foxit Quick PDF Library
The following suggestion can help improving rendering speed of your viewer: Render only part of the PDF page Render at lower quality. Reduce the width and height and scale it to fit the size needed. Some PDF page requires a...
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How to request an SDK for a different platform?

Updated 16 August 2021
Foxit MobilePDF SDK Foxit PDF SDK Foxit PDF SDK 5.3 Foxit PDF SDK for Web Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2 Foxit Premium PDFium Foxit WebPDF Viewer – Discontinued
To request an SDK for a different platform, follow the steps below: What operating system do you need support for? What version of the operating system? What architecture does it use? Provide the hardware device name and ve...
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How to provide Foxit with the necessary data for printing related problems?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Follow these steps to provide Foxit with the necessary data for printing related problems: Open Devices and Printers by clicking the Start button , and then, on the Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers. Right-click a pri...
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How to display fonts correctly using Foxit PDF SDK?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
To display the fonts correctly, you must use the FSCRT_Library_AddFontFile or use FSCRT_Library_SetFontMapperHandler. Here is how to use FSCRT_Library_SetFontMapperHandler in C++. declare the following structure: static FSCRT_FON...
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How to render only a section of a PDF on Foxit PDF SDK?

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Follow the steps outlined below to render a selection of a PDF on Foxit PDF SDK: Change the parameters of FSPDF_Page_GetMatrix before rendering Go to "samples\simple_sample\comm_src\fgsdk_common.cpp" and locate the call for F...
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How to fix “error C3861: ‘InitializeCriticalSectionEx’:identifier not found” or “error C3861: ‘FSCRT_Renderer_CreateOnWindowsDC’: identifier not found”

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
To fix these errors in Foxit PDF SDK, follow the steps below: In Visual Studio’s “Solution Explorer” right click on the project with the error and select properties Select Configuration Properties ->General Set “...
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How to read outlines with Foxit PDF SDK

Updated 05 April 2017
Foxit PDF SDK 5.3
Outline and Bookmarks are the same in PDF. Please see the header file fpdf_document_r.h and locate the method starting with FSPDF_Bookmark_XXX. Function with the naming convention FSPDF_Bookmark_XXX are the function that will allo...
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