Requirements
Platform Requirements
The Aila SDK requires iOS/iPadOS 16.0 or greater.
Architecture Support
- Real Devices: armv7 and arm64 architectures
- iOS Simulator: i386 and x86_64 architectures for building; however, all function calls will not function and scanning will not occur, as the iOS Simulator has no access to a camera
Permissions
Due to privacy concerns, iOS/iPadOS regulates access to video and audio recording. Because Aila requires such access, init() may cause the operating system to present the user with a permission request dialog. If the user denies permission, an error is reported and all Aila API calls no longer function.
After permission is granted or denied, the operating system stores the user's decision, and dialogs will not be presented again. Changing the permissions requires manual intervention through system settings.
In addition, certain mobile device management (MDM) solutions can disable video and audio recording. Such MDM restrictions will prevent Aila from functioning.
When deploying an application that uses the Aila SDK, care must be taken that video/audio permissions are granted, and that MDM restrictions are not in effect.
Audio and Camera Control
During normal operation, the library requires exclusive control over audio playback and recording. The application must not play or record any sound, as this will interfere with case communications. If the application must play audio through the device's built-in speaker, audio control can be temporarily obtained using enableSpeaker() and then released using disableSpeaker().
Similar restrictions apply to the device camera. The SDK requires exclusive camera access for scanning operations.
Standalone Usage Restriction
The Aila SDK is intended to be used with Aila hardware such as the Interactive Kiosk. For development and testing purposes only, a limit of 250 barcode scans may be performed when not connected to the kiosk. If this limit is exceeded, subsequent scans will return the string <UNLICENSED> and an error message will be emitted to the system log. Connecting to Aila hardware resets the limit. Standalone usage is only permitted in a development environment.
This restriction does not apply when licensed for Aila SoftScan.
To use the SDK without hardware limitations, contact Aila about a SoftScan license.