# February 2025

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The February production release is scheduled for the morning of February 27th.
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## 5.16.3 - 5.16.11 February 20:

In this version, only custom changes were made that don't affect all customers. We're in direct contact with the impacted customers.

## 5.16.2 February 19:&#x20;

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<summary>Features</summary>

**Step-Up Process:** A new process step has been introduced where the document must be held closer and further away from the camera using larger and smaller frames. This step is only triggered for selected processes to better detect replay artifacts and holograms. The feature applies to all processes.

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<summary>Improvements</summary>

* **Signature page capture:** Slowed down the signature capture process to provide users with a better experience and higher-quality images.
* **Backlight Sensitivity:** Reduced the sensitivity of the backlight check.
* **French ID Scanning:** Improved scanning for a smoother experience.
* **Increased Signing Timeout:** Extended the signing timeout to prevent potential signature errors.
* **PDF Compression:** The generated Core PDF is now compressed.

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## v5.16.1 February 10:&#x20;

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<summary>Improvements</summary>

* **Error Codes:** Removed error codes from error screens.
* **Incident dialog:** Optimized padding in Incident Level 3 dialog.
* **DocScan Error Messages:**  Optimized error messages when selecting the wrong document during scanning.

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## v5.16.0 February 03:&#x20;

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<summary><mark style="color:red;">Major Change</mark></summary>

**NOK reasons :** New NOK reasons have been added to the Agent Review Dashboard, along with the corresponding API extensions. This major update is scheduled for release on February 27th. Please review the changes carefully, as major releases may impact your integration. [Major Release](/others/release-management/major-release.md)

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<summary>Features </summary>

* **New API Documentation:** Our updated API documentation now allows you to try out requests directly. You can find the new documentation as usual at [demo.fidentity.ch/docs](https://demo.fidentity.ch/docs).
* **Angular Material update:** We've updated Angular Material, enabling design improvements such as the new slide toggle on the T\&C page.

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<summary>Improvements</summary>

* **Optimized handling of signature images:** Enables the use of larger signature images in landscape PDFs.
* **Updated T\&C text:** The terms and conditions text has been revised.
* **Upgraded WebAuthn library:** Improved security and compatibility with the latest standards.
* **Improved iPadOS detection:** Ensures more reliable identification of iPads.
* **Standardized display order of process images:** Process  images in the dashboard are now consistently displayed in the following order: main document, additional documents, and liveness check.
* **Optimized side value comparison for ID documents:** Ensures that both scanned sides belong to the same document.
* **Harmonized error messages:** All error messages now follow a consistent style, including a toast notification, title, description, and help section.
* **Improved error handling for corrupt PDFs:** Enhanced error messages when initializing processes with corrupt PDFs.
* **Display of VIZ value in Core PDF:** The VIZ value is now included in the Core PDF .

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