PDF on mobile devices.

Does the PDF created in LC Designer 9.0, extended through Adobe Reader Extension Server, requires a certain version of reader to work on mobile devices?Some customers were trying the PDF on their mobile device versions of Reader and it wouldn't open.
Thanks

Hi,
As Paul says XFA forms are not supported.
XFA Forms don't work (very well) on iOS devices. The passport form you mentioned is probably a Static PDF Form and the target version is probably set for v7.
Even at that the form does NOT fully work across three apps on iOS:
XFA Form in iOS Safari:
XFA Form in iOS PDF Expert:
XFA Form in iOS Adobe Reader:
In all three cases you can see the form, but either some OR all of the functionality is broken.
If the form was saved as a Dynamic XML Form it would be even worse!!! You probably would not even see the form!!!
Maybe you should check out Adobe FormsCentral, for web-based forms that open and work on mobile devices: https://formscentral.acrobat.com/app.html.
Niall
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