ShowKad

Read and snap MyKad, using your phone

What ShowKad does :

• • Reads from MyKad chip

  • Shows an enlarged photo for easier verification

  • Snaps the chip to produce a JPEG image

  • Allows other apps to read MyKad through intent

What it does not do :

• • Fingerprint verification, which typically requires a device in the range of several thousand ringgit. ShowKad reduces the total cost to below 100 ringgit (app is free, while reader costs 99 ringgit), by allowing simple and reasonably-effective visual verification of the photo.

  • If you need fingerprint verification, please take a look at FingKad.

Benefits :

• • Sharp and printer-friendly image with a white background

  • Absolutely more trustworthy than a photocopy or a bare visual inspection

  • Can be carried in the pocket

  • Replaces photocopy of MyKad

  • Replaces photocopy of driving license

  • For app developers, MyKad reading without smartcard programming, reader integration and external libraries

Who should use it ?

• • Car salesperson

  • Vehicle hire-purchase staff of a finance company

  • Car rental company

  • Anyone who needs to verify a MyKad

  • Anyone who writes apps for MyKad, whether as school projects or commercial systems

Get the free ShowKad app today :

Then obtain a reader :

It is an ACR38U-PocketMate from Advanced Card Systems. We ship it to you by courier service, anywhere in Malaysia. No shipping fee is needed.

RM 99

(FREE shipping within Malaysia, FREE USB OTG adapter)

Pay with PayPal - FREE micro USB OTG adapter

Pay with PayPal - FREE type c USB OTG adapter

For queries or assistance, please contact care@causalidea.com.

If you are writing your own app, sample code for reading MyKad through intent :

Launching ShowKad through intent from another app

intent = new Intent ("com.causalidea.cikad.showkad.READ_MYKAD");

extras = new Bundle ();

extras.putBoolean ("READ_PHOTO", false); // Do not read the photo

intent.putExtras (extras);

activity.startActivityForResult (intent, 0);

What the user sees

• Pressing OK causes MyKad reading, followed by an automatic switch back to the calling app, with the result code Activity.RESULT_OK.

• Pressing Cancel switches back to the calling app right-away with the result code Activity.RESULT_CANCELED.

Receiving the output from ShowKad

public void onActivityResult (int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {

if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {

extras = intent.getExtras ();

if (extras != null) {

extras.getString ("IC_NUMBER");

extras.getString ("NAME");

extras.getString ("GENDER");

extras.getString ("CITIZENSHIP");

extras.getString ("BIRTH_DATE");

extras.getString ("RACE");

extras.getString ("RELIGION");

extras.getString ("ADDRESS_1");

extras.getString ("ADDRESS_2");

extras.getString ("ADDRESS_3");

extras.getString ("POSTCODE");

extras.getString ("CITY");

extras.getString ("STATE");

photoByteArray = extras.getByteArray ("PHOTO");

if (photoByteArray != null) {

bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray (photoByteArray, 0, photoByteArray.length);

imageView.setImageBitmap (bitmap);

}

}

} else if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_CANCELED) {

}

}