A couple months ago I went into a small rant about how poorly many of the PDF readers available on tablet devices (iOS and Android) handled interactivity. When compared with other available software, Adobe’s candidate?Adobe Reader 10.1?ranked dead last.
I’m happy to report that Adobe Reader 10.2 just came out, and it’s much improved over the previous version. I don’t have time for a full review, but here are some of the improvements:
- Commenting, including Sticky Notes, a Freehand drawing tool, Highlight, Strikethrough and Underline tools
- The ability to fill out (and email return) simple Acrobat forms
- A Signature tool to add a signature with your finger
- Integration with Adobe EchoSign
- Support for PDF links (both internal and URL)
- Recognition of document security
- Improvements in memory and performance issues
Not everything is fixed, and some features are missing (e.g., multimedia) but it’s a tremendous improvement, and definitely worth checking out?especially because it’s free.
Shown below are visual examples of a few of the new features:
Sticky notes can be added and edited
Both internal and URL links are supported
Simple forms can be filled out (no JavaScript or calculations)
You can create a signature with your finger
Adobe Reader 10.2 is available both for iOS and Android devices.
This article was last modified on December 21, 2021
This article was first published on April 11, 2012
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