@switchlabs/verify-ai-react-native 2.5.0 → 2.5.2

package/lib/client/index.js

@@ -52,6 +52,49 @@ function stringifyErrorMessage(value, fallback) {
     }
     return fallback;
 }
+const VERIFY_METADATA_TELEMETRY_KEYS = [
+    'rideId',
+    'vehicleType',
+    'verificationAttemptId',
+    'verificationAttempt',
+    'verificationMaxAttempts',
+    'verificationSource',
+    'torchEnabled',
+    'scannerSessionId',
+];
+function toTelemetryKey(key) {
+    return key
+        .replace(/([a-z0-9])([A-Z])/g, '$1_$2')
+        .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/g, '_')
+        .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, '')
+        .toLowerCase();
+}
+function compactClientTelemetryMetadata(metadata = {}) {
+    const compacted = {};
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(metadata)) {
+        if (value === null || value === undefined)
+            continue;
+        compacted[key] = typeof value === 'boolean' ? (value ? 1 : 0) : value;
+    }
+    return compacted;
+}
+function buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(requestMetadata, options) {
+    const metadata = {
+        ...options?.telemetryMetadata,
+    };
+    if (options?.idempotencyKey) {
+        metadata.idempotency_key = options.idempotencyKey;
+    }
+    for (const key of VERIFY_METADATA_TELEMETRY_KEYS) {
+        const value = requestMetadata?.[key];
+        if (typeof value === 'string' ||
+            typeof value === 'number' ||
+            typeof value === 'boolean') {
+            metadata[`verify_metadata_${toTelemetryKey(key)}`] = value;
+        }
+    }
+    return metadata;
+}
 export class VerifyAIClient {
     constructor(config) {
         if (!config.apiKey) {
@@ -101,7 +144,7 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
         const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : stringifyErrorMessage(error, 'VerifyAI request failed');
         return this.buildRequestError(message, 0, context);
     }
-    async executeRequest(path, options = {}) {
+    async executeRequest(path, options = {}, telemetryMetadata = {}) {
         const controller = new AbortController();
         const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), this.timeout);
         const method = (options.method || 'GET').toUpperCase();
@@ -156,6 +199,7 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
                     ? `${normalized.message} [${context.method} ${context.path}; timeout=${this.timeout}ms]`
                     : normalized;
                 const metadata = {
+                    ...compactClientTelemetryMetadata(telemetryMetadata),
                     method: context.method,
                     path: context.path,
                     status: normalized.status,
@@ -178,8 +222,8 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
             clearTimeout(timer);
         }
     }
-    async request(path, options = {}) {
-        return this.executeRequest(path, options);
+    async request(path, options = {}, telemetryMetadata = {}) {
+        return this.executeRequest(path, options, telemetryMetadata);
     }
     /**
      * Submit a photo for AI verification.
@@ -209,11 +253,12 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
             headers['Idempotency-Key'] = options.idempotencyKey;
         }
         const enrichedRequest = { ...request, metadata: enrichMetadata(request.metadata) };
+        const telemetryMetadata = buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(enrichedRequest.metadata, options);
         return this.request('/verify', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers,
             body: JSON.stringify(enrichedRequest),
-        });
+        }, telemetryMetadata);
     }
     /**
      * Submit a photo for AI verification using multipart/form-data.
@@ -232,7 +277,8 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
             name: 'photo.jpg',
         });
         formData.append('policy', request.policy);
-        formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(enrichMetadata(request.metadata)));
+        const enrichedMetadata = enrichMetadata(request.metadata);
+        formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(enrichedMetadata));
         if (request.provider) {
             formData.append('provider', request.provider);
         }
@@ -246,12 +292,13 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
         if (options?.idempotencyKey) {
             headers['Idempotency-Key'] = options.idempotencyKey;
         }
+        const telemetryMetadata = buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(enrichedMetadata, options);
         try {
             return await this.executeRequest('/verify', {
                 method: 'POST',
                 headers,
                 body: formData,
-            });
+            }, telemetryMetadata);
         }
         catch (error) {
             // 5xx during multipart can mean the server crashed before reservation
@@ -271,7 +318,7 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
                         metadata: request.metadata,
                         provider: request.provider,
                         include_image_data: request.include_image_data,
-                    }, options?.idempotencyKey ? { idempotencyKey: options.idempotencyKey } : undefined);
+                    }, options);
                 }
                 catch {
                     // If the retry itself fails, throw the original error

package/lib/components/VerifyAIScanner.js

@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ const CAMERA_INIT_ERROR_CODE = 'ERR_CAMERA_INIT_FAILED';
 const DEFAULT_TERMINAL_RESULT_DISPLAY_MS = 3000;
 const TRANSIENT_ERROR_DISPLAY_MS = 3000;
 const CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 350;
+const CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_TORCH_SETTLE_MS = 800;
 const IOS_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
 const ANDROID_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
 const IOS_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS = 8000;
 const ANDROID_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS = 10000;
+const CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS = 3000;
+const CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS = 350;
 const CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MAX_REMOUNTS = 5;
 const ANDROID_ORIENTATION_NO_EVENT_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
 const ANDROID_ORIENTATION_SAMPLE_TELEMETRY_MS = 3000;
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ function createScannerError(message, code, name) {
 function sleep(ms) {
     return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
+function createScannerSessionId() {
+    return `scan_${Date.now().toString(36)}_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`;
+}
 function isNativeCameraCaptureError(error) {
     const message = error.message.toLowerCase();
     return (error.code === CAMERA_CAPTURE_ERROR_CODE ||
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
     const [currentAppState, setCurrentAppState] = useState(AppState.currentState);
     const [cameraReady, setCameraReady] = useState(false);
     const [cameraKey, setCameraKey] = useState(0);
+    const [cameraMounted, setCameraMounted] = useState(true);
     const terminalResultRef = useRef(null);
     const terminalResultTimerRef = useRef(null);
     const terminalResultDeliveredRef = useRef(false);
@@ -219,6 +226,11 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
     const lastAppStateRemountAtRef = useRef(null);
     const lastOrientationRemountAtRef = useRef(null);
     const lastCaptureRetryAtRef = useRef(null);
+    const cameraStartupStartedAtRef = useRef(Date.now());
+    const cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef = useRef(cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current);
+    const cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef = useRef(false);
+    const cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef = useRef(false);
+    const startupRemountTimerRef = useRef(null);
     const cameraRemountCountRef = useRef(0);
     const startupWatchdogRemountCountRef = useRef(0);
     const telemetryRef = useRef(telemetry);
@@ -253,14 +265,22 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
     const [physicalOrientation, setPhysicalOrientation] = useState('portrait');
     physicalOrientationRef.current = physicalOrientation;
     const overlayRotationDeg = getOverlayRotationDeg(physicalOrientation);
+    const scannerSessionIdRef = useRef(createScannerSessionId());
+    const captureSequenceRef = useRef(0);
+    const torchRetrySuppressedRef = useRef(false);
+    const [torchRetrySuppressed, setTorchRetrySuppressed] = useState(false);
     const buildScannerTelemetryMetadata = useCallback((extra = {}) => compactTelemetryMetadata({
+        scanner_session_id: scannerSessionIdRef.current,
         policy,
         status,
         camera_ready: cameraReadyRef.current,
         camera_ever_ready: cameraEverReadyRef.current,
         camera_init_failed: cameraInitFailedRef.current,
         camera_key: cameraKey,
+        camera_mounted: cameraMounted ? 1 : 0,
         camera_remount_count: cameraRemountCountRef.current,
+        camera_startup_total_elapsed_ms: Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current,
+        camera_startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current,
         terminated,
         exhausted,
         app_state: appStateRef.current,
@@ -278,6 +298,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         last_appstate_remount_at: lastAppStateRemountAtRef.current,
         last_orientation_remount_at: lastOrientationRemountAtRef.current,
         last_capture_retry_at: lastCaptureRetryAtRef.current,
+        requested_torch_enabled: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+        torch_retry_suppressed: torchRetrySuppressedRef.current,
         android_native_orientation_subscription_active: 0,
         android_native_orientation_event_count: 0,
         android_native_orientation_change_count: 0,
@@ -314,7 +336,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         ...extra,
     }), [
         cameraKey,
+        cameraMounted,
         exhausted,
+        enableTorch,
         isLandscape,
         overlayRotationDeg,
         physicalOrientation,
@@ -328,6 +352,10 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
     ]);
     telemetryRef.current = telemetry;
     buildScannerTelemetryMetadataRef.current = buildScannerTelemetryMetadata;
+    const setTorchSuppressedForRetry = useCallback((nextSuppressed) => {
+        torchRetrySuppressedRef.current = nextSuppressed;
+        setTorchRetrySuppressed(nextSuppressed);
+    }, []);
     useEffect(() => {
         const reporter = telemetryRef.current;
         if (reporter) {
@@ -358,6 +386,38 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
             void activeTelemetry?.flush();
         };
     }, []);
+    const requestCameraRemount = useCallback((reason, opts = {}) => {
+        if (startupRemountTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(startupRemountTimerRef.current);
+            startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+        }
+        setCameraReady(false);
+        cameraReadyRef.current = false;
+        cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current = Date.now();
+        if (opts.log) {
+            console.warn(`VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: remounting camera reason=${reason} ` +
+                `backoffMs=${opts.backoffMs ?? 0} torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0} ` +
+                `torchRetrySuppressed=${torchRetrySuppressedRef.current ? 1 : 0}`);
+        }
+        const remount = () => {
+            setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+            setCameraMounted(true);
+            startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+        };
+        if ((opts.backoffMs ?? 0) > 0) {
+            setCameraMounted(false);
+            startupRemountTimerRef.current = setTimeout(remount, opts.backoffMs);
+            return;
+        }
+        setCameraMounted(true);
+        remount();
+    }, [enableTorch]);
+    useEffect(() => () => {
+        if (startupRemountTimerRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(startupRemountTimerRef.current);
+            startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+        }
+    }, []);
     useEffect(() => {
         if (Platform.OS !== 'android')
             return;
@@ -574,16 +634,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                     to: windowWidth > windowHeight ? 'landscape' : 'portrait',
                 },
             });
-            setCameraReady(false);
-            cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-            // Delay remount so iOS rotation animation completes before the new
-            // AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer initializes with the final frame bounds.
-            const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-                setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
-            }, 400);
-            return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+            requestCameraRemount('orientation_change', { backoffMs: 400 });
         }
-    }, [windowWidth, windowHeight, terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry]);
+    }, [windowWidth, windowHeight, terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry]);
     // Resume camera when app returns from background/inactive (e.g. notification bar)
     useEffect(() => {
         if (terminated)
@@ -611,12 +664,10 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                     remount_requested_at: at,
                 }),
             });
-            setCameraReady(false);
-            cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-            setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+            requestCameraRemount('appstate_active');
         });
         return () => subscription.remove();
-    }, [terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry]);
+    }, [terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry]);
     const pausePreview = useCallback(() => {
         cameraRef.current?.pausePreview?.().catch(() => { });
     }, []);
@@ -670,13 +721,34 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
     }, [onClose, result]);
     // Camera init callbacks
     const onCameraReady = useCallback(() => {
-        lastCameraReadyAtRef.current = new Date().toISOString();
+        const readyAt = new Date().toISOString();
+        const startupTotalElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current;
+        const startupAttemptElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current;
+        lastCameraReadyAtRef.current = readyAt;
         setCameraReady(true);
         cameraReadyRef.current = true;
         cameraEverReadyRef.current = true;
         cameraInitFailedRef.current = false;
         startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current = 0;
-    }, []);
+        if (!cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef.current) {
+            cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef.current = true;
+            console.log(`VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: camera ready ` +
+                `startupTotalMs=${startupTotalElapsedMs} ` +
+                `startupAttemptMs=${startupAttemptElapsedMs} ` +
+                `torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0}`);
+            telemetry?.track('camera_ready', {
+                component: 'scanner',
+                error: 'camera_ready',
+                metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                    camera_ready_at: readyAt,
+                    startup_total_elapsed_ms: startupTotalElapsedMs,
+                    startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: startupAttemptElapsedMs,
+                    startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current,
+                    torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+                }),
+            });
+        }
+    }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, enableTorch, telemetry]);
     const onMountError = useCallback((event) => {
         const error = new Error(event.message || 'Camera mount error');
         error.code = CAMERA_INIT_ERROR_CODE;
@@ -697,12 +769,58 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
             }),
         });
     }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, onError, telemetry]);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!permission?.granted ||
+            terminated ||
+            currentAppState !== 'active' ||
+            !cameraMounted ||
+            cameraReadyRef.current ||
+            cameraInitFailedRef.current ||
+            cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+            if (appStateRef.current !== 'active' ||
+                cameraReadyRef.current ||
+                cameraInitFailedRef.current ||
+                cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current) {
+                return;
+            }
+            cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current = true;
+            const startupTotalElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current;
+            const startupAttemptElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current;
+            console.warn(`VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: camera startup slow ` +
+                `startupTotalMs=${startupTotalElapsedMs} ` +
+                `startupAttemptMs=${startupAttemptElapsedMs} ` +
+                `torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0}`);
+            telemetry?.track('camera_startup_slow', {
+                component: 'scanner',
+                error: 'camera_startup_slow',
+                metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                    startup_slow_threshold_ms: CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS,
+                    startup_total_elapsed_ms: startupTotalElapsedMs,
+                    startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: startupAttemptElapsedMs,
+                    startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current,
+                    torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+                }),
+            });
+        }, CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS);
+        return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [
+        permission?.granted,
+        terminated,
+        currentAppState,
+        cameraMounted,
+        buildScannerTelemetryMetadata,
+        enableTorch,
+        telemetry,
+    ]);
     // Startup watchdog — if camera hasn't fired onCameraReady in time, force remount.
     // On iOS the native AVCaptureSession sometimes fails to start its preview layer on first
     // mount (e.g. during navigation transitions). Changing the key forces React to destroy and
     // recreate the CameraView, which starts a fresh native session.
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!permission?.granted || terminated || currentAppState !== 'active')
+        if (!permission?.granted || terminated || currentAppState !== 'active' || !cameraMounted)
             return;
         const watchdogMs = Platform.OS === 'android'
             ? ANDROID_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS
@@ -734,11 +852,14 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                             remount_reason: 'startup_watchdog',
                             startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCount,
                             startup_watchdog_max_remounts: CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MAX_REMOUNTS,
+                            startup_remount_backoff_ms: CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS,
+                            torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
                         }),
                     });
-                    setCameraReady(false);
-                    cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-                    setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+                    requestCameraRemount('startup_watchdog', {
+                        backoffMs: CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS,
+                        log: true,
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }, watchdogMs);
@@ -747,9 +868,12 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         permission?.granted,
         terminated,
         currentAppState,
+        cameraMounted,
         cameraKey,
         buildScannerTelemetryMetadata,
+        enableTorch,
         onMountError,
+        requestCameraRemount,
         telemetry,
     ]);
     // Track permission denied
@@ -766,6 +890,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         }
     }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, permission, telemetry]);
     const handleCapture = useCallback(async () => {
+        const captureSequence = captureSequenceRef.current + 1;
+        captureSequenceRef.current = captureSequence;
+        const captureAttemptId = `${scannerSessionIdRef.current}_cap_${captureSequence}`;
         const blockedReason = !cameraRef.current
             ? 'camera_ref_null'
             : !cameraReadyRef.current
@@ -783,6 +910,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
             component: 'scanner',
             error: blockedReason == null ? 'capture_requested' : 'capture_ignored',
             metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                 capture_blocked_reason: blockedReason,
             }),
         });
@@ -803,6 +932,7 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
             return;
         }
         setStatus('capturing');
+        setTorchSuppressedForRetry(false);
         setResult(null);
         setLastError(null);
         terminalResultRef.current = null;
@@ -814,6 +944,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         let nativeCaptureAttempts = 0;
         let captureRetryAttempted = false;
         let captureRetryReady = false;
+        let captureRetryTorchSuppressed = false;
+        let captureRetrySettleDelayMs = CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS;
+        let captureRetryRemountBackoffMs = 0;
         let lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage = null;
         try {
             const capturePhysicalOrientation = physicalOrientation;
@@ -822,6 +955,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                 component: 'scanner',
                 error: 'capture_orientation_context',
                 metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                    capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                    capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                     capture_physical_orientation: capturePhysicalOrientation,
                     capture_overlay_rotation_deg: captureOverlayRotationDeg,
                     capture_rotation_applied: 0,
@@ -879,13 +1014,23 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                         lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage = normalized.message;
                         if (attempt === 1 && isNativeCameraCaptureError(normalized) && !terminated) {
                             captureRetryAttempted = true;
+                            captureRetryTorchSuppressed = !!enableTorch;
+                            captureRetrySettleDelayMs = captureRetryTorchSuppressed
+                                ? CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_TORCH_SETTLE_MS
+                                : CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS;
+                            captureRetryRemountBackoffMs = captureRetryTorchSuppressed
+                                ? CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS
+                                : 0;
                             const retryAt = new Date().toISOString();
                             lastCaptureRetryAtRef.current = retryAt;
                             cameraRemountCountRef.current++;
-                            setCameraReady(false);
-                            cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-                            setCameraKey((key) => key + 1);
-                            await sleep(CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+                            if (captureRetryTorchSuppressed) {
+                                setTorchSuppressedForRetry(true);
+                            }
+                            requestCameraRemount('capture_retry', captureRetryRemountBackoffMs > 0
+                                ? { backoffMs: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs }
+                                : undefined);
+                            await sleep(captureRetrySettleDelayMs);
                             const captureRetryReadyTimeoutMs = Platform.OS === 'android'
                                 ? ANDROID_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS
                                 : IOS_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS;
@@ -895,11 +1040,16 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                                 error: normalized,
                                 errorCode: normalized.code,
                                 metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                                    capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                                    capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                                     native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
                                     capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
                                     capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
                                     capture_retry_delay_ms: CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
+                                    capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+                                    capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
                                     capture_retry_ready_timeout_ms: captureRetryReadyTimeoutMs,
+                                    capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
                                     last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
                                 }),
                             });
@@ -967,6 +1117,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
             telemetry?.track('image_processed', {
                 component: 'scanner',
                 metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                    capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                    capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                     original_width: origWidth,
                     original_height: origHeight,
                     processed_width: processedWidth,
@@ -976,6 +1128,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                     native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
                     capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
                     capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
+                    capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
+                    capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+                    capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
                     recovered_native_capture_failure: captureRetryAttempted ? 1 : 0,
                     last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
                 }),
@@ -1044,9 +1199,14 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                     component: 'scanner',
                     error,
                     metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                        capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                        capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                         native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
                         capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
                         capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
+                        capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
+                        capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+                        capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
                         is_native_camera_capture_error: isNativeCameraCaptureError(error),
                         last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
                     }),
@@ -1056,7 +1216,10 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                 setTimeout(() => setStatus('idle'), TRANSIENT_ERROR_DISPLAY_MS);
             }
         }
-    }, [status, exhausted, onCapture, onError, overlay?.maxAttempts, overlay?.autoApproveOnExhaust, releaseCamera, scheduleTerminalResult, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry, terminated, physicalOrientation, overlayRotationDeg]);
+        finally {
+            setTorchSuppressedForRetry(false);
+        }
+    }, [status, exhausted, onCapture, onError, overlay?.maxAttempts, overlay?.autoApproveOnExhaust, releaseCamera, scheduleTerminalResult, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry, terminated, physicalOrientation, overlayRotationDeg, enableTorch, setTorchSuppressedForRetry]);
     // Expose capture to parent via ref
     if (captureRef) {
         captureRef.current = handleCapture;
@@ -1068,7 +1231,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
         return (_jsxs(View, { style: [styles.container, styles.permissionContainer, style], children: [_jsx(Text, { style: styles.permissionText, children: "Camera access is required for photo verification" }), _jsx(TouchableOpacity, { style: styles.permissionButton, onPress: requestPermission, children: _jsx(Text, { style: styles.permissionButtonText, children: "Grant Camera Access" }) })] }));
     }
     const showBottomCard = status === 'success' || status === 'error';
-    return (_jsx(View, { style: [styles.container, style], children: _jsx(CameraView, { ref: cameraRef, style: styles.camera, facing: "back", enableTorch: !terminated && enableTorch, onCameraReady: onCameraReady, onMountError: onMountError, responsiveOrientationWhenOrientationLocked: true, onResponsiveOrientationChanged: (event) => {
+    const shouldEnableTorch = !terminated && cameraReady && !!enableTorch && !torchRetrySuppressed;
+    return (_jsx(View, { style: [styles.container, style], children: cameraMounted && (_jsx(CameraView, { ref: cameraRef, style: styles.camera, facing: "back", enableTorch: shouldEnableTorch, onCameraReady: onCameraReady, onMountError: onMountError, responsiveOrientationWhenOrientationLocked: true, onResponsiveOrientationChanged: (event) => {
                 setPhysicalOrientation(event.orientation);
             }, children: _jsxs(View, { style: styles.overlay, children: [overlay?.title && (_jsx(View, { style: [styles.topBar, isLandscape && styles.topBarLandscape], children: _jsx(Text, { style: [
                                 styles.titleText,
@@ -1139,7 +1303,7 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({ onCapture, policy, onResult, onError, onClose,
                                                 overlay?.theme?.captureButtonColor ? { borderColor: overlay.theme.captureButtonColor } : undefined,
                                                 (!cameraReady || status === 'capturing' || status === 'processing') &&
                                                     styles.captureButtonDisabled,
-                                            ], onPress: handleCapture, disabled: !cameraReady || status === 'capturing' || status === 'processing', activeOpacity: 0.7, children: _jsx(View, { style: [styles.captureButtonInner, overlay?.theme?.captureButtonColor ? { backgroundColor: overlay.theme.captureButtonColor } : undefined] }) }) }))] }))] }), showCloseButton && onClose && (_jsx(TouchableOpacity, { accessibilityRole: "button", accessibilityLabel: "Close scanner", style: styles.closeButton, onPress: handleClose, children: _jsx(Text, { style: styles.closeButtonText, children: "X" }) }))] }) }, cameraKey) }));
+                                            ], onPress: handleCapture, disabled: !cameraReady || status === 'capturing' || status === 'processing', activeOpacity: 0.7, children: _jsx(View, { style: [styles.captureButtonInner, overlay?.theme?.captureButtonColor ? { backgroundColor: overlay.theme.captureButtonColor } : undefined] }) }) }))] }))] }), showCloseButton && onClose && (_jsx(TouchableOpacity, { accessibilityRole: "button", accessibilityLabel: "Close scanner", style: styles.closeButton, onPress: handleClose, children: _jsx(Text, { style: styles.closeButtonText, children: "X" }) }))] }) }, cameraKey)) }));
 }
 const CORNER_SIZE = 30;
 const CORNER_THICKNESS = 3;

package/lib/telemetry/TelemetryReporter.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const TELEMETRY_PERSIST_KEY = '@verifyai/telemetry_buffer';
 const CRITICAL_EVENTS = new Set([
     'camera_init_failure',
     'camera_preview_timeout',
+    'camera_startup_slow',
     'camera_permission_denied',
     'camera_scanner_mounted',
     'camera_scanner_disposed',

package/lib/types/index.d.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export interface VerificationListParams {
 export interface VerifyOptions {
     /** Idempotency key to prevent duplicate verifications on retry. */
     idempotencyKey?: string;
+    /** Optional primitive metadata attached to client-side request telemetry. */
+    telemetryMetadata?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | undefined>;
 }
 export interface QueueItem {
     id: string;

package/lib/version.d.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export declare const SDK_VERSION = "2.5.0";
+export declare const SDK_VERSION = "2.5.2";

package/lib/version.js

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const SDK_VERSION = '2.5.0';
+export const SDK_VERSION = '2.5.2';

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@switchlabs/verify-ai-react-native",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.2",
   "description": "React Native SDK for Verify AI - photo verification with AI vision processing",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

package/src/client/index.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,65 @@ interface RequestContext {
   method: string;
 }
 
+type ClientTelemetryValue = string | number | boolean | null | undefined;
+type ClientTelemetryMetadata = Record<string, ClientTelemetryValue>;
+
+const VERIFY_METADATA_TELEMETRY_KEYS = [
+  'rideId',
+  'vehicleType',
+  'verificationAttemptId',
+  'verificationAttempt',
+  'verificationMaxAttempts',
+  'verificationSource',
+  'torchEnabled',
+  'scannerSessionId',
+];
+
+function toTelemetryKey(key: string): string {
+  return key
+    .replace(/([a-z0-9])([A-Z])/g, '$1_$2')
+    .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/g, '_')
+    .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, '')
+    .toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function compactClientTelemetryMetadata(
+  metadata: ClientTelemetryMetadata = {},
+): Record<string, string | number> {
+  const compacted: Record<string, string | number> = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(metadata)) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) continue;
+    compacted[key] = typeof value === 'boolean' ? (value ? 1 : 0) : value;
+  }
+  return compacted;
+}
+
+function buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(
+  requestMetadata: Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
+  options?: VerifyOptions,
+): ClientTelemetryMetadata {
+  const metadata: ClientTelemetryMetadata = {
+    ...options?.telemetryMetadata,
+  };
+
+  if (options?.idempotencyKey) {
+    metadata.idempotency_key = options.idempotencyKey;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of VERIFY_METADATA_TELEMETRY_KEYS) {
+    const value = requestMetadata?.[key];
+    if (
+      typeof value === 'string' ||
+      typeof value === 'number' ||
+      typeof value === 'boolean'
+    ) {
+      metadata[`verify_metadata_${toTelemetryKey(key)}`] = value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return metadata;
+}
+
 export class VerifyAIClient {
   private apiKey: string;
   private baseUrl: string;
@@ -147,7 +206,8 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
 
   private async executeRequest<T>(
     path: string,
-    options: RequestInit = {}
+    options: RequestInit = {},
+    telemetryMetadata: ClientTelemetryMetadata = {},
   ): Promise<T> {
     const controller = new AbortController();
     const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), this.timeout);
@@ -218,6 +278,7 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
           ? `${normalized.message} [${context.method} ${context.path}; timeout=${this.timeout}ms]`
           : normalized;
         const metadata: Record<string, string | number> = {
+          ...compactClientTelemetryMetadata(telemetryMetadata),
           method: context.method,
           path: context.path,
           status: normalized.status,
@@ -243,9 +304,10 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
 
   private async request<T>(
     path: string,
-    options: RequestInit = {}
+    options: RequestInit = {},
+    telemetryMetadata: ClientTelemetryMetadata = {},
   ): Promise<T> {
-    return this.executeRequest<T>(path, options);
+    return this.executeRequest<T>(path, options, telemetryMetadata);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -276,11 +338,12 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
       headers['Idempotency-Key'] = options.idempotencyKey;
     }
     const enrichedRequest = { ...request, metadata: enrichMetadata(request.metadata) };
+    const telemetryMetadata = buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(enrichedRequest.metadata, options);
     return this.request<VerificationResult>('/verify', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers,
       body: JSON.stringify(enrichedRequest),
-    });
+    }, telemetryMetadata);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -300,7 +363,8 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
       name: 'photo.jpg',
     } as unknown as Blob);
     formData.append('policy', request.policy);
-    formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(enrichMetadata(request.metadata)));
+    const enrichedMetadata = enrichMetadata(request.metadata);
+    formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(enrichedMetadata));
     if (request.provider) {
       formData.append('provider', request.provider);
     }
@@ -316,12 +380,14 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
       headers['Idempotency-Key'] = options.idempotencyKey;
     }
 
+    const telemetryMetadata = buildVerifyTelemetryMetadata(enrichedMetadata, options);
+
     try {
       return await this.executeRequest<VerificationResult>('/verify', {
         method: 'POST',
         headers,
         body: formData,
-      });
+      }, telemetryMetadata);
     } catch (error) {
       // 5xx during multipart can mean the server crashed before reservation
       // (e.g. Vercel multipart-parse failure) OR after the verification was
@@ -342,7 +408,7 @@ export class VerifyAIClient {
               provider: request.provider,
               include_image_data: request.include_image_data,
             },
-            options?.idempotencyKey ? { idempotencyKey: options.idempotencyKey } : undefined,
+            options,
           );
         } catch {
           // If the retry itself fails, throw the original error

package/src/components/VerifyAIScanner.tsx

@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ const CAMERA_INIT_ERROR_CODE = 'ERR_CAMERA_INIT_FAILED';
 const DEFAULT_TERMINAL_RESULT_DISPLAY_MS = 3000;
 const TRANSIENT_ERROR_DISPLAY_MS = 3000;
 const CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 350;
+const CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_TORCH_SETTLE_MS = 800;
 const IOS_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
 const ANDROID_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
 const IOS_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS = 8000;
 const ANDROID_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS = 10000;
+const CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS = 3000;
+const CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS = 350;
 const CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MAX_REMOUNTS = 5;
 const ANDROID_ORIENTATION_NO_EVENT_TIMEOUT_MS = 3000;
 const ANDROID_ORIENTATION_SAMPLE_TELEMETRY_MS = 3000;
@@ -151,6 +154,10 @@ function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
 
+function createScannerSessionId(): string {
+  return `scan_${Date.now().toString(36)}_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`;
+}
+
 function isNativeCameraCaptureError(error: ErrorWithDetails): boolean {
   const message = error.message.toLowerCase();
   return (
@@ -309,6 +316,7 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
   const [currentAppState, setCurrentAppState] = useState(AppState.currentState);
   const [cameraReady, setCameraReady] = useState(false);
   const [cameraKey, setCameraKey] = useState(0);
+  const [cameraMounted, setCameraMounted] = useState(true);
   const terminalResultRef = useRef<VerificationResult | null>(null);
   const terminalResultTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const terminalResultDeliveredRef = useRef(false);
@@ -321,6 +329,11 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
   const lastAppStateRemountAtRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const lastOrientationRemountAtRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const lastCaptureRetryAtRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const cameraStartupStartedAtRef = useRef(Date.now());
+  const cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef = useRef(cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current);
+  const cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef = useRef(false);
+  const cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef = useRef(false);
+  const startupRemountTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const cameraRemountCountRef = useRef(0);
   const startupWatchdogRemountCountRef = useRef(0);
   const telemetryRef = useRef<TelemetryReporter | null | undefined>(telemetry);
@@ -361,17 +374,25 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
 
   physicalOrientationRef.current = physicalOrientation;
   const overlayRotationDeg = getOverlayRotationDeg(physicalOrientation);
+  const scannerSessionIdRef = useRef(createScannerSessionId());
+  const captureSequenceRef = useRef(0);
+  const torchRetrySuppressedRef = useRef(false);
+  const [torchRetrySuppressed, setTorchRetrySuppressed] = useState(false);
 
   const buildScannerTelemetryMetadata = useCallback((
     extra: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | undefined> = {},
   ): ScannerTelemetryMetadata => compactTelemetryMetadata({
+    scanner_session_id: scannerSessionIdRef.current,
     policy,
     status,
     camera_ready: cameraReadyRef.current,
     camera_ever_ready: cameraEverReadyRef.current,
     camera_init_failed: cameraInitFailedRef.current,
     camera_key: cameraKey,
+    camera_mounted: cameraMounted ? 1 : 0,
     camera_remount_count: cameraRemountCountRef.current,
+    camera_startup_total_elapsed_ms: Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current,
+    camera_startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current,
     terminated,
     exhausted,
     app_state: appStateRef.current,
@@ -389,6 +410,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     last_appstate_remount_at: lastAppStateRemountAtRef.current,
     last_orientation_remount_at: lastOrientationRemountAtRef.current,
     last_capture_retry_at: lastCaptureRetryAtRef.current,
+    requested_torch_enabled: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+    torch_retry_suppressed: torchRetrySuppressedRef.current,
     android_native_orientation_subscription_active: 0,
     android_native_orientation_event_count: 0,
     android_native_orientation_change_count: 0,
@@ -425,7 +448,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     ...extra,
   }), [
     cameraKey,
+    cameraMounted,
     exhausted,
+    enableTorch,
     isLandscape,
     overlayRotationDeg,
     physicalOrientation,
@@ -441,6 +466,11 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
   telemetryRef.current = telemetry;
   buildScannerTelemetryMetadataRef.current = buildScannerTelemetryMetadata;
 
+  const setTorchSuppressedForRetry = useCallback((nextSuppressed: boolean) => {
+    torchRetrySuppressedRef.current = nextSuppressed;
+    setTorchRetrySuppressed(nextSuppressed);
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const reporter = telemetryRef.current;
     if (reporter) {
@@ -476,6 +506,53 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     };
   }, []);
 
+  const requestCameraRemount = useCallback((
+    reason: string,
+    opts: {
+      backoffMs?: number;
+      log?: boolean;
+    } = {},
+  ) => {
+    if (startupRemountTimerRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(startupRemountTimerRef.current);
+      startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+
+    setCameraReady(false);
+    cameraReadyRef.current = false;
+    cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current = Date.now();
+
+    if (opts.log) {
+      console.warn(
+        `VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: remounting camera reason=${reason} ` +
+          `backoffMs=${opts.backoffMs ?? 0} torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0} ` +
+          `torchRetrySuppressed=${torchRetrySuppressedRef.current ? 1 : 0}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const remount = () => {
+      setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+      setCameraMounted(true);
+      startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+    };
+
+    if ((opts.backoffMs ?? 0) > 0) {
+      setCameraMounted(false);
+      startupRemountTimerRef.current = setTimeout(remount, opts.backoffMs);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setCameraMounted(true);
+    remount();
+  }, [enableTorch]);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => {
+    if (startupRemountTimerRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(startupRemountTimerRef.current);
+      startupRemountTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Platform.OS !== 'android') return;
 
@@ -728,17 +805,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
           to: windowWidth > windowHeight ? 'landscape' : 'portrait',
         },
       });
-      setCameraReady(false);
-      cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-
-      // Delay remount so iOS rotation animation completes before the new
-      // AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer initializes with the final frame bounds.
-      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-        setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
-      }, 400);
-      return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+      requestCameraRemount('orientation_change', { backoffMs: 400 });
     }
-  }, [windowWidth, windowHeight, terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry]);
+  }, [windowWidth, windowHeight, terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry]);
 
   // Resume camera when app returns from background/inactive (e.g. notification bar)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -769,13 +838,11 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
           remount_requested_at: at,
         }),
       });
-      setCameraReady(false);
-      cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-      setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+      requestCameraRemount('appstate_active');
     });
 
     return () => subscription.remove();
-  }, [terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry]);
+  }, [terminated, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry]);
 
   const pausePreview = useCallback(() => {
     cameraRef.current?.pausePreview?.().catch(() => {});
@@ -836,13 +903,36 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
 
   // Camera init callbacks
   const onCameraReady = useCallback(() => {
-    lastCameraReadyAtRef.current = new Date().toISOString();
+    const readyAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    const startupTotalElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current;
+    const startupAttemptElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current;
+    lastCameraReadyAtRef.current = readyAt;
     setCameraReady(true);
     cameraReadyRef.current = true;
     cameraEverReadyRef.current = true;
     cameraInitFailedRef.current = false;
     startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current = 0;
-  }, []);
+    if (!cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef.current) {
+      cameraStartupReadyTrackedRef.current = true;
+      console.log(
+        `VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: camera ready ` +
+          `startupTotalMs=${startupTotalElapsedMs} ` +
+          `startupAttemptMs=${startupAttemptElapsedMs} ` +
+          `torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0}`,
+      );
+      telemetry?.track('camera_ready', {
+        component: 'scanner',
+        error: 'camera_ready',
+        metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+          camera_ready_at: readyAt,
+          startup_total_elapsed_ms: startupTotalElapsedMs,
+          startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: startupAttemptElapsedMs,
+          startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current,
+          torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+        }),
+      });
+    }
+  }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, enableTorch, telemetry]);
 
   const onMountError = useCallback((event: { message?: string }) => {
     const error = new Error(event.message || 'Camera mount error') as ErrorWithDetails;
@@ -865,12 +955,68 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     });
   }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, onError, telemetry]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !permission?.granted ||
+      terminated ||
+      currentAppState !== 'active' ||
+      !cameraMounted ||
+      cameraReadyRef.current ||
+      cameraInitFailedRef.current ||
+      cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (
+        appStateRef.current !== 'active' ||
+        cameraReadyRef.current ||
+        cameraInitFailedRef.current ||
+        cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      cameraStartupSlowTrackedRef.current = true;
+      const startupTotalElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupStartedAtRef.current;
+      const startupAttemptElapsedMs = Date.now() - cameraStartupAttemptStartedAtRef.current;
+      console.warn(
+        `VerifyAI[${SDK_VERSION}]: camera startup slow ` +
+          `startupTotalMs=${startupTotalElapsedMs} ` +
+          `startupAttemptMs=${startupAttemptElapsedMs} ` +
+          `torchRequested=${enableTorch ? 1 : 0}`,
+      );
+      telemetry?.track('camera_startup_slow', {
+        component: 'scanner',
+        error: 'camera_startup_slow',
+        metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+          startup_slow_threshold_ms: CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS,
+          startup_total_elapsed_ms: startupTotalElapsedMs,
+          startup_attempt_elapsed_ms: startupAttemptElapsedMs,
+          startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCountRef.current,
+          torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
+        }),
+      });
+    }, CAMERA_STARTUP_SLOW_TELEMETRY_MS);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [
+    permission?.granted,
+    terminated,
+    currentAppState,
+    cameraMounted,
+    buildScannerTelemetryMetadata,
+    enableTorch,
+    telemetry,
+  ]);
+
   // Startup watchdog — if camera hasn't fired onCameraReady in time, force remount.
   // On iOS the native AVCaptureSession sometimes fails to start its preview layer on first
   // mount (e.g. during navigation transitions). Changing the key forces React to destroy and
   // recreate the CameraView, which starts a fresh native session.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!permission?.granted || terminated || currentAppState !== 'active') return;
+    if (!permission?.granted || terminated || currentAppState !== 'active' || !cameraMounted) return;
 
     const watchdogMs = Platform.OS === 'android'
       ? ANDROID_CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MS
@@ -904,11 +1050,14 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
               remount_reason: 'startup_watchdog',
               startup_watchdog_remount_count: startupWatchdogRemountCount,
               startup_watchdog_max_remounts: CAMERA_STARTUP_WATCHDOG_MAX_REMOUNTS,
+              startup_remount_backoff_ms: CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS,
+              torch_deferred_until_ready: enableTorch ? 1 : 0,
             }),
           });
-          setCameraReady(false);
-          cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-          setCameraKey((k) => k + 1);
+          requestCameraRemount('startup_watchdog', {
+            backoffMs: CAMERA_STARTUP_REMOUNT_BACKOFF_MS,
+            log: true,
+          });
         }
       }
     }, watchdogMs);
@@ -918,9 +1067,12 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     permission?.granted,
     terminated,
     currentAppState,
+    cameraMounted,
     cameraKey,
     buildScannerTelemetryMetadata,
+    enableTorch,
     onMountError,
+    requestCameraRemount,
     telemetry,
   ]);
 
@@ -941,6 +1093,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
   }, [buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, permission, telemetry]);
 
   const handleCapture = useCallback(async () => {
+    const captureSequence = captureSequenceRef.current + 1;
+    captureSequenceRef.current = captureSequence;
+    const captureAttemptId = `${scannerSessionIdRef.current}_cap_${captureSequence}`;
     const blockedReason =
       !cameraRef.current
         ? 'camera_ref_null'
@@ -960,6 +1115,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
       component: 'scanner',
       error: blockedReason == null ? 'capture_requested' : 'capture_ignored',
       metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+        capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+        capture_sequence: captureSequence,
         capture_blocked_reason: blockedReason,
       }),
     });
@@ -985,6 +1142,7 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     }
 
     setStatus('capturing');
+    setTorchSuppressedForRetry(false);
     setResult(null);
     setLastError(null);
     terminalResultRef.current = null;
@@ -997,6 +1155,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
     let nativeCaptureAttempts = 0;
     let captureRetryAttempted = false;
     let captureRetryReady = false;
+    let captureRetryTorchSuppressed = false;
+    let captureRetrySettleDelayMs = CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS;
+    let captureRetryRemountBackoffMs = 0;
     let lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage: string | null = null;
 
     try {
@@ -1006,6 +1167,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
         component: 'scanner',
         error: 'capture_orientation_context',
         metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+          capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+          capture_sequence: captureSequence,
           capture_physical_orientation: capturePhysicalOrientation,
           capture_overlay_rotation_deg: captureOverlayRotationDeg,
           capture_rotation_applied: 0,
@@ -1074,13 +1237,26 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
 
             if (attempt === 1 && isNativeCameraCaptureError(normalized) && !terminated) {
               captureRetryAttempted = true;
+              captureRetryTorchSuppressed = !!enableTorch;
+              captureRetrySettleDelayMs = captureRetryTorchSuppressed
+                ? CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_TORCH_SETTLE_MS
+                : CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS;
+              captureRetryRemountBackoffMs = captureRetryTorchSuppressed
+                ? CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS
+                : 0;
               const retryAt = new Date().toISOString();
               lastCaptureRetryAtRef.current = retryAt;
               cameraRemountCountRef.current++;
-              setCameraReady(false);
-              cameraReadyRef.current = false;
-              setCameraKey((key) => key + 1);
-              await sleep(CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+              if (captureRetryTorchSuppressed) {
+                setTorchSuppressedForRetry(true);
+              }
+              requestCameraRemount(
+                'capture_retry',
+                captureRetryRemountBackoffMs > 0
+                  ? { backoffMs: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs }
+                  : undefined,
+              );
+              await sleep(captureRetrySettleDelayMs);
               const captureRetryReadyTimeoutMs = Platform.OS === 'android'
                 ? ANDROID_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS
                 : IOS_CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_READY_TIMEOUT_MS;
@@ -1090,11 +1266,16 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
                 error: normalized,
                 errorCode: normalized.code,
                 metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+                  capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+                  capture_sequence: captureSequence,
                   native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
                   capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
                   capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
                   capture_retry_delay_ms: CAMERA_CAPTURE_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
+                  capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+                  capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
                   capture_retry_ready_timeout_ms: captureRetryReadyTimeoutMs,
+                  capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
                   last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
                 }),
               });
@@ -1188,6 +1369,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
       telemetry?.track('image_processed', {
         component: 'scanner',
         metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+          capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+          capture_sequence: captureSequence,
           original_width: origWidth,
           original_height: origHeight,
           processed_width: processedWidth,
@@ -1197,6 +1380,9 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
           native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
           capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
           capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
+          capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
+          capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+          capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
           recovered_native_capture_failure: captureRetryAttempted ? 1 : 0,
           last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
         }),
@@ -1271,9 +1457,14 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
             component: 'scanner',
             error,
             metadata: buildScannerTelemetryMetadata({
+              capture_attempt_id: captureAttemptId,
+              capture_sequence: captureSequence,
               native_capture_attempts: nativeCaptureAttempts,
               capture_retry_attempted: captureRetryAttempted,
               capture_retry_ready: captureRetryReady,
+              capture_retry_torch_suppressed: captureRetryTorchSuppressed,
+              capture_retry_settle_delay_ms: captureRetrySettleDelayMs,
+              capture_retry_remount_backoff_ms: captureRetryRemountBackoffMs,
               is_native_camera_capture_error: isNativeCameraCaptureError(error),
               last_native_capture_error: lastNativeCaptureErrorMessage,
             }),
@@ -1284,8 +1475,10 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
       if (!terminalRequestError) {
         setTimeout(() => setStatus('idle'), TRANSIENT_ERROR_DISPLAY_MS);
       }
+    } finally {
+      setTorchSuppressedForRetry(false);
     }
-  }, [status, exhausted, onCapture, onError, overlay?.maxAttempts, overlay?.autoApproveOnExhaust, releaseCamera, scheduleTerminalResult, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, telemetry, terminated, physicalOrientation, overlayRotationDeg]);
+  }, [status, exhausted, onCapture, onError, overlay?.maxAttempts, overlay?.autoApproveOnExhaust, releaseCamera, scheduleTerminalResult, buildScannerTelemetryMetadata, requestCameraRemount, telemetry, terminated, physicalOrientation, overlayRotationDeg, enableTorch, setTorchSuppressedForRetry]);
 
   // Expose capture to parent via ref
   if (captureRef) {
@@ -1308,22 +1501,24 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
   }
 
   const showBottomCard = status === 'success' || status === 'error';
+  const shouldEnableTorch = !terminated && cameraReady && !!enableTorch && !torchRetrySuppressed;
 
   return (
     <View style={[styles.container, style]}>
-      <CameraView
-        key={cameraKey}
-        ref={cameraRef}
-        style={styles.camera}
-        facing="back"
-        enableTorch={!terminated && enableTorch}
-        onCameraReady={onCameraReady}
-        onMountError={onMountError}
-        responsiveOrientationWhenOrientationLocked
-        onResponsiveOrientationChanged={(event) => {
-          setPhysicalOrientation(event.orientation);
-        }}
-      >
+      {cameraMounted && (
+        <CameraView
+          key={cameraKey}
+          ref={cameraRef}
+          style={styles.camera}
+          facing="back"
+          enableTorch={shouldEnableTorch}
+          onCameraReady={onCameraReady}
+          onMountError={onMountError}
+          responsiveOrientationWhenOrientationLocked
+          onResponsiveOrientationChanged={(event) => {
+            setPhysicalOrientation(event.orientation);
+          }}
+        >
         {/* Overlay */}
         <View style={styles.overlay}>
           {overlay?.title && (
@@ -1527,7 +1722,8 @@ export function VerifyAIScanner({
             </TouchableOpacity>
           )}
         </View>
-      </CameraView>
+        </CameraView>
+      )}
     </View>
   );
 }

package/src/telemetry/TelemetryReporter.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface BufferedEvent {
 const CRITICAL_EVENTS = new Set([
   'camera_init_failure',
   'camera_preview_timeout',
+  'camera_startup_slow',
   'camera_permission_denied',
   'camera_scanner_mounted',
   'camera_scanner_disposed',

package/src/types/index.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export interface VerificationListParams {
 export interface VerifyOptions {
   /** Idempotency key to prevent duplicate verifications on retry. */
   idempotencyKey?: string;
+  /** Optional primitive metadata attached to client-side request telemetry. */
+  telemetryMetadata?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | undefined>;
 }
 
 export interface QueueItem {

package/src/version.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const SDK_VERSION = '2.5.0';
+export const SDK_VERSION = '2.5.2';