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Hi all :wave:! Does Kotlin 1.5.10 on Android 23 depend on Java 8 APIs at a lower level? I am stitching together an experimental Android/100% Kotlin project playground with the Android/Kotlin and JetPack stack without the  technical legacy and I have stumbled upon this question. Is it mandatory to include Java 8 desugaring in a pure Kotlin Android project targeting minSdkLevel 23? The full Java 8 support was only added in Android 24, but I don’t plan to use the “new” Java 8 APIs. Thanks!

<https://kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsnew15.html#new-default-jvm-target-1-8|https://kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsnew15.html#new-default-jvm-target-1-8>

note that if you use a lower target jvm, you can't use libraries such as kotlinx.coroutines that are compiled targeting java 8 now

I see. I’ve read. Coroutines are a must have, that makes it a must have in this case. Thank you for the quick and accurate answer.