Im confused as when is java8 bytecode jdk available kotlinlang #android

Im confused as when is java8 bytecode / jdk availa...

ursus

12/10/2019, 5:43 AM

Im confused as when is java8 bytecode / jdk available

12/10/2019, 2:22 PM

Always target 8, regardless of your minSdk. The toolchain can handle it.

ursus

12/10/2019, 5:36 PM

Thanks. Does jdk8 matter? Is it about availability of Streams etc? i.e. if I dont use it, jdk7 is fine? Or were there some bug fixes?

12/10/2019, 6:52 PM

The version of the JDK has no bearing on the APIs that you can use in an Android build. You should always be using 8.

ursus

12/10/2019, 9:43 PM

k thanks