jre8 has constructs which use APIs only available ...
# androidj
jw
09/20/2017, 2:35 PMjre8 has constructs which use APIs only available from Java 8 onward which limits your compatibility more than jre7 which uses APIs only available from Java 7 onward
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akshaychordiya
09/20/2017, 2:42 PMI get it. But does it mean that JRE8 won't work on API 24 or lower?
Secondly the dex count should go lower with Kotlin JRE8. Right?
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jw
09/20/2017, 2:46 PMYes. No. Respectively.
jw
09/20/2017, 2:46 PMjre8 adds functionality so there are more methods. Either you're using ProGuard in which case that doesn't matter or you're not using ProGuard in which case it doesn't matter.
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akshaychordiya
09/20/2017, 2:59 PMGreat insight. Thanks
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