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Tools, not Rules: become a better Android developer with Compiler Explorer
Tools, not Rules: become a better Android developer with Compiler Explorer

18 September 2024

Posted by Shai Barack – Android Platform Performance lead Introducing Android support in Compiler Explorer In a previous blog pos...


API desugaring supporting Android 13 and java.nio
API desugaring supporting Android 13 and java.nio

16 February 2023

Posted by Clément Béra, Software engineer We are happy to announce the release of a new version of API desugaring based on Android 13 an...


R8, the new code shrinker from Google, is available in Android studio 3.3 beta
R8, the new code shrinker from Google, is available in Android studio 3.3 beta

05 November 2018

Posted by Leo Sei, Product Manager on Android Studio and R8 Android developers know that APK size is an important factor in user engagem...