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Thankfully, as they will not add Java 8 support. Source: the Q&A at the end of the developer tools session.

So at least we can make use of some C++ love, even if the frameworks access is limited.



Hmm, Java 8 is actually supported in Android Studio. That support however will not make device Dalvik/ART VMs magically support Java 8 bytecode :)

Retrolambda is rather useful to get a subset of J8 features.


> Retrolambda is rather useful to get a subset of J8 features.

I never advise hacks for production code. Either it is first class support or it doesn't get used.

Adding extra layers to debug only increases production costs.




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