Finally Android 8 SDK O has been released !
After been quite long time in development stage now you can test and use Android 8 with several new features.
Here's whats new in this June release:
Android SDK 8.0.0 API 26 Direct DownloadAndroid SDK Build Tools v26
Android SDK Platform Tools v26
New to Android Extras:
Android Instant Apps SDK
Update to Android Extras:
Google Repository to latetst (v53)
Google Play Services to latetst (v41)
Android Support Repository to latetst (v47)
Other SDKs v7,v6 and v5 are also re-checked and updated you can access that in our page
These are several new Features of Android SDK O:
Android Instant Apps Native Android apps, without the installation
Gosh this is the coolest things ever come to Android : you can publish apps that users can RUN INSTANTLY without needed to install first! This currently supported in Android 8,7 and 6 and strictly available on 40 countries only.
Support for Android 5/API 21 will be added soon
Background Execution Limit
This aims to improve battery life trough managing background services , location updates and implicit broadcastAutofill Framework
This will helps user to fill-of repeated information such as logins, credit card transactions, etc.Font Resource in XML
Developers now can embed custom fonts as a resource , set the family name, then use that fonts in their appPicture in Picture (PIP)
This features already there in TV devices now it is available in MobileJava 8 API
Whoa, Google finally adds Java 8 support directly to its javac and dx set of tools, which means jack toolchain is now deprecated in Android OWifi Aware Peer to Peer Connectivity aka NaN (neighbor Awareness Networking)
With this, apps and nearby devices can discover and communicate over Wi-Fi without an Internet access point. However the support is still limited to certain devicesOther Features
Adaptive IconsWide-gamut color for apps
Keyboard navigation
Audio enhancements
WebView Improvements
Apart of the main SDK you also need Platform Tools v26 and Build Tools v26 to compile Android 8 code
Thank you !
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