Note: This post is part of a series on D8 and R8, Android’s new dexer and optimizer, respectively. For an intro to D8 read “Android’s Java 8 support”. The first post in this series explored Android’s Java 8 support. Having support for the language features and APIs of Java 8 is table stakes at this point. We’re not quite there with the APIs yet, sadly, but D8 has us covered with the language featu