Is it possible to use the Java 8 Stream API on Android API < 24?

Question

I\'ve read this post here. But still I cannot run code containing Java 8 Stream API features like the following on minSdkVersion < 24.

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Answer 1

Since release 8.2 of DexGuard it is possible to use the Java 8 streams API also on Android devices < API level 24. In order to do so, one needs to include the streamsupport library and DexGuard will translate all Java 8 stream API calls to the provided library. No additional handling is needed, and developers can simply code using the provided Java 8 streams API. Dependencies are also translated automatically, so it is possible to use libraries with Java 8 features also for Android development.

This feature will also be included in ProGuard in the near future, stay tuned.

Edit: Proguard 6.1.0 for which there already exists a beta version supports backporting Java 8 stream and time API.