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R8 is a new tool for code shrinking and obfuscation that replaces ProGuard.  You can start using the preview version of R8 by including the following in your project’s gradle.properties file:

android.enableR8 = true

Changed default ABIs for multi-APKs

When building multiple APKs that each target a different ABI, Android plugin for Gradle 3.2.0-alpha5 and higher no longer generate APKs for the following ABIs by default: mips , mips64 , and armeabi . 

If you are using NDK r16b or lower and you want to continue to build APKs for those ABIs, you need to include them explicitly in your app’s build.gradle file, as follows:

splits {

abi {

include 'armeabi', 'mips', 'mips64'

...

}

}

NDK r17 users : If you are using NDK r17 beta 1 or higher, you can no longer build APKs for mips , mips64 , or armeabi using Android plugin for Gradle 3.2.0-alpha5 or higher. 

General bug fixes

This update includes fixes for the following public issues: