Previously if you need to use java.time.*
packages in Android API 21/26 or below, you need to use ThreeTenABP.
Thanks to Java 8 library desugaring in D8 and R8, android can now support java.time.*
packages in Android below API 21.
Edit app/module build.gradle
.
android {
defaultConfig {
// Required when setting minSdkVersion to 20 or lower
// multiDexEnabled true
}
compileOptions {
// Flag to enable support for the new language APIs
coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
}
dependencies {
coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.5'
}
NOTE: If you bump into error Could not find method coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled