jamulussoftware / jamulussoftware/jamulus

Android: Move off Java 8 onto the latest release that Github supports

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**What is the current behaviour and why should it be changed?**

The Jamulus for Android build process currently requires Java 8 to run. As Java 8 is out of support (since [March 2022](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html)), the build should move onto the current GA LTS version (Java 17).

Unfortunately, whilst Android SDK has moved forwards, as of [March 2020](https://www.mobileit.cz/Blog/Pages/android-java-release-train.aspx) only JDK 11 was supported (released 2018). JDK 17 (September 2021) is not yet supported.

**Describe possible approaches**

* Stick with Java 8 until JDK 17 support arrives
* Move to JDK 11 to remain on a supported Java version

I'd suggest we move to JDK 11. It's likely to take some time for Google to move to 17 - there does not appear to be any roadmap published. They may choose to wait until the next LTS after 17 comes out to move onto 17, for example, which will be around 2024.

Note that this does not affect Jamulus itself, only the Android APK packaging.

Arose [here](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/pull/2764#issuecomment-1200263790), agreed by @ann0see [here](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/pull/2764#pullrequestreview-1056468692) and @hoffie [here](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/pull/2764#issuecomment-1201098859).

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Direzione di ricerca

Inizia individuando il processo di build Android e la configurazione del packaging dell’APK, quindi verifica dove è richiesto Java 8 e quali versioni di JDK sono supportate dall’Android SDK. Sposta il build del packaging a JDK 11 e verifica che l’APK Android venga ancora compilato correttamente.

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Valutazione

Stack tecnologico
android, java
Ambito
build-system, mobile
Tipo di issue
Refactoring
Difficoltà
3/5
Tempo stimato
1-2 giorni
Stato di attività
Tranquilla
Chiarezza
Abbastanza chiara
Idoneità per principianti
55/100

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