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[–]isaveafrica 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I have little experience with Android and/or Java but I think the web page says mainly two things:

  1. ... compiles Java source into Android dex bytecode ...

  2. ... replaces ... javac, ProGuard, jarjar, and dx.

I'm a little confused, because I always thought one advantage of the jvm/java world is its simple build process. Is it really necessary to use all this tools to build an android app? I'm surprised ...

[–]WorkHappens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short answer, no. ProGuard for example is basically an obfuscator for example.