Migrating JD Android App to R8: Obfuscation Rules, v1 Signing Issues, and Build Process Pitfalls
This article details JD's Android app migration to the R8 compiler, explains differences between ProGuard and R8, analyzes the impact of the -useuniqueclassmembernames rule, addresses v1 signing loss after AGP 3.6.4 upgrade, and provides practical solutions for build‑process ordering and packaging pitfalls.